Last night I was too tired to write more about the day when I posted the slideshow from day two. So now that I've gotten a full night's sleep, I will fill you in on what we learned yesterday.
On day one we talked about how Life Together means encountering Christ & how others can encounter Christ through us when we're living the way Christ did. Today we have talked about embracing community. We are all apart of our church community and we all have unique roles that we fill within our church community. Some of us make people laugh, some of us are caregivers giving hugs to everyone in our church, some of us like to help lead us in worship by singing or participating in the children's choir, and many of us are involved in the several mission projects at our church.
The scripture we looked at today was Acts 2:45 and Acts 6:1-7 as the first church was choosing leaders to care for their community. We all are an important part of our church community. Sometimes, especially as we get older, it's easy for other things - busy things, fun things - to get in the way of church and seem more important. But being a part of a community where we can grow together, make mistakes together, forgive together, embracing one another - that's what Jesus died and rose for us to do and what he calls us to do. When we Embrace Community, it allows others to Encounter Christ in us. That's what life together is all about.
Last night after worship, we participated in a Missions Night Market. This week we are talking about the country of Malawi and how they need access to clean water and sanitation. During the night market the kids got to experience what a Malawian village might look like. They got to experience food from Malawi, games, school, they learned how important clean water was for the people, and how people made a living. Below are pictures from the Missions Night Market that I didn't have a chance to include in yesterday's slide show.
The kids are now slowly waking up for Day 3 of camp. Continue to pray for us as we continue to grow and learn and experience Life Together!
- Ms. Lauren
On day one we talked about how Life Together means encountering Christ & how others can encounter Christ through us when we're living the way Christ did. Today we have talked about embracing community. We are all apart of our church community and we all have unique roles that we fill within our church community. Some of us make people laugh, some of us are caregivers giving hugs to everyone in our church, some of us like to help lead us in worship by singing or participating in the children's choir, and many of us are involved in the several mission projects at our church.
The scripture we looked at today was Acts 2:45 and Acts 6:1-7 as the first church was choosing leaders to care for their community. We all are an important part of our church community. Sometimes, especially as we get older, it's easy for other things - busy things, fun things - to get in the way of church and seem more important. But being a part of a community where we can grow together, make mistakes together, forgive together, embracing one another - that's what Jesus died and rose for us to do and what he calls us to do. When we Embrace Community, it allows others to Encounter Christ in us. That's what life together is all about.
Last night after worship, we participated in a Missions Night Market. This week we are talking about the country of Malawi and how they need access to clean water and sanitation. During the night market the kids got to experience what a Malawian village might look like. They got to experience food from Malawi, games, school, they learned how important clean water was for the people, and how people made a living. Below are pictures from the Missions Night Market that I didn't have a chance to include in yesterday's slide show.
The kids are now slowly waking up for Day 3 of camp. Continue to pray for us as we continue to grow and learn and experience Life Together!
- Ms. Lauren
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