Nov 4, 2014

We climbed, flew, jumped, sang, danced, laughed and much more! 32 year 7-9 students joined us for our SPARK Youth Camp at the Southern Cross Outdoor Education Centre! 

It was an amazing experience filled with will fun, friendship and faith! The theme of the camp was "Do to others as you would have them do to you"(Mt 7:12). 

They arrived with nerves on their faces, not knowing many of the young people there, and unsure what to expect from the next 3 days of the holidays that they would probably rather be spending at home watching movies or at the beach with friends.

However they left feeling sad, sad that they were saying goodbye to many friends they had made over the camp and sad all the fun was over. Many said to me "can't wait for the next Spark!". 

Activities included Pirate Climb, Flying Fox and Archery, which unified the group and saw many of the youth break their comfort zones and fears to enjoy what was on offer.

We had reflection time and discussion around camp fires, in the bush, in sacred spaces, and around ping pong tables.

2 highlights of the camp: 1. A guest speaker by the name of Constance

shared with us her struggle to find God during a difficult time in her life and how her willingness to never give up and to keep seeking God is the reason she is filled with God's love today and shares this love with others.

2. The final night where Michael Tobin led a 'Minute to win it' competition which saw teams going head to head in many fun 1 minute games and challenges.