Falcon Camp was excellent! It was great to be able to sit with kids and share experiences although on a number of occasions I was struck by, and annoyed by, the simple selfishness of some kids. I was surprised, although I should not have been as this only reflects the selfishness and the ‘it’s my right culture’ of general society.

High points:

1. seeing young people try stuff they have never tried before such as orienteering, walking in the dark, looking at and being amazed by the stars

2. talking with young people and learning more of there (sometimes horrendous) home lives

3. seeing young people consider and battle over making a decison to follow Christ for the first time

4. seeing 6 young people become Christians and wondering what the party in heaven would be like

Low points:

1. Patrolling at pst midnight asking young people to be quiet …. again

2. Getting up for a 7am prayer meeting with the team after doing number 1

On the whole then it was a really fantastic time. There are loads of stories to share but I want to share just one about a young girl who will remain nameless. After the last nights talk all the young people were presented with a prayer of commitment to sign if they wanted. This one girl agonised over the meaning of the words. She asked if she could sign just bits of it as she was sure… but not sure. In the end she decided she could not commit then and left the room.

I actually thought this was a positive action as I think it vital that young people count the cost and consider their actions carefully rather than just taking it on board wirth no real thought. In my experience when the ‘thinkers’ come to faith they usually stay because they have processed a lot more about how their friends and family will react.

Anyway…. about 40 minutes later this girl returned because she had thought it all through on her own and decided she wanted to go for it. You can imagine how excited the team were!!! It really was one of the most exciting things I have seen in a long time.

Well I am now home and Saffron Walden 2 has started. I pray that they will have a great God filled week too. I don’t think that’s even in question!