Confirmation Camp-Tuesday

One of the things I most appreciate about camp is that kids are somewhat removed from life as they know it, and able to experience other joys they would normally not be experienced.  They are encouraged to develop relationships.  They see role models of college aged staff counselors who they admire able to talk about their faith.  They will experience that the most outcast kid has a gift to offer, and the coolest kid has needs of his/her own.

I am most appreciative of the way our kids have both supported one another and interacted with new friends.  Lutherdale is run differently from LOMC, so it is a different experience, not better or worse.  It is encouraging them to interact with more kids from other churches.

The theme they are discussing is “Just for Life.”  The theme based on Amos 5:24 is talking about the justice Jesus seeks and the justice that we, as Christians, need to seek as well.  Monday’s theme dealt with persistence, and used the story of the unjust judge and the widow in Luke 18 as the discussion starter.  Today, we spoke about fairness and how Jesus’ justice is not based or fairness, but on faithful people creating justice.  We will discuss how 1/5’s of the world’s population controls 83% of the world’s resources, and how 3/5’s of the world’s population has control over less than 2% of the world’s resources.  Most of our kids fit among the first group.  The question to them and to us is what does justice mean?  What does grace mean?  It makes our moaning about $4.00 per gallon of gas different in light of a world that does not have personal motorized vehicles and economies which pay people less than $1 a day.

Study is interspersed with fun.  Last night included a “Gold Rush” water balloon fight.  Kids had to barter for balloons, which could be unjustly stolen or graciously given away, all in anticipation of the big moment when everyone could let loose on everyone else.  Good clean fun.

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