A different perspective...

g-Camp.

I know a lot of you have probably seen "g-Camp" written in the sidebar and thought that it was a typo. It isn't. g-Camp is the camp for our littles...aka the small children of our e-Camp staffers that is held at my home. In it's second year, just like e-Camp, we have grown this year...just like e-Camp.

Last year, I was a full-timer at e-Camp, being the camp "administrator", and my son attended g-Camp. Let me just say that g-Camp was the HIGHLIGHT of his summer! Now I know why!!

About a month ago, we added a little girl to our family, I made the shift for this year to staying at my home and helping with g-Camp. We have had an absolute BLAST! As you can see from some of our "over-heards", our little people can be every bit as funny and profound as our big people and while I miss being at e-Camp and really miss the campers I bonded with last year, g-Camp has been so fun and the kiddos are learning so much!

This year, our theme is "Great is Thy Name!" (the "g" in g-Camp) and the kids, so far, have learned that Jehova-Raah is their Shepherd, Jehova-jireh is their Provider, and Jehova-nissi is their banner. They have heard the stories when God first called Himself by these names and have asked questions and learned verses, hiding His Word in their hearts.

Thank you so much to all the e-Camp volunteers, but from all of us over here at g-Camp straight to the mommas of our kiddos, thank you for serving AND for lending us your kids. We love them to pieces, each and every one!

- by: Mandy Reutter

Lead It!

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."  
1 Timothy 4:12 

What a beautiful gift God has given to us in the form of kids - they are like brightly wrapped packages to open, full of smiling faces, curious questions, and contagious laughter. The energy at e-camp this week is over-the-top, thanks, in part, to another beautiful gift God has blessed us with -- our student volunteers from The Foundry (Fellowship's highschool youth group.)  They greet our campers at the door every morning with a smile and a "Hey, I'm so glad you're here!" They play, they give piggyback rides, they lead the kids to their activities and take them to the bathroom(over and over again!).  They let the younger kids go through the lunch line first, they reign in the stragglers, they answer lots and LOTS of questions -- all without whining, complaining or wishing they were somewhere else. What an incredible example of the body of Christ; to walk alongside another in love, showing by example and sharing one's experience.  May we all come into the presence of Jesus as our kids do...and don't forget to HAVE FUN!

by: Katie Hogue, full time e-camp volunteer

Daily Notes - Trust GOD

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Trust 
GOD

Verse of the Day!
TRUST in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5,6

DON’T FORGET!

• Sign up for childcare with the names and ages of your children so you can attend the Parent Breakout on Family Worship in the Home in room LC219 of the Learning Center while your campers are at FWN warm-up.
• Please remember that you MUST sign your child IN AND OUT of camp each day. For their safety, and the security of camp we must ask you to escort your child in each day to check them in to camp.
• Your camper received a CD Monday of the music we will sing at FWN on Friday. Please be listening to these OFTEN!
• Campers will be wearing denim shorts and their camp t-shirt for FWN. Thank you!

Family Worship Night (FWN)!

We will be celebrating our fabulous week with a fun night of singing, dancing, drama, drumming, and psalm reading all to the glory of our King Jesus! And what’s a celebration without ICE CREAM! Please join us for an Ice Cream Social in the back barn immediately following Family Worship Night. Bring your favorite box of popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, or push pops to share along with your appetite for frozen treats and fun!

CREATE IT

Imagine a long hallway with sunlight streaming in through floor to ceiling windows. A violin softly invites you to sit and meditate. A tranquil fountain gushes water atop a peaceful, still pond. Thirty children sit at tables meditating on God’s Scripture and painting their hearts in colorful offerings of worship. You have just stepped into “Create it!” You are at e-camp, yes.

