The first week of Teen Haven Summer Camp was on July 22-26 - here are some details from the week:
There were 20 young men (Ages 9-11 yrs) - many broken hearts, broken spirits and scarred bodies. There were 7 who had never been to Teen Haven Camp before, of which 4 came to the Lord. During the week, 11 youth made decisions to accept the Lord, and each were issued birth certificates with their names signed by the interns, and had their picture taken. At the end of the summer the certificates will be mailed to every youth who came to the Lord this summer. This will be a beautiful reminder of their decisions this summer.
God worked powerfully throughout the week, in the hearts of the youth. Here are some stories...
There were 20 young men (Ages 9-11 yrs) - many broken hearts, broken spirits and scarred bodies. There were 7 who had never been to Teen Haven Camp before, of which 4 came to the Lord. During the week, 11 youth made decisions to accept the Lord, and each were issued birth certificates with their names signed by the interns, and had their picture taken. At the end of the summer the certificates will be mailed to every youth who came to the Lord this summer. This will be a beautiful reminder of their decisions this summer.
God worked powerfully throughout the week, in the hearts of the youth. Here are some stories...
- One boy, sat in front of the chapel attentively. The Lord was really dealing with his heart. Thursday right before dinner he came up to me and said, "Mr. Vin, when I was in the pool, I just couldn't stop thinking about Jesus. You know, I decided to sacrifice my life to Him."What a wonderful way to describe salvation.
- Another youth’s cabin won the quiz down word game. The winning cabin earns a pizza. As the cabin was partaking in the pizza, he sat with head down weeping. When approached, he shared something very special. He lifted up his head and said, "I can't eat this pizza. It's not fair to the others that didn't win. Why can't they all share in the pizza? The entire cabin stopped and marvel at this young man's compassion for the others. His gentle spirit blessed our hearts.
- Finally, before the campers went home, each one got a blue T-shirt with the camp theme “I AM STRONGER IN HIM,” written on the front. As the campers left on Friday morning, they all had their shirts on, and it looked like a wave of blue shirts, heading out to Philadelphia and York. Pray that the youth will continue to step out with the knowledge that they are STRONG IN HIM.
- Vinny Mikusow, Field Director, Teen Haven Camp
- Finally, before the campers went home, each one got a blue T-shirt with the camp theme “I AM STRONGER IN HIM,” written on the front. As the campers left on Friday morning, they all had their shirts on, and it looked like a wave of blue shirts, heading out to Philadelphia and York. Pray that the youth will continue to step out with the knowledge that they are STRONG IN HIM.
- Vinny Mikusow, Field Director, Teen Haven Camp
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