Five Forks Brethren in Christ (June 20-26, 2011)

           What an amazing week! Again, being a little hesitant on what to expect, I’m coming out of the week completely blown away by God and what he can do. This week I helped Five Forks with their children’s music camp. We started at 9:00 in the morning an ended at 3:30 in the afternoon. Our theme for the week was Daniel, and since that was what the musical was about we started off our day with a short devotional about his life. We then went into a time of learning songs. The kids sat for about 2 hours to learn maybe 2 songs that day sometimes 3. Then they ate their packed lunches and had game and craft time. We ended each day with reviewing the songs and learning choreography.

            1 Timothy 4:12 reads, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young but set an example for believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and purity.” This verse is one that I have heard many, many times. I saw it lived out this week by each of the kids that I met and spent time with. These kids were first through sixth grade and yet despite their age of being “children”, they surely set an example for the congregation on Sunday morning when they performed what they prepared for all week. This verse kept coming to my mind throughout the week and it just amazes me that God will use a willing vessel…no matter what the age.

            The week was quite busy and pretty tiring but I was so proud of the kids on Sunday morning when they performed. The excitement and joy on their faces just speaks volumes to the fact that they love the Lord. Barb Harbaugh, the director, challenged the kids with the verse from Proverbs 27:19 that says, “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” She challenged the kids to really show the joy of Jesus they have through how they sang and performed. I think this is a lesson we can take into our everyday lives. We come in contact with people everyday who aren’t saved, what are we portraying to them through our actions? Would someone be able to see the joy of Christ in my life just by how I acted, which ultimately is stemmed from our hearts? When Barb shared that it made me think and really question and examine my life; I want to be someone who portrays this! To be like the children on stage who’s lives reflected their love for Christ!