21 accept Christ
at Pacific Northwest camp

LACEY, Washington—Sixty-seven campers, ages 7 to 14, and 40 staff members took part in the Pacific Northwest district Christian summer camp at Camp Gwinwood.

Amy Johnson, camp director, commented: "This summer we set off on a spiritual sailing adventure. As Captain Amy, I thoroughly enjoyed witnessing God change young lives daily at camp."

This year’s slogan was "No Way Except Jesus," and the camp theme was on sailing. They presented four sailing situations to the campers: on the dock, tied to the dock, dead in the water and sailing on open waters. Each situation paralleled a person’s spiritual condition.

When you are on the dock, you are not even a Christian. When you are tied to the dock, you are just pretending to be a Christian and you are not doing anything to grow spiritually. When you are dead in the water, you have lost your enthusiasm in following God and you feel like you’re stuck on a sandbar. When you are sailing on the open waters, you are growing and developing an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.

Katie Miller, a counselor, prepared skits during chapel that dramatized each sailing situation. The children responded well with the spiritual teaching conveyed through chapel messages by pastors Mel Dahlgren and Dee Bulante, interactive small groups and counselor-led activities.

The camp ended with a worship celebration. Twenty-one campers accepted the Lord Jesus in their lives, and 11 were baptized in the lake.

Camper Kerrie Murphy exclaimed, "Now that I’m one with God, prayers are so addicting!" Fellow camper Nathalie Elam added, "I feel like in only six days my life has been changed."

CAMP GWINWOOD—Campers
and staff at the Pacific Northwest
district Christian summer camp at
Camp Gwinwood.

BAPTISM—Dee Bulante
(right) and counselor Katie
Miller baptize Kerrie Murphy.

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