Today the sun finally came out! Everyone at Camp was re-energized and excited for the last full day of the week because of the glorious sunshine. One thing we do differently at Camp on the last day of the week is have a Praise and Worship closing campfire instead of a "normal" campfire (if you can really call any campfire at Camp Phillip "normal"...) Usually, a Camp Phillip campfire involves theater games, silly songs, and hilarious skits. That's all well and good, but I like closing campfires better. I love having the chance to sing songs with so many other people who also love God. Praising our Lord and Savior together is a huge blessing!
Mark 4:21 is Camp's passage for today and it says:
He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?
At Camp Phillip, with so many outstanding role models and Christian friends around, it can be easy to live out our faith. A great deal of the "real world's" temptations are stripped away since we aren't surrounded by TV, the Internet, cell phones, or many other of society's temptations. When I'm here, I always feel that my light of faith is strengthened so that when I go home, away from this spiritual retreat, my love for Jesus is just blazing! We hope and pray that the campers here this week experienced this same "re-charging" - but we don't want it to end there for them. Should we take that light of faith and hide it under a bushel basket like the song says? Should we light our lamp and stick it under our BED?! Not only is that going to light your bed on fire... you're not going to be spreading the good news of Jesus to others. While it can definitely be a challenge to share our faith with others, Jesus commands us to "Go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19) - and Jesus is definitely a guy we should be listening to.
Thanks to all the parents who sent their children to Sonrise camp, and thanks to all the Sonrise campers who made this week amazing! We pray that the Holy Spirit strengthens your light of faith so you will have the confidence to share the lessons you learned at Camp Phillip with others.
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