Who was it that impacted your life as a child?
The Apostle Paul wrote: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
“I remember arriving at camp with big expectations and all the enthusiasm of being ten years old. At the registration table they told me that I would be with all my friends, and that my counselor’s name was Bob. Bob who? I didn’t know any Bob – he wasn’t’ here last summer. I was not impressed. I dragged my bag over to the cabin, determined not to like this new guy.
My determination was short lived. Bob was cool. I guess he was in his late teens or early twenties, short, strong, full of energy. I very soon came to realize that this was not just another guy who was there to make sure we went to sleep on time, and who would get mad at us if we didn’t.
Bob genuinely cared about us. He did stuff with us that no other cabin did – like the night we went on a secret mission and had chips, pop and devotions out on the dock. He made every one of us feel worth his while and important. When we talked he paid attention and listened, and he looked right at us. If we were sitting around telling dumb jokes, he laughed with us until we were all rolling off our bunks. When he talked about Jesus, it was as if he was talking about a real guy he knew personally and who mattered to him in everyday life. I decided that when I got old enough I wanted to be just like Bob.
Probably one of the reasons you will want to be at camp as a counselor is because of someone in your past, maybe a counselor at camp, or a Sunday school teacher, someone whose example made you sit up and take notice… But there is another reason, another counselor – The Counselor – whose example is the one your camp counselor, teacher or youth worker followed. If you want to become like the Counselor Bob of your past, you will need to become like this other Counselor. They called him Jesus.
Our Camps need you, Our Campers need you.
Come to camp this year and be a counselor to a child who desperately needs to see Jesus in YOU!
Fill in our counselor application form attached to this email and plan to come for a week at camp. Its hard work, I won’t sugar coat it, but your rewards will overflow as you see the fruits of your labor come alive in your campers over the 5 intensive days you will spend with them…
Silver Birches Kids Camp, Kirkland Lake Ontario – July 2nd to 6th is in need of 6 female and 5 male counselors. It is essential that we receive applications for these positions this week in order to continue with camp planning. 110 kids are waiting for you! Please don’t put this off any longer, come and be a blessing and be blessedJ If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me today…
If your church would like to participate in this outreach as a mission’s adventure please contact me about all the details….