Winter Camp is Just Not a Normal Experience

By Matt Sasso, Pastor of Student Ministries 

We’re standing in line at McDonald’s on the way home from a weekend at winter camp. Joey, a 7th grade boy, is in line in front of me. “Hey Matt,” he says. “How many double cheeseburgers can I get for $20 dollars?” “Um…18,” I say. Joey then turns around and says exactly what we all think he will, “I’ll take 18 double cheeseburgers please.”

Camp is just not a normal experience; I think that is exactly what makes it so good. Each year winter camp is often one of the highlights of our students’ year. It’s a weekend where they get away from home, stay up late, and have some of that independence they are desperate for. For many it’s a weekend filled with a lack of sleep and good ol’ camp food, and at the exact same time it’s a week where they encounter God in a way they might never have before.

Every year at camp I watch our middle school and high school students worship in amazingly authentic ways, engage with God’s word, and have deep and insightful conversations during small group times. It is wonderful!

The lesson that I learned from Joey that year was, we can’t order 18 cheeseburgers everyday. Camp is one those times that we order 18 cheeseburgers. It is one of those weekends that we can’t replicate in the midst of our everyday lives.

If you are the parent of a junior high or high school student, I want to encourage you to consider sending your son or daughter to camp this winter. Sign up in the youth room (also known as The Garage), by calling me @ 981-4848, ext. 233, or by emailing matt@lbfchurch.com. We can’t wait to see you there!

Camp Info: 

Jr. High Winter Camp is at Ponderosa Pines Christian Camp, from February 1-3, 2013. Cost is $170 per student.

High School Winter Camp is at Forest Home Christian Camp, from February 8-10, 2013. Cost is $185 per student.