Thunder was Awesome!
October 24th – 26th we took 20
students and 5 leaders to Cascades Camp in Yelm for a weekend to remember.
Tom Dierenfeld of LifeSpring Covenant Church in Loveland CO
took the kids through three days of messages on what it means to be a part of the “team” of the church body. In one sermon they were given “permission to
be you.” Permission to be the person that G-d created them to be. Not necessarily
the person they feel expected to be. In another sermon each student was given a
penny to symbolize all the things they have been holding onto. The grudges they
are holding and need to give forgiveness for. They were encourage to lay down
those grudges at the alter and pick up a nail, serving as a reminder that they
are forgiven. Jesus was nailed to the cross and died for their sins. The
students were given the opportunity to accept Jesus as their personal Savior or
if they already know the Lord to rededicate their lives if they felt so led.
We had several students who made the decision to rededicate
and others who prayed for all those making these commitments. Please take this
opportunity to talk to your student about where their walk with the Lord is and
be transparent about your own. Let your student in on praying for you and what
you are working on as much as you want to be praying for them.
As campers we were divided into 4 teams and Kent Covenant
was part of the Yellow Yaks. The kids really got into the yellow glow
necklaces, bandanas, face paint, clothes etc. They competed in games in front
of the sessions, as a huge group before session, individually and we even had a
selfie challenge as a church group.
I had an amazing time getting to know the kids in my first
few days on staff. For those who don’t know me, I’m Amanda Krohn, Interim
Middle School Ministries Director. My family and I have been attending KCC for
the past year and I’m excited to fill this position until G-d brings us the
right person permanently. I look forward to getting to meet you all, please
email me if I can help in anyway.
Amanda Krohn, Interim Middle School Ministries Director
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