Super Summer Camper Thought It Was A Blast
By Renee Caraballo
September 2009
“Rebellion: resistance to or defiance of any authority, control or tradition.” This year at Super Summer was unlike any year that I had ever experienced, with such tremendous growth and amazing people and staff. It will be the year I remember most.
From the moment we got there, I knew it was going to be an amazing week. We were the blue bandits, took second in B.L.A.S.T games, won best mascot, and participated in multiple challenge course elements like the zip line, “Ready to Fly” and the high-ropes course.
Over the week, we grew closer together, met new friends, surrendered ourselves to God and most importantly let Him take us.
In one of our church group meetings that we had every night, Pastor Casey asked us what we thought when we first heard the theme of “rebellion.” Rebellion at schools and against our parents were the answers that were the most given.
The theme turned into something so much greater than talking about how we should treat our parents or even school officials. It turned into rebelling for Christ, taking a stand for doing what is right and being the difference the world needs to see.
Over the week we learned many things. But probably the most important is that being a Christ-follower would be one of the hardest but most rewarding things that we could ever do.
We had a “funeral” and a “wedding” all in one week. The “funeral” was where we not only confessed and gave our sin up to God, but Ryan Fontenot (the camp pastor) had us find a friend that we trusted and had us tell our sin to that person as well. Whether it was sexual immorality, a porn addiction, lust or anything, we gave it up. The “wedding” was where we melded ourselves with God and we took the challenge to stand up for Him.
The message was to simply rebel against the things of this world, not to conform but transform. Romans 12:2 was the memory verse for this year, “Don’t be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.” (CEV)
It is hard to explain the wholeness of the change that happened in our youth group over that week. But I have full faith that our youth will be willing to stand up and say “Yes, I do follow Christ” and not be ashamed.
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