Information Related to "Why I Serve at United Youth Camps"
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Each
year around 400 staff positions at United Youth Camps are filled by volunteers,
including many young adults. United Youth Camps owe them a debt of gratitude
for their willing service. Here are a few responses from young adults
to the question of why they take the time off from work or classes and
volunteer their time to serve at camp.
The
main reason I serve at camp is that I want our teens to see and begin
to understand that God's Word and His way aren't just something to talk
about at church. They're a way of life; they're how you do what you do
all the other six days of the week as well. Having grown up in the Church
myself, I know what it's like to be different from everyone else at school.
But it's all worth it. The rewards of obedience to God's law are so much
greater. If God can work through me to help even one camper inherit the
desire to please Him, I'm ecstatic! -- Sara Hawk
Serving
at United Youth Camps is such a blessing because I am able to facilitate
the same fun, exhilarating and spiritually rewarding environment that
benefited me so much as a camper just a few years ago. Camp is such a
unique opportunity to escape the normal rigors of work and school and
to make a difference in others’ lives. Camp also changes my life
and helps me to further develop as a Christian. Going to camp is truly
a highlight of my year and always leaves me wanting to return! -- Mark
Croft
I
volunteer to serve at camp because I want to “give something back.” I
believe that attending as a camper in my teen years, seeing and experiencing
that God’s way does work, was one of the factors that eventually
led me to make the formal commitment to that way. My hope is that I can
now be an example and a guide to the young people in the same way that
the staff members were to me when I was a camper. The thought that my
actions could have an effect on choices that campers make in the future
makes serving an almost overwhelming responsibility, but my weeks on
the camp staff have been among the most fulfilling of my life. -- Kevin
Blackston
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