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Devo

Saturday, June 13th

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6

Today is the first day of camp. There is excitement, anticipation, and probably a few unknowns. Students are arriving with different expectations. Some are eager and ready to engage. Others may be carrying burdens, doubts, fears, or struggles that no one else can see.

As leaders, it’s natural to wonder what this week will hold. Will students connect? Will they open up? Will God move in their lives?

The encouraging truth is that God was already at work before anyone arrived. Long before the buses arrived, God knew every student who would be here. He knows their stories, their struggles, their questions, and their potential. He has been pursuing them long before this week began.

Your responsibility today is not to manufacture life change. It is to faithfully show up, love students well, create space for relationships, and trust God to do what only He can do. The conversations, worship services, games, and small-group moments are all tools God can use, but He is the one who changes hearts.

As camp begins, focus less on the outcome and more on being available. Pay attention to the student sitting alone, the one who seems disengaged, or the one who is nervous about being here. Often, God uses simple acts of presence and kindness to open doors for deeper ministry later in the week.

Remember: this week is not starting from scratch. God has already begun a work in these students’ lives, and He invites you to be part of what He is doing.

Schedule

Saturday, June 13 – MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP

8AM | Leader Check In (Heights)

8:30AM | Leader Huddle + Prayer

9AM | Student Check In Begins

10AM | Rules Video + Vibe Setting

10:30AM | Load + Board Buses

1/1:30PM | Arrive at Camp (go to cabins)

2:30PM | Opening Ceremony in Auditorium

3:30PM | Free Time

5:30PM | Shift One Dinner/Trivia

6PM | Shift Two Dinner/Trivia

6:30PM | Line Up for Service + Upfront Games

7PM | Worship Experience

8PM | Cabin Chats

9PM | Water Wars by the Lake

11PM | Lights Out + Cabin Checks

 

Cabin Chat Questions

 

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Map

 

  Game Rules

Tug of War

Bracket style, we will have four teams going at once typical tug of war style. They will have a rope with a ribbon in the middle and a line on the ground. Once a team pulls the first person on the opposing team over the middle line, that team wins. 

Points

    • 1st place – 200
    • 2nd place – 150
    • Two 3rd place teams – 100

Trivia

      • This will be split up into two rounds of four teams versing each other

Points

      • 1st place – 200
      • 2nd place – 150
      • 3rd place – 100
      • 4th place – 50

    Water Wars 

      • Students should wear clothes they plan on getting messy. We will be outside and playing with paint, shaving cream, water, etc. 
      • Students will start out by being able to decorate themselves and their teammates with paint
      • Water Balloon Toss
            • Students will pair up with someone from their same team and each pair will get one water balloon. Everyone will organize in two lines facing their partner and everyone at the same time will toss their water balloon to their partner. Anyone who has a water balloon that breaks will be out but each pair that is still in will take a step back. We will continue to do this until there is one pair left
      • Points – there is a possibility of a team having more than one winning pair, we are just focusing on the last three pairs no matter their team
            • 1st place – 200
            • 2nd place – 150
            • 3rd place – 100
      • Sponge Relay
      • Each team will have two buckets across from each other and one bucket will be filled with water. Teams will send three students at a time to soak sponges in the bucket full of water and then run to the empty bucket and squeeze the water in there and hand their sponge to the next student who will run to the bucket full of water and repeat. Teams will continue to do this until the bucket is filled up to the line
            • 1st place – 200
            • 2nd place – 150
            • 3rd place – 100
      • SlipnSlide Connect Four
          • We will be having four teams going at once and this will be a sudden death bracket style competition. Each team will have four people playing and the other teammates will be cheering them on. The student will slide down the slipnslide to the Connect Four and put their piece in, then they will run and tag the next teammate who will continue the cycle until someone has made four in a row
          • 1st place – 200
          • 2nd place – 150
          • Two 3rd place teams – 100
      • Tube Tug

      In Tube Tug, two teams race across a slippery soapy tarp to collect inflatable pool tubes and stack them onto their team’s “Anchor.” Players crawl on all fours while battling for control of the tubes in a fast-paced, chaotic challenge.

      The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

      • Each tube is 10 points