2024 Buckeye Border FCA Leadership Camp
July 13-17, 2024
FCA Leadership Camp - 10-85-39-3
10-85-39-3…what is that? A locker combination, a secret code, or a password? Before I share the answer, first let me say that FCA Leadership Camp was once again, “a life-changing, spiritually equipping, and relationally impacting week of God’s grace!” That’s a mouthful!
For the first time in eight years of camp, we had to close registration two weeks prior to camp. We hit our camp limit of 155 campers and staff. Praise God! We prayed for financial help to cover scholarships for camp – God provided. We prayed for solid Huddle Leaders and staff – God provided. We prayed for good weather – God provided! We prayed for lives to be impacted eternally…thus 10-85-39-3!
Ten students gave their life to Jesus Christ for the first time ever! Eighty-five students said they had already made that decision, but that they wanted to recommit their life to Jesus! Thirty-nine said the same thing, but that God was specifically calling them to do something. They shared what they felt God was calling them to do.
- Spend more time with God
- Stand out and lead by example
- Get out of my comfort zone and spread the Gospel
- God is calling me into ministry
- To be a missionary to those in my school
- Be a minister for God
- Serve others
Let’s not forget that last number, three. Three Huddle Leaders, college students, felt called to proclaim their faith and get baptized.
Prior to camp and during camp we once again faced a few challenges. From logistics to relational issues, and even a storm that knocked out the power in the middle of the night – there were challenges. I’ve often said that doing God’s will can be messy, inconvenient, uncomfortable, and possibly face moments of suffering. But is doing the will of God worth it? Let me refer to the beginning of this article with “10-85-39-3!”
In Matthew 18, Jesus shares a story with a point. “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away! In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.” Jesus celebrates the one!
We too celebrate with Jesus and we celebrate the 10-85-39-3! Celebrate with us and give God all the glory! For those of you who prayed for camp, gave above and beyond, and served at camp, thank you! Again, to God be the glory!
