Friendship Trail Adventures: Finding True Friendship in Jesus.

Theme Verse: A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17

Children will explore these stories:
A True Friend is Loyal in Difficult Times
 • David and Jonathan
 • God wants us to help others in difficult times

A True Friend Helps Others Make Good Choices
 • Daniel
 • God wants us to help friends make good choices.

Jesus Is Our Friend and Savior
 • Jesus
 • Jesus became our best friend by dying on the cross for our sins.


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Connecting with the World
This summer campers will learn about cowboy mission work in Guatemala and in our own country. The missions rotation will offer kids an opportunity to participate in this mission work with a hands-on experience. A camp offering will be taken on the last evening of worship to  support the work in Guatemala. Guatemala is an ancient country full of tradition and history. The
Mayan Civilization found its home in Guatemala. The lush land of Guatemala is bordered by both the Pacific and Caribbean oceans. The highlands are bordered by volcanoes. Coffee, bananas and sugar all come from Guatemala. Campers will celebrate in a festival of color,  sound, smells and tastes as they learn about the land itself and the need of this people group to learn of the love God has for people around the world—here in the United States and in the beautiful land of Guatemala.

Worship
The Power Station
Connecting with God is the first goal of Camp Connect. Each worship time will be creative and child-oriented. Campers may sign-up to help in several areas; praying, scripture reading, drama and an occasional musical selection. Campers who wish to do this must participate in the camper screening at camp during registration.

Reflecting the theme and Bible verse for each day, worship will help integrate the camper’s experiences in morning devotion, Bible study, missions, and other activities. While the brief sermon each evening will challenge campers
to take action as followers of Jesus Christ, the utmost of care will be practiced to avoid manipulating or coercing any campers to respond in inappropriate ways.

After worship each evening church groups will have a response time to debrief and interpret the day’s experience. This will place campers in a familiar, safe context for individually and  collectively asking questions, considering
choices and making decisions.

Dress for worship should be comfortable, clean and modest. Those participating on stage during worship are not allowed to wear shorts, mini-skirts or printed T-shirts. Therefore all campers should bring one pair of pants or jeans
in case they are asked to lead in worship.