After nearly two years of building relationships, studying
and getting to know our current grade 6 students, it has finally came down to that time of the year again were we as a
school have to select our new leaders for next year. This year we held our leadership camp at the YWAM base and the training lasted for two days. This training was designed to build and evaluate
the students based on servant hood characters, attitudes during challenges,
teamwork and confidence. Our Theme was Becoming
imitators of Christ which was based on Matthew 20:28. With the help of
Katenda, who was our guest speaker and teacher, the Lord used his teachings to search our hearts and to humbly consider what a true leader ought to be like as we studied the
life and the example of Jesus Christ, the greatest role model of servant-leadership. This was
also an opportunity for us the staff and speakers to serve and live out the
very words we were teaching. Many of our students comes from broken homes or grew up with less-than-ideal role models and like many of us they bought into the lies of this world concerning leadership. Instead of serving, we want and sometimes demand to be served.
Of all the many camps I have been to as both a camper and a
staffer, this one was one of my all-time favorite! It
was more personal than any other camp I have ever attended and it felt much more
like a family. It was a dream come true
or more of an answered prayer. I have hoped for so long to have all my children
in one place with me, far away from the distractions and norms of their
everyday lives. Many deeply appreciated and enjoyed a time away from home. Many
were thankful to sleep in a bed alone for the first time and the girls dearly
valued their first time of privacy. I personally loved the sense of family and valued
it even more during meal times and devotions. I have so many
highlights from this camp; every moment was really exciting beyond belief. We
have been praying for God to rise up great leaders this year and trusted Him to point out those students during the camp and
He surely did. He faithfully and clearly answered those prayers. Some of those students would probably not
be many people’s first choice but their characters, practicing of the Word,
their love and concern for others stood out clearly and not only during the whole
training but also in the past one year and
ten months that I have known them personally. These are the kind of leaders we
have been praying for. Though God specifically appoints certain people as
leaders, the call to serving and imitating Christ applies to us all as Christians.
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Team work projects |
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chapel |
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Snacks + friends |
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Games + challenges |
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Amazing Race. |
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Teachings |
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meal time |
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Presentations |
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The blue birds |
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The Dandelions |
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The Pink-arrows |
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Collecting firewood | |
The hike
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catching the sunset. |
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My fellow chefs |
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Bonfire |
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