Living in Saturday

June 28, 2007

Yesterday we woke up to a beautiful morning full of hope and excitement for the days activities. We had a warm cooked meal to give us some energy for the long day ahead and then we had an individual quiet time down by the serene lake. We had a great time in chapel with the teaching small group leading us in worship and then we broke into our small groups for bible study and a little boat building. We soon found ourselves on the hill for team activities, where we played a challenging game of slip and slide wacky ball and of course the red team won. After having our fun on the hill, we came back down for lunch and then came together in our small groups again to put some last minute touches on our boats. Each group then headed down to the lake for Camp Longridge’s 1st annual Regatta. The kids had a great time watching most of the teams’ boats sink but it turned out well. Following our regatta, the lake opened for free time at the lake where kids when on the new slide and the zip line. After a relaxing time at the lake we came to shower up for supper and chapel, which was a very special and moving service held at the old chapel down by the lake. The service was about the pain and suffering that our Lord Jesus Christ went through on the cross and how He lay completely dead in the grave for three days but all day on that Saturday, which we often tend to forget about or overlook. Some of the staffers bravely opened up and shared some of their secret pains with us and then Mark shared a powerful message with us about how we can go to Jesus with all our secrets, pain, and hurt because He knows exactly what we are going through and He will always be there to give us strength and hope for tomorrow. We then moved down to the lake side, where we had the opportunity to lay our own secrets at the foot of the cross. Afterwards, we moved up to the chapel to have communion with our small groups in a very sincere and peaceful service. It had been a long day but after an awesome day, everyone went to their cabins for devotion and to get some much needed rest for the next day. I thought yesterday was a very powerful one and I cannot wait to see what God had planned for us on this Resurrection Day!

God Bless,
Lauren

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