WORD OF LIFE FLORIDA OUTLAW SUMMER – WEEK 4

 Can you say, “Teens Involved”?  Well that was the operative word for week 4 at Word of Life Florida.  We had another completely full week with 432 campers and over 90 guests in the Conference Center.  The campers came from 12 states and two foreign  countries.  What a great week to watch God move in hearts and lives.

God moved in hearts on Saturday night when Ric Garland preached the Gospel message and 15 campers responded to the invitation for Salvation.  God moved in hearts and lives in the Bible Hour each morning as Paul Woods taught a series entitled “Live Strong”  from the book of I Peter. 

God moved in hearts and lives on Tuesday night as we presented the Bible Institute and received 52 BI applications.  Again, He was at work on Wednesday night after the drama, when the front of the auditorium filled up with students getting sin out of their lives. 

Thursday night was our Campfire night and again we saw the strong work of the Spirit of God in lives as over 250 campers responded to the invitation to serve God with their lives. 

The week culminated on Friday night with cardboard testimonies.  These testimonies helped our campers, counselors and staff to visualize the work of the Spirit of God in their lives. 

My favorite cardboard testimony was from a young man named Matt.  Matt is a leader in his church youth group, a very talented young man who plays the guitar, sings and leads worship.  Every time I saw Matt, I thought, “Wow, could use him.  He should come to the WOLBI.” Our praise team leader talked to him about the BI.  Our admissions staff talked to him about the BI and I talked to him personally.  No deal – he was going to FSU.  On Thursday at Lunch, we had a fine arts luncheon where we invited the most talented Teens Involved Competitors to lunch to talk about the music and drama opportunities at WOLBI.  Matt was a little bit more interested. 

Then on Friday night at the testimonies Matt walked up to on the platform with a cardboard testimony that said on one side: “My will, FSU.” Then he turned it over where it said, “God’s will, WOLBI.”  The whole  crowed erupted into applause.  We all realized how much God can use a talented young man who is totally committed to God’s agenda. 

Continue to pray.  Week 5 is well under way with over 400 campers again.  We are grateful to God for the opportunities.