We listen to Scripture read in a “lectio divina” style. Lectio divina (pronounced lex-ee-o dih-vee-nah) means a holy or sacred reading of Scripture. It begins with cultivating the ability to listen deeply to hear with the ear of our hearts. As we quiet down, we listen to the Word of God for the day. Today we heard 1 Chronicles 29:10-12

David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

We listen for a word or phrase that God is speaking to us. Maybe He gives us a picture. We pray for Him to speak to us individually through His Holy Word. We begin to paint as an act of worship to offer to God our gifts and our adoration. We are Levitical priests tending to our souls – temples of the Living God!

What a privilege it is for me to get a front row seat in the holy of holies in the hearts of these precious children! I cannot imagine a more beautiful scene than children worshipping their Creator. Can you?

Do you find it hard to believe that your child can be quiet for 50 minutes and listen? Do you wonder how it is that a group of 30 children go from 100 miles per hour to zero in less than 3 minutes? Do you want to know a secret? They can do it! Know what else? It is beautiful!

Daily Notes - Honor GOD

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Honor 
GOD

Verse of the Day!
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and wealth, wisdom and strength, HONOR and glory and praise.”

Revelation 5:12

DON’T FORGET!

• Sign up for childcare with the names and ages of your children so you can attend the Parent Breakout on Family Worship in the Home in room LC219 of the Learning Center while your campers are at FWN warm-up.
• If your child is still hungry after they have finished their purchased lunch, please feel free to send additional food to go with it.
• Campers will be wearing denim shorts and their camp t-shirt for FWN. Thank you!
• Your camper received a CD yesterday of the music we will sing at FWN on Friday. Please be listening to these OFTEN!

Family Worship Night (FWN)!
We will be celebrating our fabulous week with a fun night of singing, dancing, drama, drumming, and psalm reading all to the glory of our King Jesus! And what’s a celebration without ICE CREAM! Please join us for an Ice Cream Social in the back barn immediately following Family Worship Night. Bring your favorite box of popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, or push pops to share along with your appetite for frozen treats and fun!

Grasp It!

What do you get when you put 120 kids, 30 plus adults, silly songs, drum sticks, pizza, bananas, games, chocolate milk, stones, pretzels, water bottles, popsicles, and BACON together? Day 1 of E-Camp!
What an amazing day of SEEKing after the one true God who created us to worship! I have the privilege of speaking to all campers during one of the morning break out sessions: Grasp It. David and Goliath are the subjects. Do you know how tall Goliath was? By the end of the week, your camper should be able to tell you.
We all have giants in our lives; the sins that so easily entangle us. Daily SEEKing God with our voices, eyes, minds, and hearts will protect us from those giants. The 5 smooth stones serve as a reminder that God has given us 31,103 verses in his word to use as our weapons. Memorize them and hide them in your heart to bring out in times of struggle. What an awesome tool God has given us to fight off our giants! The white stone is a reminder of the stone we will receive with a new name written on it that no one knows except the one who receives it. (Rev 2:17) I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my new name!
The lions may grow weak and hungry but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Psalm 34:10.




by: Stacia Hudspith,
      e-Camp Leader
      Grasp It!

Daily Notes - Seek GOD

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Seek 
GOD

Verse of the Day! The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who SEEK the Lord lack no good thing.

Psalm 34:10

DON’T FORGET! We will be taking a large group picture tomorrow with our camp t-shirts! Please send your child in denim shorts so we can have a uniform look for the photo. We will put their camp shirt on over the shirt they wear to camp. Campers will be wearing denim shorts and their camp t-shirt for Family Worship Night . Thank you! Family Worship Night (FWN)! While your children are warming up for Family Worship Night, please join us in room LC219 in the Learning Center for a Parent Break Out on Family Worship in the Home. There will be childcare provided for those who sign up! Then, we will be celebrating our fabulous week with a fun night of singing, dancing, drama, drumming, and psalm reading all to the glory of our King Jesus! And what’s a celebration without ICE CREAM! Please join us for an Ice Cream Social in the back barn immediately following Family Worship Night. Bring your favorite box of popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, or push pops to share along with your appetite for frozen treats and fun!