The Importance of Church Camp

I know when this time of year rolls around, as youth leaders, our hearts become heavy for the students that we see are not planning to go to camp with us this summer. Those who have been, know the impact of getting away from all the clutter and distraction in our lives and just being completely available to whatever God wants to do in in our lives. In eight years of going to camp I have never seen God fail to meet with the students and leaders in our youth group. He convicts, encourages, breaks hearts, mends hearts, builds relationships within the youth group, sends rest and peace and most of all just meets each of us at our point of greatest need. For my own children, this has been the one summer event that everything else is planned around. I believe this is an amazing tool that God uses to recenter our kids and help them to build a support system to face the struggles that teens are bombarded with on a daily basis.