Teen Bible Camp

Immediately after our GMSA missionary conference ended, the teen Bible camp started. I drove three teen girls from our church in Temuco to camp. (From L to R): Gaby, Jenni, & Javiera.

Our family has been praying for the teen Bible camp week for many months. We especially were praying for teens to go camp from our church. Finances and lack of transportation are always some of the "excuses" given for why teens can't go to camp. For the past two years, we have volunteered to drive our van to camp so that the teens don't have to pay for public transportation. This has helped in motivating teens and parents to invest in their child's time at Bible camp.

Kristi has been meeting with Jenni for about a year now and we knew that a week of Bible camp would be a great environment for her. Gaby comes from a rough family background, but attends our church. We don't know for sure if she is saved. Her life doesn't demonstrate fruit. Javiera on the other hand has been growing spiritually this past year, despite being raised in a complicated home situation.

All the girls had a great time at camp. They all commented to me on the way home that they were impacted by the sessions with Pastor Nilton. Jenni shared with us that this year during camp she realized that her decision to trusted Christ last year was not genuine. She made decision to trust Christ during this year's camp, and we are praying that she will grow and demonstrate fruit in her life. Javiera came home from camp and took down all of her Jonas Brothers posters down from the walls of her room. We are praying for Javeria as she continues to grow. She will be confronted with the real world once school starts up in March.

As I say to Kristi all the time...the real ministry starts once camp stops. It's so easy to make a decision at camp, but then have it wither away once back at home, with your old friends, and back in the halls of your school. Parents in the home and/or the local church body need to continue to spiritually guide these teens throughout the entire year.

Please be in prayer for Gaby, Jenni, and Javiera. Pray that they would grow up into Women of God.