5 Day Escape

Hey guys!
So I leave for 5 Day Escape, our youth camp, on Sunday and am super excited. I really have faith that God is going to do some incredible things in this time and am excited to see what He's gonna do! I would appreciate your prayers this week as we are on this camp. We have about 53 youth coming and about 18 staff and another 53 youth from Newcastle Australia along with all their staff. In total we will have about 160 people at this camp! Here are some prayer points you could be thinking of as you pray for this week.
-health for all the staff and youth
-Safety
-that the youth behave :)
-that God would touch the hearts of each youth attending and draw them closer to Him
-For the bus to make it safely and all activities to work out
-supernatural energy and joy for all the staff
-deep relationships to be built with our youth
-lots of God conversations with our youth
-our speaker-Luke Waterhouse
Thanks guys!!! I hope you have a fantastic week!!

Reflections on my Savior

My Lord Jesus you make me bold beyond my human strengths,

Just to bless me Lord my God you go to such great lengths,

I run to you when I am weak and you make me strong,

You always hold me when I cry no matter for how long,

You're like the rain after a drought, refreshing my soul

Like food to a starving child, only you make me whole,

I try to make it on my own, blinded by the night,

And you run in to lead me with your blinding light,

You hold my hand even when I tell you to let it go,

My deepest hurts and strongest passions only you can know,

My God, I don't deserve you, your love or your grace,

I bow my head in shame while your hand touches my face,

You lift my chin to look into my sad and crying eyes,

And whisper in my ear, My daughter you are my precious prize,

You are gem on this dark earth, you sparkle and you shine,

My princess, I am so proud to call you forever mine,

You will fall and make mistakes but hold on to my hand,

Through these struggles and hard times I will help you stand,

I will carry you through the deep and murky waters of this life,

I will lift you up above all the world's evil and strife,

I will burn the lies that hold you back from all I made you to be,

All you have to do my child is put your trust in me.

September

Wow, it's september already! We are preparing for a youth camp called 5 Day Escape coming up in about 2 weeks. We are taking our youth to the Gold Coast for a week of surfing, water skiing, theme parks, superhero dance parties, live bands and hiphop dance crews, and much more. On the Thursday night of the camp, we present them with a message about God. This message is an extremely pivotal point during this camp and in these kids lives with kids giving their lives to the Lord and rededicating themselves to him as well. Currently, we need to see at least 9 more kids sign up to meet our budget or we will have to cut down on activities. Please pray that we get lots more kids to sign up asap!!!!
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