I’m trying to come up with devotionals to do in the cabin each night. Nightly cabin devotionals aren’t an absolute requirement. But I do like to do them just to make the kids think.
- Sunday: I’m really just planning on introducing everyone and trying to set some goals for the week. One goal I’d like for them to have is to grow spiritually. The other goal is to get them to make friends with new people. If everyone does this, we’ll accomplish alot of good next week.
- Sharing My El Salvador experiences. It’ll be one of those “You are very blessed compared to other people” type sermons. The only problem is that when I heard these type of sermons when I was a kid, I never believed them. It didn’t fully sink in until China.
- The old race sermon from I Corinthians 9:24-27. I think they’ll be able to relate to this one.
- The old “Let’s work together – One church; many members sermon.” I’ve got a good object lesson to go along with this.
- If I can find some Jungle Juice, I’ll do the “Reach for Something Good” devo.
In addition to this, I am going to pick one kid to lead the prayer each night. I don’t think it is asking too much. These kids are going to be in 8th grade and they should be able to lead public prayers. If they are too embarrassed to do it, then I’m not going to twist their arm.
I’m really looking forward to next week. I hope I’ll be able to help alot of people.
Twist their arm. They’ll thank you someday. I wish I had more experience being in front of people when I was younger. Since this is just a cabin, it will be a small group of their friends. It’s an excellent opportunity for them that shouldn’t be missed. Plus, if they make a mistake, overlook it unless someone else points it out. Then you can explain that it really isn’t important because no one is perfect. If someone goes too far, you know who will lead the prayer the next night.
Just my opinion.
bob