It’s about time I updated you about what happened last week at the OCF WA Winter Camp – to the glory and praise of our Lord Jesus Christ!
It was a 5-day camp, filled with lots of good laughs and a meaningful time getting to know God and the students. I went to camp expecting that my primary and only task was to get to know the students. Little did I know that God was preparing a surprise for me, much to my delight!
I was approached by Lisa, the current trainee, asking whether I would be interested in sitting in a special Bible study group led by an OCFer – Glenna, for the rest of the camp. This special group was catered for non-Christians, of which there were a fantastic four of them in the camp (all girls by the way). Lisa on the other hand, would join the other groups during their Bible study sessions.
Much to my discredit, my first thought was “Hmm... but I thought I’m just here to relax and get to know people!” But since I didn’t really mind joining the group, and that I’ve got a wee bit of experience in leading and being part of such groups, I had a go at it anyway.
Needless to say, it was the best thing that could have happened to me during the camp. I was very much reminded of the great time I’ve had leading “Discovering Jesus” groups whilst in OCF Canberra, and found myself drawing from my experience then. (Thanks Chong Wei for your faithful guidance in the past!)
However, this time I wasn’t doing the leading, as that was Glenna’s job! =) Nevertheless it gave me great joy seeing how some of the non-Christian girls started with zero knowledge of Christianity, and ending up hearing the gospel about Jesus’ rescue mission for humanity. As I shared with some friends later on, it was as if my heart skipped a beat every time the girls seemed to get closer and closer to understanding God’s love for them.
Other highlights of the camp included getting to know some of the other students and learning more of the culture of the fellowship. While I have yet to have a proper chat with Lisa, it was good to have a chance to observe some of the things she did as a trainee during the camp (e.g. conducting workshops, sitting in committee meetings etc.).
Praise and Prayer points:
- Praise God for the winter camp and the committee who was faithful in organising it!
- Pray for follow up with the girls in the group.
- For God’s guidance as I continue to think about the areas of interest in which I should focus my energy and time on during this traineeship.
- For God’s providence financially.
- That Jesus must become greater and I must become less (John 3:30).
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