There have always been many children who return to Superkids year after year. I remember one boy who had been attending Superkids for years. He seemed to enjoy everything about camp...the singing, worship services, the food and of course, Josh. His last year to attend Superkids as a camper arrived. I knew from the moment he got to camp that something had changed. He looked different, his enthusiasm was gone, there was no smile. He was wearing a black coat. It was summer and the facility we were using had no air conditioning. As the first service began in the worship center, he wasn't participating. He chose to sit alone, a few seats back from his family group. I started praying for this boy and asked the prayer team to pray too.
Camp was almost over...it was the afternoon of the last day and I had seen no change in this boy's response to camp. He was still wearing that black coat. As we were dismissing for lunch, his counselor came to me and said that this boy wanted to talk to me. We took a walk and ended up sitting under a tree near the dining hall. As soon as we sat down, he started telling me that he had been listening to evil music and had chosen friends that were a bad influence. He started to cry. Moments later we were praying together. He repented of bad choices he had made. After praying, we started towards the dining hall. He asked if we could stop by his cabin. I waited outside and a few minutes later he came out wearing different clothes and the black jacket was gone. He was smiling.
I saw this boy a few months later. He could hardly wait to tell me that he was being baptized on the following Sunday.
Prayer really does make things change. Imagine what will happen at camp this year as we take time today to pray. I encourage you to pray for these specific needs concerning camp:
1. Pray for the children who will attend - pray that many children will receive Jesus as Savior, that broken hearts will be mended.
2. Pray for our staff - pray that we will be encouraged and changed as we work together at camp.
3. Pray for the financial needs of camp.
4. Pray for the messages and teaching - pray that the word of God be spoken clearly.
5. Pray for a life changing move of God to happen at Superkids.
Thank you for praying today...your prayers could change everything.
