Band Of Survivors Team Update 3



Dear Metro,

Today is the 25^th of June and we’re starting to intensify our time here at BOS. Starting the day off with a nice breakfast from the Wonderland Camp staff we were fully energized. Collette Webster stopped by and really blessed us with tips and tactics on how to study the Bible. After a nice nap we were also blessed by Captain Carol Lewis. She gave us so much information on evangelism. Today was truly an intense day. Next thing on the list was a nice planning meeting for our upcoming programs, which include Summer Prayer and Praise Night 1 (Friday June, 27, 2008 at 7:00pm), programs at Templo Laramie, and upcoming VBS stuff. On a different note it has been pretty fun and funny here because our CELL PHONES, also known as our only source of data, communication, time, and etc has been pushed to the side for a while, and considering the fact that everything we do here is on a schedule, nobody seems to know what time it is anymore. Ending the night on a cool side, we had a night swim. Although I didn’t swim I still had fun playing volleyball and just relaxing for the rest of the night. “Just Keeping In Touch”

By Lemard Fields

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Band Of Survivors Team Update 2


Today we did a couple of cool things. One thing we did was took a test to learn about spiritual gifts. That was a really cool thing because it’s nice to know what God is calling you to do for him. We also learned what each others spiritual gifts were. That was nice because now we how to work with each other spiritually and know what that feels like. That leads me to the next activity of the day.

We all did a high ropes course. That was cool because that really gave us a chance to really work with each other and to know what the experience could be like. We all had a good time. We all had to depend on one another for support mentally and physically. We all gave each other words of encouragement and tried to help each other across the ropes. It was a great way for us to learn one another’s strengths and weaknesses.

It was a good day overall, and there was even a theme. It was getting to know one another and just really helping each other when we know they really need it. Lifting one’s spirit is what we all want to accomplish, and we had a really good chance to do that today. With the experience we all had today, I can really say that God touched us in a new and special way.

By Addie Clayborne

Be sure to check out the slideshow of today's photos!

BAND OF SURVIVORS TEAM UPDATE 1


Good News! Band of Survivors is in full swing (and has been for two days), and is off to a fantastic start! Each day, you'll be able to check back to BandofSurvivors.com to read an informal report written by a Survivor, and view a slideshow of photos from the day. Also, if you visit MetroYouthNetwork.com, you will be able to read our Bible study (we call them RevoDevos) from that day.

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Today was the first day of Band of Survivors 2008! I know the Lord is going to do great things through us when we let Him. We met up at DHQ and then headed from there to camp wonderland. Then we set up tents (yes we are staying in tents, which is oodles of fun, naturally).It was really a good day for getting to know each other. We had free time and relaxed a bit, then we had our cell groups, in which we talked about Paul’s letter to the Galatians. We discussed Paul’s calling from God and the contrast between God’s calling and a worldly calling. Later we made a fire and ate s’mores, which was significant because Lisa had never had one before. We sang some praise choruses and then we prayed over each other. We talked about the areas we want to grow in spiritually and then we asked God to strengthen us and bless us in that.

By Liz Brundige

Be sure to check out the photos from today!