What an awesome last four days for my beloved Rangers. The Rangers broomed the Jays over the weekend in dramatic fashion while the Mariners swept four games from the Angels. The dark clouds of last week have dissipated, leaving the Rangers only 5 games back at the All-Star break.
Mark Teixeira has been on a tear, hitting his league leading 25th home run today.
Heading into the break feels almost like the end of Spring Training. Hope is restored!
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Tomorrow marks the beginning of Day Camp at the Village church. Our First Principles Day Camp is an annual event two weeks before church camp.
During the day camp, for children ages 9 and up, we do two hours a day of intense Bible study on salvation. We talk in-depth about what it means to be a Christian and how to become a Christian. Each evening, the kids have homework to do with their parents, engaging the parents in a discussion with their own children about salvation.
God has richly blessed our day camp through the years. Rather than having a bunch of kids baptized at camp without a knowledge base, we seek to educate them on the many implications of their salvation. It is great to witness the involvement of the parents; to see the vital role parents can play in the salvation decision of their children.
Each day, following the Bible discussion and lunch, the kids get to enjoy some fun time. Monday, the get to go bowling. On Tuesday, it's swimming. On Wednesday, it's movie time on the big screen in the auditorium.
I'm praying that God will bless our day camp this year as He has in the past, with a child (or children) making the important decision to be immersed into Christ.
