PASSPORTkids!: Day 3 Update

Day three went extremely well. Our schedule was basically the same as yesterday, but we learned lots more and had a lot of fun!

Our evening activity tonight was the camp variety show. Our theme for the variety show was a Reformed Pirate Cruise line. So we all dressed up like good pirates or people going the beach. At the variety show we heard many of the campers perform skits, sing songs, and do dances. At the end of the variety show we had an awesome dance party!

We are now starting to pack up our stuff and getting for our last morning of camp activities and then we’ll be back on the road late this afternoon to Marietta!

As soon as the internet connection is strong enough, I will post a video from day 3. Until then, I hope you enjoy these pictures!

PASSPORTkids!: Day 2 Video Slide Show

Enjoy Day 2's video of pictures from all our fun adventures!

PASSPORTkids! Worship NIght 2 2011

Tonight worship was a wonderful experience. Our theme today was ASK. Our verse of the day was from Psalm 37:4, “Take delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. (TNIV) Our camp pastor, Amy, told us that God likes it when we ask questions in our prayers. She explained to us that sometimes the things that we want are necessarily the things that God wants for us. However, if we keep praying God will change the desires of our heart to match God’s.



We heard a great example of this from two real live missionaries that are here at camp with us this week! Blake and Bekah Hart are CBF field personnel in Chile. They shared a story with us how they really wanted to serve others in Ecuador, but opportunities were not opening up there. They kept praying, hoping that God would answer the desires of their heart. As they continued praying on how they could serve others, they started seeing a need in Chile that they could meet. They realized that God was calling them to serve the people of Chilie and soon God’s desire became their desire.



During worship tonight, two of our campers helped lead us in worship through a dramatic dance. Below is a video from worship. Enjoy!

PASSPORTkids!: Day 2

Camp is continuing to go GREAT! The kids are making more new friends and having fun with each other. The day started off with our kids getting the opportunity to serve everyone at camp breakfast. It was neat to witness the kids working together and helping others.

After breakfast it was time for Bible study groups, recreation, lunch, and camper’s choice & missions rotations. During camper’s choice, campers got to choose what activity they wanted to participate in. Our campers experienced cooking, canoeing, drama, nature hike, basketball, and crafts. During their missions rotation they learned about CBF field personnel (a.k.a. missionaries) in China who are training pastors there, learned about the Chinese culture, and had the opportunity to talk to field personnel Blake & Bekah Hart about what it’s like to be missionaries.

After our afternoon free time (that was filled with another fun trip to the pool & many campers buying camp souvenirs at the camp store) we had dinner & worship. After worship time we went to an awesome China Night Market. The night market was a replica of what you might find in China with street vendors. Campers spend the night going to different vendors learning lots about the China culture and first hand experiencing it. Campers tasted China tea, ate noodles, tried Chinese candy, learned about the Peaking Opera, and even learned some Tia Chi! The Chine Night Market ended with an cool Chinese New Year parade complete with a Chinese Dragon and sparklers.

We are now winding down, getting showers, and going to bed. Keep praying for campers to have a wonderful experience discovering God’s love and fellowshipping with each other!

PASSPORTkids! Day 1 Video

Enjoy this video slide show of picture form all the fun things we did at camp on day one!

PASSPORTkids!: Day One

Day 1 of camp is winding down and I have to say that it was a blast! Once we arrived to camp, we immediately unloaded the buses, got in our swimsuits, and spent the next 2 hours going down the water slide & belly flopping off the diving board.

The next thing for the day was Opening Celebration where the kids participated in silly games, sang fun songs, met the camp staff, and found out who our bible study groups are. After we had our first bible study, it was off to dinner (the food was actually good!), and then our first worship service.

Tonight our worship theme was Treasure.  Our camp pastor, Amy, talked to us about how God is the treasure we should be seeking. We learned that God wants us to be a part of God’s kingdom by sharing grace, hospitality, and love. Worship was a really great experience seeing kids lead in reading scripture and saying prayers!

After worship it was time for a Treasure Hunt Rec Party. During the Rec Party, we divided up into our bible study groups to compete in some awesome games like navigating through a maze with our eyes closed! It was a blast! We even had a cheer competition at the end of the Rec Party.

Now we are all winding down, getting our showers, and having our bedtime devotion. Today was so much fun and I can’t wait for tomorrow where we have our first full day of camp!

Check out the picture below of all of us at the Treasure Hunt Rec Party, and check back in the morning for a video of all the pictures of today’s adventure!

PASSPORTkids!: And we're off..

All our bags our packed, we’ve kissed our parents good bye, and we’re on our way to PASSPORTkids! camp in Crossville, TN. In our group we have 23 amazing 3^rd-6^th graders and 3 very brave chaperones. For those of you that don’t know, PASSPORTkids! camp is a missions based camp that gives children an opportunity to learn about God, and see how others around the world are sharing God’s love. (Check out their website at www.passportcamps.com)

This week our camp theme is Treasure: ask.seek.knock. The kids will be looking at the verse Matthew 7:7, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door with be opened to you.” (TNIV) The kids will discover that God is the ultimate treasure in our lives and that they can be a part of God’s kingdom here on Earth.

Last night in our pre camp devotion at the church, we talked about how we have many different treasures in our life. The kids identified things like friends, pets, toys, hobbies, and family members being treasures in their life. We talked about how sometimes we put these other treasurers before the one ultimate treasure in our life: God. We each made a goal of how we want to improve our relationship with God this week so we can make God our top treasure. Pray for us this week as we learn more about God, fellowship with others, meet new friends at, and experience new things!

Our friend from Parkway Baptist Church ready for camp!

 MFBC campers excited about the adventures that are ahead!