September 23, 2020: Paige Beach Cook, Northern California Region, GYC Adult

Love letter to camp... 
Week One: Longing to Be Invited

This year many of our summer camping programs faced creative, spiritual and financial challenges. For many young people, camp is a significant part of their faith journey and

relationships. Ministries Across Generations wanted to share importance of camp and support (financially and spiritually) the places where many people feel God's presence most.

To donate to today's camp: Community of the Great Commission, Northern California

This very week, same time each year, our Christian youth gear up for a week of summer camp...  The excitement of seeing old friends & anticipation of creating new ones, the longing for the unconditional support of their peers, experiences & faith journeys, the sights, smells, sounds of nature & laughter, midnight serenades, magical campfires, obnoxious repetitive tribal chants & the lullabies of crickets.  I will truly miss the lack of sleep,  mosquito bites, questionable food  but most of all... I miss you. Until we meet again my dear humans, be of warrior spirit & of servants heart

Peace Paige Beach Cook

Scripture Week One: (From InsideOut, This is Our Prayer)
Luke 6:12–16
About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there. The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles. One was Simon, and Jesus named him Peter. Another was Andrew, Peter’s brother. There were also James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus. The rest of the apostles were Simon, known as the Eager One, Jude, who was the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.

At Home Activities

Weekly Scriptures
Read the weekly scripture each day. Find a phrase or word that speaks to you. Share your reflections with others over dinner, social media, and in prayer. Share the scripture with a child you know in the car, through a text, or in a children's Bible.