Carry On Camping!

August 2003 index

As you read this, Crosslinks Camps are well underway. This year they are going to be bigger and better than ever, with every camp being fully booked well before the summer began.

Johnny Beare - Crosslinks Youth and Children's Co-ordinator, Belfast

 

 

For most people attending camp is a real buzz – a chance to make new friends, try new things and most importantly learn more from God’s Word. Both the Junior and Senior Camps this year are jam-packed with adrenalin-rushing activities as well as quieter more focused times to delve into God’s Word and to think about God’s world.

Camps have two main teaching sessions each day. The session in the morning has an overseas emphasis, and this year we will be studying the work of Kubatana, an organisation working to help relieve the suffering caused by AIDS in Zimbabwe. The evening session is a good chance to spend time getting to grips with the Bible. Teaching at both the Junior and the Senior Camp this year is on the book of Jonah (so we’ll all have a whale of a time!). Through Jonah we’ll see that God is a God of mission, and a God with a plan to reach all people with the good news of the Gospel. 

Please pray for the camp ministry this year. The following gives you some ideas for prayer:

  • That all the campers will come ready to hear from God’s Word 

  • For the leaders as they teach and share the Gospel with children and young people 

  • For all the practical arrangements and for safety 

  • Effective follow up and support when the young people return to their parishes

 

ENCOUNTER’03 (Young Adult Week) is also fully booked, and this year Rev Simon Austen is going to be teaching on the book of Hebrews. ENCOUNTER’03 promises to be the event to be at this year. With glorious tropical English weather coupled with great Bible teaching, who wouldn’t want to be there? 

If you have any questions about the Children’s and Youth Work in Northern Ireland, please feel free to contact Johnny in the Belfast office. 

Junior Camp (8-11 year olds) 12-19 July 2003 Rostrevor Overall Leaders: Willie & Caroline Nixon

Senior Camp (12-15 year olds) 19-26 July 2003 Rostrevor Overall Leaders: Natalie Moore & Andrew Scholes

ENCOUNTER’03 (16-25 year olds) Cumbria 2-9 August 2003 Overall Leaders: Johnny Beare & Dave Clawson

 

 

 

Crosslinks magazine August 2003 index