Campamento Xtremo 2

Well, we finished up a second and even cooler camp two weeks ago.   The camp we did in January went over so well with our 35 campers (6 of whom accepted Christ) that they asked for another one in July/August, so we gave them one.  We continued with the Patriot theme and taught about what it means to be a soldier in God’s army, using examples from David’s Mighty Men (II Samuel 23:8-21) and studying about spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:10-18).  It turned out to be a real hit with 78 campers attending, nine of whom gave their lives to the Lord.  Amen! 

Months before the camp started, the group of leaders from the Alto Voltaje youth group started meeting three times a week to plan the details.  Several times a week Walter went with a few other teammates to go prepare the land at PETRA Ministries, clearing out underbrush and setting up the obstacle course and game sites.  It was a lot of hard work, but the Lord really blessed us with the hands to get it all done in time.  The Campamento Xtremo camp ministry (which is part of the Alto Voltaje youth ministry, directed by Jimmy Sisley) has made such a name for itself that we are now in high demand to plan other extreme camps!  We will be doing 3-day camp at the end of this month for Colegio Ricardo Palma (the Christian school where I used to teach English).  The same school is also requesting two more camps for October and November for other age groups.  We are very excited about this and looking forward to the challenges and joys of putting it all together.  Below is the promotional video we used to advertise the camp followed by some pictures from when the camp was in session (click on pictures to view larger).

 

 

All the campers and leaders

Jimmy Sisley leading the masses

 

Knot-tying workshop

Getting hosed down on a super hot day

 

The camp leaders and people who made the camp possible
(Back: Vann, Solomon, Walter, Alexis, Jean, Cristina, Catya, Guily, Esteban
Front: Jimmy, Ines, Daniel, Peter, Bedman)

Getting decorations ready for the Hawaiian luau Saturday night

First Aid workshop

 

Afternoon relay games

 

Lunch time

Water balloon volleyball

Part of daily obstacle course

Part of daily obstacle course

Campers practicing music to lead worship in nightly chapel sessions

 

Walter showing off one of the camp T-shirts given away as prizes
 

 If you would like to see more pictures of the camps we have done and will be doing, you can “like” our Facebook page, Campamento Xtremo.  If you would like to donate to this ministry, please write checks to “Glenrock Baptist Church” with “Peru camp ministry” in the memo and send to

Glenrock Baptist Church

P.O. Box 151

Fort Mill, SC 29716

Thanks so much for all of your love, prayers and support!  God bless!