Leaving La Cumbre
If you want to see where we have been, you can look for Camp La Cumbre Costa Rica on Google Maps.
Today is the last day of camp. Just finished my last lesson, summarizing where we have been, challenging believers to follow Christ more closely, and giving the uncertain and non-believers the chance to trust Jesus for salvation. The small group work and the love everyone has for each other really helps people who are not (yet) Christians feel loved enough to say they're not sure. They couldn't be in a better place to be loved and prayed into the Kingdom!
AMCA, the youth ministry here, is a pivotal work. It started as a youth group for the children of missionaries. As time has gone on, it has grown to include Costa Rican youth who want to learn English while they grow in grace. The powerful thing is that the kids will leave AMCA youth group and take what they have learned to the world. Some will remain in Costa Rica, planted and rooted here, bearing fruit. Others go home to family in America or for college, and spread the Gospel that way. Still others are going on the mission field themselves.
I guess my goal here is the same as it always is: to pour gasoline on fires the Holy Spirit starts, looking to light off even one life for the method and message of Jesus... to go and make disciples.
The whole world is within reach of a disciple-making generation, and surely some of the future leaders are here.