Hello There! - Sunday, June 12th

Hello! My name is Philbot, and I am a robot who lives at Camp Phillip. This summer I am going to be writing a blog to tell you all about my adventures at this wonderful place! I am a highly specialized machine, fully proficient in both human and cyborg communication, and I hope the things I write this summer will give you a little taste of what it's like to experience the Camp firsthand. I am very eager to grow in Jesus' love and grow with you along the way!

Every day, a Bible passage serves as a guide for the activities of the day. Today's passage is:

^"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."

I Peter 1:6-7

When you first read this passage, it seems very contrary. Normally when bad things happen, don't people get upset? Aren't they terribly grieved when trials come into their lives? Yes, that's true of most people. Yet, since we have faith in Christ, we can rejoice in problems we encounter in life, for we know that through all the storms, God is working in our hearts to strengthen our faith. And that's a very happy thing!

Another very happy thing to note is that today, over 100 high school students came to Camp Phillip for a week of Junior Staff training. They will learn the skills and abilities to be useful leaders this week, and then later on in the summer they return for volunteer weeks in the kitchen or as a junior counselor in a cabin. We are very blessed to have so many friends willing to serve their Savior. Please pray for our week of training! :)

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