Here's one - VUWCU camp. Translated, that's Victoria University Wellington Christian Union Camp. Yep, not so long ago I headed to Camp Elsdon, Porirua to teach at this year's Vic CU camp.
I was surprised to be asked - I mean, me? - but real pleased to join them for their camp. They'd asked for some Bible teaching on evangelism, and they liked the idea of going through a whole book, so we looked at Haggai over three sessions over the weekend. Haggai is great - have a read of both it's short chapters here - it's all about evangelism as God's people had been brought from exile to Jerusalem, to build God's house. But, according to 1v2, they had better things to do that concern themselves with building God's house. So too today! Instead of building God's house (by which I mean helping others get to know Jesus and so build his kingdom), I, like many Christians, have other priorities. But over the VUWCU camp weekend God's Holy Spirit did His work through God's Word - convicting and encouraging at least me, and maybe even a few students, to be concerned for building God's house - to be at God's work of evangelism.So Haggai was great. We also looked in a seminar about God's guidance - always a popular topic for students. We looked at Biblical teaching, and applied it with the case study of marriage, which really stopped any drowsiness! Some thought this verse from Proverbs 5 - here - a bit risqué. But it started some good discussion on how God guides is not the same as how the world guides. Good times.
The venue itself wasn't what I was expecting. Here in the South Island, camps are usually at the end of a gravel road in a dark valley, in the middle of nowhere (or so it seems). Here, we were elevated, looking over the harbour......but in the middle of an industrial estate!
But, just like down south, the buildings seem to be be standard 1950s design, so that made me feel at home!
A big thank you to the Wellington students for inviting me. Great to be there, but great to be back in Lincoln too.
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