Summer Day Camp Week 1
This past week Powell GBC (OH), Waldorf GBC (MD), Origins Church (TX) and the Operation Barnabas Keystone team helped lead our first week of childrens day camp! When the teams arrived Sunday night they had little idea how pack-filled the week would be with the camp, park programs, ministry to the homeless, scavenger hunts and more. In the mornings before the busy day began, the groups took time to read a portion from the book of Colossians individually, then met in groups to discuss questions related to what they read. Afterwards everyone came together to sing praise and worship and hear from Brent, Jason, and James about the portion of scripture they read. The theme for the week was Living in the Truth -how the truth of the gospel and the person of Christ sets us free to live a godly life.
On Monday and Tuesday after the training sessions the OB team did manual labor projects and park programs while the day camp teams helped out with the childrens program. On Wednesday both groups came together to help out with the camp...all that to say we definitely had a full house!!
In the evenings the teams spent time in the neighborhood around Urban Hope talking with the people, went on a scavenger hunt on South Street, and ministered to the homeless. For many of the teens/young adults it was their first time experiencing the diverse cultures within the city. Throughout the week several students would share how God was teaching them to love, care for and share their faith with people more often.
One visitor from Texas, Brian, shared how at first he kept asking himself what he was doing on this missions trip and how he felt so inadequate to minister to the inner city kids. However, by the end of the week, God gave him a new perspective and taught him that it doesn't necessarily matter how "competent" or "incompetent" you may feel, as long as your heart is in the right place. If the heart is humble, teachable and willing to serve then Christ will use that person mightly -no matter how vast the cultural barrier!
By: Brent Saba
In the evenings the teams spent time in the neighborhood around Urban Hope talking with the people, went on a scavenger hunt on South Street, and ministered to the homeless. For many of the teens/young adults it was their first time experiencing the diverse cultures within the city. Throughout the week several students would share how God was teaching them to love, care for and share their faith with people more often.
One visitor from Texas, Brian, shared how at first he kept asking himself what he was doing on this missions trip and how he felt so inadequate to minister to the inner city kids. However, by the end of the week, God gave him a new perspective and taught him that it doesn't necessarily matter how "competent" or "incompetent" you may feel, as long as your heart is in the right place. If the heart is humble, teachable and willing to serve then Christ will use that person mightly -no matter how vast the cultural barrier!
By: Brent Saba
