SL Camp 2013 Day 3

It's Wednesday and we are flying through an incredible week here at Estes Park. We were reminded of the reality of the region we live in yesterday afternoon as a fire burning about 13 miles west of the YMCA campus grew to over 400 acres in size due to strong winds. It was quite a sight and there was a lot of smoke in the air last evening, but the skies are clear so far today, and the fire poses no threat to us or any structures here in Colorado. We had a powerful time of worship last night. Afshin connected the kingdom to its beginnings on the cross. He laid out what our king went through for us to become part of His kingdom. Two of our students responded to the invitation and placed their faith in Christ last night! If nothing else were to happen this week, that alone is worth the price of admission!

I am so amazed by our students, and so very proud to be their youth pastor. They have responded with positive attitudes and avoided dramatic situations that teenagers often dive headfirst into. There has been freedom for the Holy Spirit to move in our midst and I believe that's why our students are able to respond to what God is doing this week. This morning Afshin spoke briefly and then a young woman named Sudi from India shared her story with us. She is with Compassion International and began being sponsored 14 years ago. Our students were then given the opportunity to grab a packet to sponsor a child in poverty through Compassion. This is a great organization, Chelsea and I sponsor a child in Africa and it has been a huge blessing to us.

Our students submitted a huge poster of me that they all signed to Student Life and I was awarded youth pastor of the day this morning. Those crazy kids! We are truly blessed by FBCRR and continually amazed at how great our God is. I can't wait to see what happens next!