Team Meeting #1

The first Team Meeting has come and gone.  We had a great turnout at all three cities and everyone is very excited about Camp LIFE 2009.  Greer spent some time talking about the theme for this year which is Love.  Our theme verse is John 3:16 and we really want the children to grasp the concept that God loves them each individually.  Greer shared the story of Emma, a little girl who emphatically insisted that God did not love her.  You can read Emma’s Story here.  It doesn’t mean much to know that He loves you if you don’t really know who He is.  We are going to spend some time teaching the kids about the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-consuming, ever-present, never-changing God who loves them and knows the details of their daily lives.

We want the cross to be always in front of these kids because Jesus’ sacrifice is the ultimate testament of His love for us.  In order to emphasize this we are going to be doing the Lord’s Supper with our groups of orphans.  We want the kids to understand that Jesus willingly gave Himself up to be broken and suffer for them.  Our prayer is that as we are teaching the kids about God’s love for them, us American Ambassadors will come to recognize how much God loves us right now regardless of what secrets we may be trying to hide.

We also announced that we will be giving the children backpacks and a Bible this year at Camp.  You can read more about the backpacks here and learn how you can help to give every orphan a Bible this summer.  We know that the children are going to absolutely go crazy over this!

We talked about some logistics like getting your passport if you haven’t already and to begin raising support for your trip right now!  We have lowered the price of Camp LIFE and you can get that price if you sign up by the end of February.  You can log onto the Mission Control Center to see all the details of your trip and make sure you approve your flight itinerary within 14 days.  A link to the video of the Dallas Team Meeting will be posted on the Mission Control Center this week.

If you haven’t signed up then I’m not exactly sure what you are waiting for.  Maybe you are waiting for a sign from God.  Here is your sign:  For every American who comes to Camp, 12 orphans get to come to Camp.  So if you aren’t there, 12 orphaned children will miss Camp.  You can go ahead and sign up now.

We will be having a conference call for those not located in Texas on Sunday, February 28th at 8PM CST.  Please be checking your email for more details.

If you missed out on the first Team Meeting, then be sure to make the next one in March.

Austin: Friday, March 27th from 7 PM until 10 PM
Houston: Saturday, March 28th from 1 PM until 4 PM
Dallas: Sunday, March 29th from 2 PM until 5 PM