It is the best week of the year according to the teenagers… A 5 day camp in the countryside of São Paulo, in the middle of the woods. A unique chance for most of the teenagers, because the majority of them never has the opportunity to get away from the slum where they live and have never left the concrete jungle of this huge city. Five full days in nature, away from the poverty and problems of every day; five days of friendship, laughter, (night)games and teachings about the Bible and the life of hope God wants to give us. Every year in July, during the winter holidays, we organize a teen camp and take 20-25 teenagers with us into the woods to spend some wonderful days together. And we know that these five days can be life changing…
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| The whole group |
This year’s teen camp was once again a success! We spent five days in the woods with a group of 20 teenagers, learning together about the life story of Joseph. We lived out Joseph´s story through bible studies, walking trails, treasure hunts, night games and drama.
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| At Jacob´s place |
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| Obstacles in the way |
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talked specifically about family relationships and forgiveness, and how
God used all of that to safe many lives in Joseph´s family. We learned
that family life is God´s plan for us and that He is able and willing to
help us live well and with joy in our families. We also thought about
the forgiveness that God offers us freely and that, if we receive this
forgiveness, we´ll be able to also forgive whoever offended us.
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| Time of Bible study and conversation |
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| Games! |
We had several good moments of reflection and important conversations together, besides, of course, all the fun we had during the various games and challenges: throwing Joseph in the pit, trying to escape from prison, crossing an ice cold swimming pool to reach our dream, walking trails and more trails full of obstacles, in the dark; falling into the river while trying to cross it and conquer dinner: barbecue! And lots more!
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| Throwing Joseph in the pit |
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| Ice cold swimming pool |
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| Fun games |
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| In prison... |
We had a great time with a wonderful group of teenagers who really enjoyed nature, the free time at the swimming pool, lots of good food and all of the games and activities. We´re very thankful for the time God gave us together. Every one of these teenagers is so precious and it is so worth it to invest in their young lives! We pray that they will have learned some important lessons during camp that will help them to make wise choices and live their lives with God.
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BIG THANK YOU to every one of you who supported us in some way, sending
generous donations or investing your time and efforts working alongside
us, to make this teen camp happen! May God bless you richly!
The Casa Semear team
