The New Hope International Church (Mercer Island, WA) holds their Family Camp at Warm Beach Conference Center, Stanwood. We have a great relationship with these kids, and many of the first children we ministered to in this camp are now leadership material in the youth group. This year we included a segment on "How God Speaks To Us Today". The children entered into worship and prayer and many drew visions and dreams that the Lord had placed in their hearts. It was powerful stuff! Justin explained his drawing to Sue: "God is simple, not fancy." And went on to explain his drawings: "Wind = calmness Water = wiseness Rock = power Trees = friendship Sun = holiness Grass = sweetness Flowers = love."On the Tuesday the children went up onstage to sing and share with the adults. To our surprise we were asked to stay while the church honored the senior pastors, guest speakers and us. We were given Hawaiian orchid leis (beautiful) and then the song "Thank You " by Ray Boltz was sung by Vangie, the worship leader, accompanied by a powerpoint with photos of us all. It was quite overwhelming and the first time this has happened this way. It culminated in all the kids surrounding us with hugs (Sue ended up on the floor!) I wouldn't miss this for the world! :)
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Thanks so much for ministering to our young folks, Carolyn and Sue. You guys are the crack leadership training team for our church's next generation! God bless you.
- Tyson Supasatit
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