Equip announcement: WiNtEr CaMp '08

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WINTER CAMP 2008

For the past couple of years, youth groups throughout So. Cal have been joining together for a weekend in the mountains full of fun and fellowship. Well, it's that time of year again, and we are ready to go! As your fearless youth group leader, I would like to formally invite you to this year's youth group retreat up at Calvary Chapel Green Valley Christian Camp from December 5th-7th.

This year's theme is "HIS OWN" which is taken from Titus 2:11-15. My heart and prayer for this year's retreat is that those who attend would be encouraged in their relationship with the Lord because of the amazing grace that He has toward us. I also pray that those who attend will be equipped to "deny ungodliness...live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age" (Titus 2:12). Finally, I have been praying about those kids that would be evangelized over the weekend, so that "He might redeem...for Himself HIS OWN". (Titus 2:14)

This year's worship leaders will include Joseph Tata and others. The Saturday night concert will be performed by Shachah.

If you have never been to winter camp, then please try to make every effort you can to make it to this one this year. It is so awesome. Games, rec room, lotsa food, snow (pray baby pray), camp cabins, wrestlemania, make-overs (my wife told me to put that), and of course of it is surrounded by Christ. Seriously, you don't know what you are missing. For those of you players who have been up before, I would love to see you come back again. There is something special about getting away from the everyday grind of school, sports, work... and getting back on track with our Lord.

The music, games, food, and fellowship are just a part of the camp experience. The "main events" are the 5 main Bible study sessions going on throughout the weekend. All the focus will be on the theme "HIS OWN". To ensure that everyone age group and individual gets spoken to personally, we break up a couple of the main sessions into Jr. high class and high school class, and a girls class and a guys class.

Cost: $100 per person. This includes camp shirt, food, lodging, games, prizes, a concert, and all the extras that go along with putting a camp together.

Some Important Dates:

Sunday, November 2nd: Sign-up, confirm shirt size, and first $30 deposit due.

Sunday, November 23rd: Final $70 due along with permission slips.

Friday, December 5th: Leave for winter camp

Sunday, December 7th: Arrive back home.

More info to come. I'll keep you posted.