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Christian Living
Christian Living classes were split up into two segments again
this year--a short 10 to 15-minute Compass Check each morning right after
breakfast and then a longer Christian Living segment after Open Activities in
the evening where further discussion of the morning's topic was held, after
which campers were able to ask questions of the ministry. Everyone heard the
Compass Checks as a group right after breakfast. In the evenings we divided into
two groups to make it easier for everyone to hear. The older four dorms were in
one group and the younger three dorms were in the other.
This year our focus was on the Seven Laws of Success. They were
covered as follows:
Sunday - Involve God
in Your Life
During Camper Orientation on Sunday night, Mr.
Ken Treybig (Camp Director) mentioned the subject for this year's Christian
Living as the Laws of Success. He pointed out there were seven and only 5
days of normal schedule during camp and mentioned involving God in your life
as what is sometimes listed as the last point. However, it is the most
important because unless it is followed your life will be empty--even if you
faithfully follow the other six points. God wants a personal relationship
with each of us, and only by focusing on Him and that relationship will our
lives have the greatest ultimate success that is possible. Monday - Right
Goal
Mr. Ken Giese (Head Counselor) discussed having right goals in our lives
and said there can be many goals. Some are short term, some more
intermediate-term, and some are long term goals. A popular commercial asks,
"What do you want on your Tombstone?" He pointed out that we
should all be concerned about what will be said about our lives and should
be thinking about that ultimate goal of what will come after this physical
life ends. Tuesday -
Education
Mr. Ken Treybig (Camp Director) spoke about the importance of education by
using an analogy of a trip down a path where forks in the road have gates
that can only be opened by having the appropriate key. He likened
education--both formal education as well as skills acquired from trade
schools or on-the-job training--as the keys that will open those locks and
allow a person to explore the territory behind those gates, should they be
interesting to you. If you lack those keys, you are limited in the choices
you can make in life. Wednesday -
Good Health
Mr. Giese covered this aspect of success, also, encouraging everyone to be
careful about diet, exercise, proper sleep, and at-risk behaviors, which he
pointed out are four major factors in health. He gave several statistics
about the poor dietary habits of the average young person in America, the
pervasive lack of exercise, the poor sleep habits, and numerous at-risk
behaviors that can severely limit a person's chance of success in life. Thursday -
Drive
"You have to drive to
arrive" was one of the phrases used by Mr. Dave Treybig (Basketball &
Football Supervisor) in his presentation about drive, in which he
encouraged following the Nike slogan—"just do it". It's not enough
to have ideas and desire to success, you must convert that desire into
action. Friday -
Resourcefulness
Friday morning’s
Compass Check was by Mr. Britt Taylor (Lakefront/Softball Supervisor) on
resourcefulness, cautioning that in being resourceful one must also think
through the consequences of each choice we make. Sabbath - Perseverance
The first split sermon on the
Sabbath was given by Mr. Tom Damour (Transportation Supervisor) in which he
handed out pencils to the campers and mentioned five points. 1-You can
accomplish anything unless you allow someone to guide you, 2-Painful
sharpenings in your life will make you more useful, 3-Mistakes can be
erased, 4-What's inside you is most important, 5-You leave a mark on
everything with which you come in contact. He pointed out that in order to
leave the "right marks" we must persevere toward the right goal of
God's Kingdom as mentioned in Matthew 6:33.
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