So this week has been our church’s summer ministry big week. We used to do a traditional vacation Bible school (VBS), but in recent years we’ve discovered that a sports camp works well in our setting. We live in a college town, and loads of families are interested in seeing their kids get extra coaching for their sports. A few years back we brought in a group (Uncharted Waters) to do the coaching, singing, Bible teaching, etc. But this year our kids ministry team decided to use their curriculum with our own coaches. It went really well.
We have some resources that other groups might not have–Penn State football players, highly skilled baseball coaches, etc. This year our kids had flag football, baseball, softball, soccer, and dance to choose from. It was a great week; my kids came home excited about the skills they were learning, talking about the games they played, and working on memorizing scripture. Levi was too old for the camp, so he got to be an assistant coach. We had 4 cousins join us for the week, and everybody had a blast.
I got to hang out with one of the PSU guys late tonight. He wanted to talk about life-stuff, and told me that he got to share his story with half of the kids tonight. It was encouraging to hear him talk about his faith in real and specific terms. He was thrilled to get to share, and he shared good stuff with the kids.
I’m praying that this generation of kids will get to rub shoulders with more and more young men and women who are serious about following Jesus. They need to hear the stories, to see the vibrant, life-changing faith that some of these young leaders have. This week they got to talk with role models who are excited about the Kingdom of God, see them laugh and play, sing and act in some dramatic roles (6’5″ 313 pound tackle as Goliath? Yes, indeed!), and learn about what makes these leaders want to follow Jesus.
That, my friends, is a win.
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