PLAYGROUND!

Tuesday was an exciting day for the Eureka Camp. After 6 years with no playground for older campers, we finally purchased one for them. This is a really nice system that we bought from Rainbow. It has swings, slide, rock wall, rope latter, and tire swing. It is now on site, ready to go and we look forward to putting it into action next summer.

Things to come . . .
Next Friday we are planning a Parents' Night Out for Eureka. Pray that it will be a good time of reconnection with the campers.

On November 11, we will be having a full day of camp at the Christian Center. Pray that God will guide our conversations with the campers.

Curriculum 2010

This week I am beginning the process of developing our curriculum for next year. In 2008 we focused on the Bible as a whole. We told stories from both the Old and New Testament, so that campers could get the big picture. This past summer we focused in on the Life of Christ. Starting from the beginning and working our way to His death, resurrection, and ascension. This year we will focus in on the beginning of the church as we tell stories from the book of Acts. The purpose of theses stories will be aimed at the spiritual growth of the campers. Will you pray that as I develop this curriculum that God will guide me and use it to encourage campers to grow spiritually in their walk with Christ.

Peoria PNO

Last Friday we had our first Peoria PNO. It went really well and was a lot of fun. We had about 40 kids that came to the event, along with 16 staff that helped out. One of the unique things about the Peoria PNO is a lot of the kids that come are not camp kids. The Christian Center is involved with the Peoria PNO, and thus brings in several kids from their connections. So it is a great opportunity to meet new kids and minister to them.
For the Peoria PNO's I have chosen a theme on Trusting God. I decided to use the story of Joseph to teach kids to trust in God. This past Friday we talked about Joseph's brothers selling him into slavery, his time spent at Potipher's house, and finished with Joseph telling the baker and the butler the meaning of their dreams. Would you pray that God will teach the kids to trust him in all situations as we study through Joseph's life?

Looking Ahead . . .
Next Monday we will be having a full day of camp. We call this our Fall Frenzy. Would you pray that God will bring more campers to this event, and that we will be intentional in our relationships witht he campers.