PING: Anyone who follows Christ.
 

Yup, it is that time o' year again. Last year, several of y'all prayed for our trip, and I'd appreciate the same this year. We're heading off to our week of summer outreach camp next Thursday (5/27), leading a trip of 90+ high school kids and 15 leaders. Apart from my responsibilities for leading the overall trip, I have 10 or so junior and senior guys for whom I'll be the cabin leader. Very few of them have a strong relationship with Christ, if any relationship at all. I'm trying to get each of these guys prayed for by name every day that we're there. If any of you would be interested in being a part of my "prayer team," let me know and I'll send you a guy's name. Here's a basic day-by-day prayer guide:

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THURSDAY (5/27)

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Departure--7pm Overnight on bus. Pray that the time on the bus will be a great time to break down walls and enhance kids' relationships with their leaders. There are a handful of kids going on the trip who aren't known very well by any of the leaders. Also, because of our large numbers this year, there are a few leaders going who don't know any kids. Pray that the bus ride would help jump-start relationships.

Also, here are some "general" things to pray for.

1. Safe travel.

2. Pray that the Holy Spirit go before the leaders to change our hearts to be sensitive to His leading and open to His amazing love, mercy, and grace in the lives of the students.

3. Pray that we all have a great time! (I've left out most of the details about the "fun" side of camp. It should be an absolute BLAST!)

4. Pray that God will give the leaders unity and bodies that don't tire.

5. Pray that the kids going will have hearts open to receive God's amazing love for them.

6. Pray for life-long relationships to be established between leaders and kids.

7. Pray for healthy follow-up with kids after camp.
8. Pray for the many kids going on this trip who have been personally touched by the tragedies in our community in the last year. Siblings of students who died this year will be going on this trip, and several who were close to one or both of the Venables.


Thanks in advance to those who choose to partner with me in this VERY significant way. Press on!

--Ben

Put me down.

I was a y'all last year and I will certainly will one again this year.

Done

Will do.
Best,
~k

consider it done.

done

Good luck Ben. Thoughts and Prayers! :)

Sign me up, Ben.

I'm in it to win it.

I'll put in a note at church.

Put me down also. Best of luck these next few days.

You want a good witnessing tool? Just tell them what I tell everybody... "If Jesus Christ can be MY savior, he can sure as hell save your ... eh.... you know..."

(just try to imagine what I was like *before* knowing Jesus);)

Would you be accepting of prayers/well-wishings/energy for some of those general items that you listed (health, safety, etc) from those who are not followers of Christ?

I'll be getting info to those who responded in the next day or so. Thanks!

--Ben

Put me down. Ill pray till the day is done.

Put me down, 'Dog.

You and all involved will be in my thoughts and prayers over the next few weeks. I think it is great the work you and others do with our youth.

I'll certainly add it to my list. Here's hoping you get an ol' time revival going.

I'm in.

Prayers for all involved in this undertaking.

Jon

Bump. This is probably my last post until tomorrow morning. Pray! Full list of kids is at: http://www.younglifenorthlake.com/ccr.htm

Dola:

I mean until Saturday morning.

You and the group are in my prayers:)

Well, I'm certainly no strict Christian, but I wish you all the safest of journeys, be smart, stay aware and have fun!

Checking in...

I have been diagnosed with strep throat. I don't feel too badly anymore, as they've started the antibiotics. However, today is the big hike up the mountain, and the doctor advised me not to go. Unfortunately, my wife was sitting there when he advised me as such. Otherwise, I probably would have ignored him and gone anyway, considering I feel about 95% today. At any rate, things are going pretty well here, although a number of us have gotten sick. The worst is that one of our kids had to fly back home as a result of high altitude pulmonary ademia. :(

Spiritually, things are tracking along *very* well with a number of the kids. Ash is doing a PHENOMENAL job of communicating the Gospel, and kids are seeming to understand.

Talk to y'all on Sunday.

--Ben

Woot, I just got over a bad sore throat. Glad everything is going well though!

My wife got strep throat abut 10 days ago, and I caught it as well (though not as bad) about a week later. We're both on antibiodics now, but we have to hope the 5 year old and 3 week old don't get it...

Hmmm...just noticed this afternoon that I was feeling achy and a little weak. Hope I'm not coming down with the strep that's floating around FOFC...

Strep can turn bad (I watched a lady die from it). Take it as easy as possible.

Back in the hizouse.

Random thoughts....

• SO wonderful to be a part of the process as many kids crossed over from death into life.
• I'm feeling pretty much 100% now (other than very tired from sleeping the last two nights on a bus....).
• Thanks to G-Dawg and Ryan S for taking care of bidness while I was away. I glanced and some locked threads and the ones I saw needed to be locked.
• Thanks to *everyone* who prayed! You also were part of the process as kids crossed over from death to life. Press on.
• First round of pics should be posted late today/early tomorrow.
• Won't be around here much more today, as I'm teaching the first follow-up Bible Study *tonight*, and need to go prepare.

--Ben

so the kid is having problems because of the high altitude, and their cure is to put him on a plane at an altitude of 30,000 feet?

what genius came up with that idea?

Planes are pressurized, and they had him on oxygen during the flight.

Welcome back, Chief.