Testimony #1:
As we began planning for this year’s camp, we hoped that
many of the workers who served so faithfully last year would have been
available, but this was not the case. For a variety of reasons, many of them
were not available. However, God sent new workers, who integrated beautifully
with those who remained, and we were able to execute camp smoothly with these
wonderful people of God. The workers were few, but everyone pulled their weight
and executed their duties diligently while building relationships with the
campers.
Testimony #2:
When school ended the week before camp started, there were
only six camp forms submitted. We made a decision in faith to proceed with
camp, trusting God to provide at least 20 campers to make it enjoyable for all.
Nineteen students from nine different schools eventually made it up to Morne
Longue and we thank God for every one of them.
Testimony #3:
On the morning that camp was to begin, we contacted our
speaker Evangelist Abraham Regis aka Dry Peas to confirm his session the
following morning, and were told by his wife that he had absolutely no voice,
due to a very heavy speaking schedule earlier that week. Immediately we got our
intercessors praying, and later that afternoon when we called he was actually
able to answer his phone. By Saturday morning, he was able to deliver a dynamic
message about the power of a renewed mind.
Testimony #4:
After lunch on Saturday, the campers played some fun sports,
then went to the river for a swim. While we were there, one of the campers
complained of feeling unwell so we took her back to camp. She vomited twice but
we were not sure what caused it so we prayed and put her to bed. She proceeded
to sleep for 13 hours until we woke her the next morning – she was that tired.
We thank God that she was recovered quickly, and was able to partake in the
activities the following day.
Testimony #5:
For the entire weekend, rain had been falling intermittently.
We had a camp fire planned for Saturday night, and although the rain fell
before, it was not heavy enough to dampen our spirits, or the wood needed for
our camp fire J
Testimony #6:
On Sunday morning one of the campers was not feeling well –
he was up all night coughing, as he was asthmatic, and he did not have his
pump. We prayed and used some hot water and scented oil therapy and by chapel
time he was singing lustily during worship, and by lunchtime had resumed his
usual mischievous behaviour.
Testimony #7:
After the altar call on Sunday morning, one of the campers
asked for permission to address the other students. She shared with them the
burden she was feeling because some of them were not willing to yield
themselves fully to God. They were holding on to things from the past instead
of being open and surrendering to God. An invitation was given for those who
were struggling to come up for prayer, and the Holy Spirit began to convict
hearts and the majority of the campers again went forward for prayer. Many of
them received their breakthroughs as counsellors ministered to them. It was
incredible to see how one student’s obedience to the Spirit’s prompting led to
so many of her peers being freed from bondage.
Here are some of the
comments the campers had about what impacted them the most:
- · The chapel and devotional morning impacted me the most. The other campers and counsellers were warm and welcoming. I enjoyed the camp.
- · How the Lord spoke to me
- · I benefitted by being close with my God
- · The sessions impacted me the most – I learned to put God first
- · I benefitted by the renewing of my mind. I’ve changed the way I used to behave
- · When everybody started to feel God’s goodness and power, and the early morning group coming together to talk about the Bible
We thank God for the exceptional ministry that the campers were exposed to over the weekend, and pray that commitments made at camp would result in genuine, life-long change in their lives.
