Church Camp 2012 is underway. Today the final preparations are made to receive campers and also today marks the end of several months of preparation and starts the joy and excitement of another year of camp.  The theme  of this year's camp is GodWalkers the theme verse is found in I John 1:7

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, Son, purifies us from all sin."

The GodWalkers study is using a movie theme. Here are the scenes that make up this movie.

Scene 1 : God walks with man.

Scene 2: Man walks away from God.

Scene 3: God calls a people to walk with him.

Scene 4: God walks with man in the flesh

Scene 5: God empowers man to walk with him

Overall we want to show how God walked with us, how we turned away from him, and now because God walked with us in the flesh, we can through the power of God's spirit walk with him.

One of the things we recognize is that being a part of camp is to be a part of a story that started with the vision of the Midgetts and the Jones and a story that has been carried forward by numerous campers and staff over the years since the first camp.

The arrival of campers is an exciting moment. For so many campers this is a day of great joy. Finally they are at camp after weeks of anticipation. The first thing all campers do is to go to their cabin, meet their counselor, meet their fellow campers, and get settled into their cabin.

The second activity for the campers is to come to the mess hall for the first devotional. After some devotional time, they go out and hug and say goodbye to their parents.

Once all of this is finished we all go to the ball field for Midgett madness. The campers join their teams and engage in a classic and interesting mix of games. One of the purposes of Midgett madness is to help funnel the emotion and energy of the first day of camp in a productive way. The teams are a mix of younger campers to older campers and are coached by counselors. These games allow the campers to start a bonding experience with their fellow campers and with the counselors that grows deeper as the week progresses.

The day closed with devotional time. The campers are encouraged to get a good's night sleep so they can be rested and ready for a full day of activities on Monday.

We covet your prayers. We all want to spend this week drawing closer to God and closer to each other.