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** disclaimer - this isn't directly CS related but i need to throw it here because I only know CS ToJ members 
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My youth group is heading to Harrisonburg, VA for our summer camp. Now before you go, "yeah summer camp I've been there done that", let me share a little of my testimony.
I'm 31, pastor to students at the Church of Bethel in Bethel, CT. I've been a full time youth pastor for almost 2 years, but I worked as a layman in my previous church with the teens since I was 20. I've been going to camps as a teenager and counselor for the last 19 years (yes I'm old).
I have been around the country to camps, and I have never seen anything like what we my group attended last year. LIFT student ministries sponsored the camp we attended and all I can say is i've never in almost 20 years of camp this camp blew everything I've ever seen about camps away.
The facilities were incredible. Its on a college campus with air conditioning, incredible gym, climbing wall, beach volleyball, paintball, softball, outdoor soccer fields and skate park. We went offsite locally for GoKarts and some other events.
The majority of each day is free time and you have about 100 things to choose between.
We're going back this year
The speakers at the camp are the best youth speakers I have ever heard. Sean Sears, is one of the men directly responsible for me being in full time service and is the Professor of youth ministry at Boston Baptist College.
Ed Trinkle was a youth pastor, missionary to phillipines, and is now working at the Baptist Bible College in springfield missouri.
Both of these guys can flat out bring it.
On top of all that, this camp is fun. I can't explain it enough... God's presense is there in abundance, and isn't compromised, but we have an absolute blast.
So here's the deal.
I'd like to open an invitation for any of you who are interested, to come with my group. There's gonna be about 600 teens there, 30-40 from my group and I'd like you to join us.
It has been surprising to me how many of you are christian teenagers and are NOT actively involved in a youth group, so I really hope you guys will check this out, get more info, and consider coming with us.
The dates of the camp are June 23-27, and the cost is $200.
Feel free to check out the website or IM/email me if you or your parents have more questions.
www.liftstudentministries.com
dave "exodus"
IM = exodus072
email = dshollen@hotmail.com
**My youth group is heading to Harrisonburg, VA for our summer camp. Now before you go, "yeah summer camp I've been there done that", let me share a little of my testimony.
I'm 31, pastor to students at the Church of Bethel in Bethel, CT. I've been a full time youth pastor for almost 2 years, but I worked as a layman in my previous church with the teens since I was 20. I've been going to camps as a teenager and counselor for the last 19 years (yes I'm old).
I have been around the country to camps, and I have never seen anything like what we my group attended last year. LIFT student ministries sponsored the camp we attended and all I can say is i've never in almost 20 years of camp this camp blew everything I've ever seen about camps away.
The facilities were incredible. Its on a college campus with air conditioning, incredible gym, climbing wall, beach volleyball, paintball, softball, outdoor soccer fields and skate park. We went offsite locally for GoKarts and some other events.
The majority of each day is free time and you have about 100 things to choose between.
We're going back this year
The speakers at the camp are the best youth speakers I have ever heard. Sean Sears, is one of the men directly responsible for me being in full time service and is the Professor of youth ministry at Boston Baptist College.
Ed Trinkle was a youth pastor, missionary to phillipines, and is now working at the Baptist Bible College in springfield missouri.
Both of these guys can flat out bring it.
On top of all that, this camp is fun. I can't explain it enough... God's presense is there in abundance, and isn't compromised, but we have an absolute blast.
So here's the deal.
I'd like to open an invitation for any of you who are interested, to come with my group. There's gonna be about 600 teens there, 30-40 from my group and I'd like you to join us.
It has been surprising to me how many of you are christian teenagers and are NOT actively involved in a youth group, so I really hope you guys will check this out, get more info, and consider coming with us.
The dates of the camp are June 23-27, and the cost is $200.
Feel free to check out the website or IM/email me if you or your parents have more questions.
www.liftstudentministries.com
dave "exodus"
IM = exodus072
email = dshollen@hotmail.com
