Imprint June 2019

Junior/Teen Camp 2019
Rick Hergenhan
Junior and Teen Camps are always a highlight and this year
was no exception. 98 campers and 38 staff from across the
Conference gathered at Jindabyne for a week of fun, friends and
spiritual refreshing. Campers arrived on Tuesday the 23rd of April with
buses bringing young people from the Griffith, Central Tablelands,
Southern Highlands, Albury and Bega regions. This year had a
slightly different structure to previous years where we had two
different camps running at exactly the same time. All the Juniors
did activities with Juniors, were in cabins with Juniors and had a
worship program just for Juniors. All the Teens did activities with
Teens, were in cabins with Teens and had a worship program just for
Teens. The only regular activity the Juniors and Teens did together
was to eat meals together. Activities included mountain biking, horse
riding, oval games, MasterChef, water sports, a service activity and
high ropes. The weather was favourable throughout the camp which
meant all the activities were able to be enjoyed including the water
activities.
SNSW Youth
Junior service project
Following the Junior and Teen Camp tradition there was a banquet with
the theme of “Superheroes.” Once again people turned out in excellent
costumes to enjoy a special dinner prepared by chef Terry.
The speaker at the Junior night worships was Moses Hidalgo. Moses is
currently a bible worker in the Canberra region and spoke on the theme
of Superheroes and encouraged all the Juniors to get to know the greatest
superhero of all, Jesus!
The speaker at the Teen night worships was Pr Marcus Pereira who
is currently serving as a high school chaplain in the Greater Sydney
Conference. The theme Marcus spoke on was “For the Kingdom” and
he delivered very practical messages on topics that are uniquely faced
by teens in 2019. Marcus made an appeal for the Teens to bring their
burdens and worries and lay them at the cross for Jesus to handle. It was
very positive to see everyone come forward and give something to Jesus.
Teen mountain bikes
As a result of appeals made at Junior and Teen Camp there was a total of
38 requests for baptism and 46 requests for bible studies. Young people
making commitments is always a delight to witness and I would like to
encourage churches, pastors and parents to work together to follow up
these requests in the most appropriate way.
This year both ATSIM and ADRA contributed to the Camps by
sponsoring a group of young people to come along. Thank you to both
ATSIM and ADRA for helping make the Junior and Teen Camp
experience possible for so many of our young people. I would also like
to thank the team at the AAV and the many volunteers who gave of
their time and resources during Junior and Teen camp. Without them
the camps would not happen. We look forward to seeing all the Juniors
and Teens at Camp again next year. I would like to encourage you to be
praying for friends who you can bring with you as well.
Superheroes banquet
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June 2019 | IMPRINTmagazine