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MK Camp Live

July 24th, 2010

This morning most of the Camp Staff will be heading off to New Milton to set up ready for the Campers to arrive on Monday. Of course, one has left already (Happy Birthday David!)

Whilst we’re away we’ll be posting photos and short ‘live’ updates of what we’re getting up to at Camp (like these ones), so people at home can be part of the fun and the in jokes.  The photos will be posted to here on the website, and if the technology works ok, they’ll also be posted to Facebook and Twitter, so you can follow along in a way which best suits you.

We hope you enjoy the photos!

Camp 2010 Booklet

July 15th, 2010

The Camp Booklets and Polo Shirts and now ready and we’re in the process of distributing them.  But if you can’t wait to find out who you’ll be sharing a tent & table with and who you’ll be serving with on your duty day, don’t worry, because you can download the Camp 2010 Booklet by clicking the image below.

Unfortunately you’ll have to wait for your Polo Shirt as we don’t have the technology for you to download them ;o)

Prayer Topics

July 7th, 2010

Please remember to pray for Camp before, during and after the event. To assist you in praying for us here is a short list of topics/areas you might like to include – please pass this around your churches too:Praying Hands

  • David Putman:
    • David will be cycling to Camp to raise money for SOFT UK, a charity which supports parents of children with Patau’s and Edwards’ Syndrome (a chromosomal disorder which affects babies during pregnancy).  Please also consider sponsoring him too.
    • please pray for safety (and peace of mind for his mum!), good health and good spirits – and that his saddle-sore wouldn’t be too uncomfortable ;o)
  • First time campers/staff:
    • we are delighted to have some brand new Campers and Staff this year, but it can be quite daunting coming to Camp for the first time
    • please pray that they would feel welcome and settle into Camp life quickly and painlessly.
  • New Group
    • this year, for the first time in Camp’s long history, we are being joined by a non-Brigade group. We are really pleased that some members & staff of Friday Frenzy (part of Whaddon Way Church) will be at Camp this year
    • please pray for our new friends as they anticipate Camp, settle in and join the family.
  • Staffing:
    • we are blessed with a strong team of dedicated Staff who ensure that Camp is well-organised and well-run, but this year we have a slightly smaller team than usual with a number of staff missing in key areas
    • please pray for those areas with fewer staff than normal, that others will be able to fill in the gaps, and be strengthened in the process.
  • Chaplaincy Activities:
    • we are proud of our Christian faith and it now forms the backbone of everything else we do at Camp
    • please pray that the Lord would prepare people’s hearts prior to Camp, and would inspire the Chaplaincy team to develop a challenging and appropriate programme of worship, devotions & activities
  • Safety:
    • everything we do at Camp, from travelling down, to putting up the flag poles, from go-karting, to quad-biking, and even walking to Church, contains an element of risk. Of course, we do everything we can to reduce the risks to a manageable level, but it can’t all be eliminated
    • Please pray for the safety of every element of Camp life.

We will also post any specific requests which come to light during Camp too (isn’t technology great!).

Please download a PDF document containing these prayer points and distribute them at your Church and to your friends and family.

Info for First Time Campers

June 28th, 2010

CampersWe are really pleased that again this year we have a number of first timers joining us at Camp again this year.

We have a page of information specifically for those who haven’t been to Camp before. In the past we have published further information which may be of use, but which is now hidden in the archives (which you can access from the right column). So to help everyone out here are some of those articles:

Whilst it is your responsibility to keep in touch with family and friends back home [if you chose to ;o) ], they can stay in touch with what you’re getting up to at Camp by visiting the website. We do our best to post photos and short updates to the websites whilst we’re away – so be sure to pass the website address onto them – and of course you get to enjoy the updates once we all get back. This year they will also be able to follow our adventures on Twitter.

As ever though, if you still have questions that you’d like to see answered here please let us know.

Chaplaincy Books

June 28th, 2010

bookstackAs Camp approaches at great speed, it’s time for me to organise the books we want to take for the Chaplaincy Tent. Unfortunately there are still a number out on loan. If you borrowed books from the Chaplaincy Tent last year, or from the Chaplaincy Team during the year, can you please:

  • get in touch and let us know what you have
  • then either:
    • return them to Ricky prior to Camp
    • take them to Camp with you and return them to the Chaplaincy Tent

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them and found them useful and helpful – but please return them so that others can enjoy them too.