New day; New pictuers

It's been a great morning! Can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for me and these students in tonight's worship. Some of our students are leaving campus today to go and do missions projects around the city. I'll let you know how that goes. Until then, here's some pictures.

Our group before we went into the "county fair"

Some of our group at the "county fair" last night

REC TIME!

Chelsea and Lane didn't fare too well in the 3-legged race

The band from the AM Show this morning.

Anna's Group has a cheer that won them the "spirit cup" today

Those things have awe, but only Christ is awesome

Tonight was such a great night. Being fully honest, I went into worship tonight not knowing what to expect... However, the Sidewalk Prophets led us to the throne before we heard and responded to God's Word spoken from Pat. Pat challenged us to really review our pursuits, and discussed how Jesus hates anything that competes with him (Luke 9). In our church group devotion time it was a sweet time to get to pray for and unpack some of the student's thoughts on this. I truly believe the group is growing together more which is a GREAT thing, and when discussions are held like there were tonight, accountability is then created.

I'm off to bed... no pictures tonight, but I will update tomorrow morning.

Prayer Request: Some of the students are getting homesick. I pray that this would just be a temporary thing and we would finish the week strong with minimal distractions. I pray that the students would respond with what they have heard tonight throughout the rest of the week. Pray for sleepy eyes! We need rest tonight so we can hit it strong tomorrow!

Just a few short videos of some of the fun your kids are having!

The youth are currently in Bible Study, and I am taking a much needed quiet break! ahh...


Getting excited during rec time!



Chelsea owned this game


Cheer Time!


Rebekah's group with their leader leading them around blindfolded. Poor Rebekah looked miserable! But she's still having fun!



This was a blindfolded game of dodgeball where the blindfolded person had to listen to their leader. Poor Kimberlee didn't last too long... ha



There is no videography or photography during worship so this is a video from last night right before worship.

Anyway, There are approximately 500 students here this week, and everybody is doing great so far. No major snags in anything. I truly believe all of the students are learning a lot so far, as well as meeting new people. Tonight is going to be a big night in worship, and I can't wait to unpack all that is going to be discussed during church group time!

Prayer request: Pray for us leaders... we're tired and very busy. Pray for time to get rest and get work done as well as invest in the kids. Pray that the students would be fully available to what God has in store for them.

We're HERE!

Well, first, let me just say how great today has been. We left the church on time (only something that God could pull off)... We got here safely... The kids, young and old, are having a blast... Everything is going great!

So, what has today looked like for them? Well, we arrived at about 2pm to screaming staffers from Centrifuge camp, and were led through various stations which gave the students information on what was ahead for the next few days. Then, after a short free time, they ate dinner and attended an amazing, yet refreshing, worship service in which the camp pastor (Pat Kelly) challenged us to set aside distractions and focus on the Lord this week. His prayer (and mine) is that God will challenge the kids, and that they would leave this place looking differently spiritually than when they arrived. At our Church Group Devotions tonight, I discovered that all of our campers thoroughly enjoyed their camp Bible Studies in which they got to meet people their age from all across the southern United States.

With that said, we still need your prayers. I ask that you pray for those students here that are first time campers and still trying to learn the ropes of what this is like. Also, pray that we would be rested, and able to hear from the Lord first, but fellowship as a community of believers as well because of that. It's going to be a crazy week!

Hello Parents!

This blog will serve as your eyes and ears for Youth Camp 2010. Assuming all goes well, there will be pictures, videos, and post about what your child or friend will be learning at youth camp in Jackson, TN. I hope you drop by often for updates!

Clay