{"id":21788,"date":"2026-01-18T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/?p=21788"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:02:04","slug":"21788","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/2026\/01\/21788\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Leaders Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great to meet up with the Good News Camp team from 2025, plus a few newcomers who are planning to help in 2026.
\nTeam meal a chance to share memories, enjoy some good food (Thanks to our Camp Cooks, Maureen & Lou), pray together and focus our thoughts towards the summer.<\/p>\n

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THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTIAN CAMPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Salvation:<\/strong> Helping young people understand the Christian faith and giving them the opportunity to respond to the claims of Christ.<\/p>\n

Spiritual Acceleration & Ignition: <\/strong>“What happened in a week at camp would have taken a year of going to Bible study every Wednesday night… Camp sparks them to have questions or to want to learn more”.
\nImmersive Environment: Camp provides a “sanctuary where spiritual seeds are planted and watered,” away from “the distractions of life”.<\/p>\n

Authentic Community:<\/strong> Camp offers a “supportive community of peers and mentors” and a place to experience “God’s love and power” alongside friends.<\/p>\n

Faith Formation: <\/strong>It’s a place to “discover spiritual renewal,” “grow up in your salvation,” and learn to “surrender,” fostering deeper understanding and commitment.<\/p>\n

Character & Resilience:<\/strong> Outdoor challenges build “resilience, grit, and growth,” forming “character the world needs more of”.<\/p>\n

Nature as a Teacher:<\/strong> Experiencing God’s creation helps campers see His “eternal power and divine nature,” feeling “closer to God than ever before”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Great to meet up with the Good News Camp team from 2025, plus a few newcomers who are planning to help in 2026. Team meal a chance to share memories, enjoy some good food (Thanks to our Camp Cooks, Maureen & Lou), pray together and focus our thoughts towards the summer. THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21828,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21788\/revisions\/21828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcurley.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}