Got back from a camp meeting. So the big thing this year is that we are planning special interview sessions among the counselors/bible school teachers and their campers respectively. We’ll address any personal or spiritual issues, should they need to share it with us.
I think it is a good thing. Anytime I am at camp I try to get to know each of the kids I am counseling. At least spend one-on-one time with them getting to know them. It doesn’t take much to be a good listener. And I didn’t even take any youth minister classes to know that. You never know. This one week at camp might be the only time a kid is around so many positive people. Or it might be the only time they are introduced to Bible classes or the steps to salvation. They might be having problems at home they need to talk about. Or maybe they just need a listening ear to their problems.
I may not have the answers to all of their problems, but I at least try to be there for them. And you never know the amount of good you have the potential of doing. Maybe some kind words or an encouragement might make all the difference to them. You never know unless you try….
And I think that I could lead someone to salvation…if that was a concern of theirs. I mean it’s not too difficult. I did it once. I could do it again. You just have to know the right verses and all that. If they are truly serious they will listen. No need to worry about that.
And I’ll come prepared. I’ll have those verses bookmarked in my Bible beforehand.
Maybe I should have been a youth minister.