Newsletter Article Sept 2011

At the end of a summer, one question we ask our staff members is How have you grown spiritually through your time at COCUSA?  Their answers to this question are always very encouraging.  This year in particular however, their answers blew me away.  We literally have pages of staff quotes explaining how they saw God working this summer, both at camp and in their own lives.  Here are few highlights:

• “I've become a more confident leader both practically and spiritually. I have learned to work along side fellow believers who have different personalities then myself. I have learned to be more dependent on God and His grace.”
• “I have been extremely motivated to share the gospel with others. Because I share the gospel at least once a week, I feel more confident and open about Christ when I'm with my non Christian friends.”
• “While praying about camp once over the summer God told me that he is calling me to children's ministry. That is what I am going to do in college and after that. Camp helped me come to that decision.” - High School Sophomore
• In addition to these quotes, multiple individuals mentioned that serving at camp was a catalyst that helped them spend increased time reading and studying God’s word each day.

We continue to see Camp playing a very instrumental role in the lives of high school and college students.  We hire them as summer staff members and ask that they provide excellent, God-honoring service to our children and families.  In turn, we see them blessed with a deeper relationship with God, closer fellowship with the body of Christ, and new skills and sharpened gifts to serve God wherever He calls.


We hired 133 young people in 2011, and we're praying God provides at least that many for the summer of 2012.  Would you join me in praying for next summer's staff members?