Sports Camp Days 2 and 3

Tuesday and Wednesday have both been great days.  Tuesday we had our second day of Sports Camp and had more kids than the first day - 94 kids.  The kids all seemed to have a good time even though it has been very hot - we have a good crew from FBC Lytle keeping our water jugs full of cold water and ice.  The kids get a break every day with craft/snack time and Bible story time to sit and rest but most importantly hear God's good news.  Tuesday afternoon was the second day of painting in the afternoon.  We were able to complete painting 5 classrooms with all our adult and kid helpers.  The kitchen remodel has been happening every day and that crew has worked hard painting and setting cabinets.  We ended Tuesday night with a fish fry (thanks to the Lee and Dimarzio families - yum) and the kids got to blow off some steam with a water balloon fight.  We are all exhausted by the end of the day!

Wednesday was day 3 of Sports Camp.  We had a few more kids than Tuesday - 96 kids.  Each day the campers have been learning about the colors of the wordless book.  Gold for heaven, Black for sin, Red for the blood of Christ shed for you, White because Jesus' blood makes us clean, Green for growth and Blue for baptism.  Through today we have covered gold and black but today we went over red and white.  We presented the gospel completely today and 3 kids have accepted Christ.  Some knew the stories and understood but you can see the Spirit working in others who don't know Christ as their Savior.  Our coaches and kids have been encouraging the campers and listening to them, taking every opportunity to share the truth.  We pray we will see more fruit and praise God for the ones today who have accepted Christ.  We had free family day this afternoon and it was a much needed break for our families!! 

Please pray for our team.  Tomorrow is our final day of Sports camp.  Pray for opportunities to keep sharing God's good news with those who are at camp (both kids and adults).  Also, tomorrow night from 6 to 8 p.m., we will be hosting a cook out in the park for the kids and parents who attended this week.  We will give out awards to our campers but most importantly, we will be sharing the gospel with these families.  Pray that more will come to know Christ as their Savior.  Pray for FBC Lytle as they follow up with all these families.  Pray also for our team as they finish up the kitchen remodel and in the afternoon as we clean and put the church back together after the painting we have done - we will have a short time to complete this and will all need an extra boost of energy to get it done.  Thank you for praying for us and checking in on what God is doing here.  I'm sure we will compile alot pictures over the next few weeks and hope to post a lot of them here.  Keep checking.  We will try and post tomorrow night if we get the opportunity so you will know how we finished up the week.