Monthly Thought

July 2008

REPURPOSE YOUR LIFE & REIGNITE YOUR PASSION

I'm SO EXCITED!

What a fantastic, awesome privilege it will be to take a week of a child's life and introduce them to our good friend Jesus.

This is what it is all about!

As the time for camp approaches many of us have an increasing amount of work to do and the pressure of deadlines gain momentum. Computers go into overdrive, the pile of paperwork begins to increase, telephones and emails become red hot. I want to encourage you to stop and think about why we do this. Take a moment out of the day-to-day responsibilities and commitments and think about your real purpose and passion. As you do this I can guarantee that you will find a renewed enthusiasm and purpose to your lives.

What is my purpose? Well as a newcomer to YCYH and a leader of Xcite (junior camp) I can't wait to get started! All those fantastic children to share Jesus with. I feel really excited about having such a marvellous opportunity to do just that with an anointed and purpose driven team of people who are all out to give 110%. My purpose is to ensure that all the people who come to Xcite have a fun-filled, action packed, dynamic and relevant experience of Jesus which will have a huge impact on their lives. It may be hard work at times, and stressful and there will be plenty "Oh God help!" moments but the rewards will be endless. All those of you out there who are teachers or parents will know how you feel when the child who has struggled for ages to learn a particular thing, succeeds. That is priceless. I feel that in terms of building and developing a relationship with Jesus it is even more so.

What about your passion? I hear you ask. Well, in a word, Jesus! I am passionate about him. The way he makes me feel, what he has done for me, that he has saved me from myself. I want the children in our care to capture the passion that we have for Christ. We need to become infectious with how we live our lives.

So if you are coming on Xcite (junior camp) as a leader I hope you are purpose driven and ready to give 110% to infect the children with Jesus. I can guarantee a lot of hard work but endless rewards and we will have great fun in the process. I look forward to working alongside you and learning from you.

To all of you who work on the senior camps what a fantastic job you do! Be inspired and continue to do all you do with a renewed enthusiasm, passion and purpose. Everything that every single one of you does is vital to the success of the holidays and making a difference in a child's life.

If you are a camper then what a privilege it will be to have you on camp. We can't wait to meet you. We have loads of awesome activities for you to do and loads of fantastic people for you to meet. I can guarantee a great time (but not the weather!) We also want to introduce you to our friend Jesus and I can guarantee you won't be disappointed! He's a cool dude!

As we all prepare to go on camp my prayer is; Lord make us a people of purpose with an infectious passion for you.

God bless

Sarah Fox