2011 SUMMER YOUTH CAMP REVIEW
These past two weeks were very intense for our camp team as we made preparations and purchased all of the necessities. My wife took care of the menu, kitchen, housing arrangements, and the negotiations with the camp owners. She is very good with that. She also helped in anything else that required here assistance. Miriam is a warrior for the Lord and I couldn’t have done it without her.
I was the general director of the camp, but my job was made a whole lot easier because of the quality teamwork that we had. I also taught several classes on Biblical discernment and basic doctrine.
My son Naphtali was the main coordinator for the camp and wore several hats at one time. He taught the beginner’s class for the seekers and new Christians, supervised all of the team events, and helped with transportation and logistics. He has been such a tremendous help that I cannot begin to thank the Lord enough for having given me a hard-working son. Santiago also took part in as many activities as he could, but he had to come in to town a couple of times to tend to school business. He will be attending the State University this August. Naphtali will be entering the Master’s program in one of the main research institutions in the area. Please pray for them both.
We had an excellent team working in the kitchen this year, in spite of a last minute change in personnel. Sister Carmen could not be with us for most of the week because of work schedules, but Celia and her son Victor stepped in as replacements and proved to be a tremendous help. Lolita, Hernan, Teresa, Ruth, Miriam, and even I contributed to the cooking department. It was a lot of fun. This was the first time ever for freshly backed homemade apple pies with a side of ice-scream. How does that sound? The kids were blown away by this surprise.
Brother Esau and his family helped with the sports activities and with the teams. They planned their vacation time especially for the week of camp, as did our evangelist Aldo Dominguez. Aldo did an excellent job with the preaching every evening, and we enjoyed fellowship with both he and his lovely wife. Brother Ruben was there a couple of times to give us moral support, which was a blessing.
When asked what they had thought about their camp experience, several of the youth gave us glowing reviews. That’s always nice to know, and it gives us something to go by. It was especially appreciated as the churches in Tijuana decided to be absent from the official camp this year and will be holding a camp of their own in El Condor near La Rumorosa.
Just like in the States, summer youth camp has become a real bone of contention over the last two decades. This was the first time that we have hosted the official regional camp in nearly 25 years. The issues are many and far too complex to list hear. So we were pleased to know that at least the three churches that were present had a very enjoyable week.
