Moments of Raindrops and Sunflowers: Beach Camp

Oh, how I love the beach! I love the way the sand feels between my toes and the sun’s rays on my skin. I love the sound of the waves crashing and the endless beauty of the water. It reminds me how majestic God is that He would create such a vast and beautiful ocean. A theme of camp was to “Define the Line.” We learned about the Cost of Discipleship, loving God from the inside out, commitment and passion for pursuing Christ. Each morning of camp we heard various sermons from the student pastors from the North, Plano and Dallas campus of Prestonwood focused on the greatest commandment in Mark 12:28-31. “And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ³¹The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

As a condo we did devos and had time to discuss how to apply scripture to our lives. In the afternoons we were divided into different superhero teams for recreation time on the beach. We had free time until it was time for dinner and evening worship. One night after worship we went to the nearby skate rink with all you can eat pizza and bowling. Another night we had condo wars based off of the Hunger Games.

I was blessed with senior girls for HS camp and seventh graders for JH. I am thankful for intentional conversations about what the Lord is doing in each of their lives and how He used them to encourage me. It was a special blessing to make new friends with fellow leaders and for others to be dear friends from high school and college.