We had some amazing men & women who accompanied Beverly and I at Youth Camp this year:
- Our Jr. Camp Team: Lisa Hubbard, Dawn Walker, Shannon Dosso, Anthony Scott & Josh Marks.
- Our Sr. Camp Team: Lisa Hubbard, Kayla Smith, Taisha Walker, Chido Chidemo, Kaitlyn Hylton, Brian Murphy, Tyler Walker & Matthew Hanson.
These folks were amazing and ministered to our kids with excellence! They...
- Drove vehicles
- Stayed up late
- Watched over our kids
- Prayed for them
- Played games with them
- Cleaned up after them
- Loved them
- Corrected them
Our kids were amazing this week!
- Sure, we had our moments of intense fellowship where thoughts of spanking them crossed my mind. :)
- Sure, we had some that we would have liked to have given 3 Benadryl when it was time for lights out! :)
- Sure, we had some that struggled with their attitude and telling the truth. :)
- Sure, we had some that told us what we wanted to hear. :)
- Sure, we had some that were just there because their parents wanted them to go. :)
- Sure, we had some that were just there because they didn't have anywhere else to go. :)
But we SHARED LIFE together this week! There was no texting, tweeting, facebooking, instagraming, snapchatting...just REAL COMMUNICATION...the kind that makes you look one another in the eye and see a person without the aid of FILTERS, PHOTOSHOP, RETAKES and BIOS! The REAL and the RAW!
Our hearts were flooded with emotions as we witnessed the power of God begin to speak into their lives! The time in the altar was the most LIFE CHANGING of all!
- Kids weeping before the Lord.
- Kids dancing in His presence.
- Kids praying for one another.
- Kids receiving breakthroughs from bondages.
- Kids laying their lives on the altar.
- Kids consecrating their lives.
- Kids journaling their thoughts.
- Kids confessing their sins.
- Kids being filled with the Holy Ghost.
- Kids hugging one another.
- How do we keep our children?
- How do we help them?
- What can we do to save this generation?
The Lord reminded me of Amram & Jochebed in Exodus 2 - they BUILT a BULRUSH! My heart was stirred to brag on our kids Sunday morning and preach this message! Here's the link: http://bfwcindy.sermon.tv/8926390
I can't parent other people's children...
but I can paraclete!
but I can paraclete!
Together, we're building a BULRUSH to...
- FACE and OVERCOME the DISTRACTIONS and TROUBLES that confront our children!
- From a world that does not know Jesus!
- From a world that wants to destroy God's people!
- From a world that wants to destroy our children!
- Do what is RIGHT for our children!
- Protect our children for as long as we can!
- Release them to God's sovereign care!
- NURTURE and TEACH our children!
- Teach our children about the world they are living in!
- Teach our children God's Word and how to live for God!
- Be such a Godly INFLUENCE that our children will make RIGHT CHOICES when the time comes!
- They will choose to identify with God's people!
- They will choose to reject sin!
- They will separate themselves form the world they live in!
- They will choose to follow God's plan of salvation!
