The 2nd Butterworth Creativity Youth Camp 2007

The Second Butterworth Creativity Youth Camp from 31 May 2007 till 2 June 2007 has ended. On the first day of the camp and 6.30 am in the morning, we registered and assembled at Perai Chapel . At 7.30am, we started off from Perai Chapel to the feet of Bukit Bendera. Camp members were divided into a few groups to ascend to the mountain peak by using cable cars. We spent another 45 minutes to reach the camp site whicn is Penang Methodist Center . By the time all the camp members have reached the site, it was already 11 o’clock. At 12.00 noon, we carried out our first activity, which was icebreaking. Through this game, the committee members and camp members had the chance to know each other better.
After the games, we had our lunch. We invited Rev. Wee to carry out the opening ceremony of the camp. During that time we carried out a game which maybe roughly translated as “A Thousand Words”, that is they should identify all the words that can be associated with “open”. This is one of the games that can earn points for the group.

At 3 pm, we carried out our second activity, which is a mini-sports game and a mini-playground. This is an individual competition. Participators must try on their own to have all the stamps of the committee members, and use five different stamps to complet e a form, whereby after that they ask for another form from the pastor.The winner is the one with most votes. The camp members enthusiastically tried to get all the stamps that they could. Every camp member expressed their sportsmanship. This activity continued till 5.30 pm, after which camp members assembled in the hall to hand in their completed forms to a committee member, sister Liy Ha. After doing that, they went to wash up because everyone was already hot and sweaty.

At 6.30 in the evening, we had our dinner and started the first session of Praise and Worship. The Praise and Worship team aws lead by sister Carol. Following praise and worship, Pastor Lee shared his message themed “ Do Not Hold A Debt Of Gratitude”. At 9.30 pm we started playing our Night Games, that is we say that we received a letter claiming that there will be no electricity current after 10 minutes, and all camp members must crack a code in an hours time to prevent that. The camp members were divided into six groups, each supplied with a candle which they must make sure it keeps on burning. If the candle goes out, they must go to the watchtower to find the watchman (Pastor Lee) to light the candle again. At first everyone was a bit confused because it was dark everywhere. They could only depend on the small light given by the candle, and the fact that the committee members keep on blowing off the light hampered their task even more. But in the end, the camp members were clever enough to complete the task within the given time. At 11.30 in the night, we had our supper and ended the first day of the camp.



On the second day of the camp, Pastor lead us for a 15 minute quiet time and we had group discussion after that. In the groups, Christians, who are mostly committee members as well will share with other group members their process of receiving salvation to let the others know the changes in their lives after believing in Jesus, and to let the non-Christians know more about Jesus Christ. Later, we had our supper and the committee members even opened a small stall selling instant noodles. After breakfast, praise and worship was lead by sister Carol again and we had our second talk – “Humility Opens A New View of Eternity”. The talk ended at 11.00 am. The committee members and cmap members put on their camp T-shirts and we took photos.

After taking photos, brother Kelvin took charge of some games, 12 in total. Every group’s leader was to randomly select 2 games of the 12. Just when th first game was about to start, it suddenly rained, so we had to move to the hall instead. Although it was raining outside, it did not affect our moods, and everyone was having fun. In no time, it was time to have lunch. After lunch we prepared for a more challenging activity - a journey up the mountain. Praise the Lord, for it had stopped raining had the weather was nice and cool. Everyone went towards the cable cars to look for clues to aid them to finish their tasks. We completed the taks and used some straws to create some items. We made the Twin Towers, pirate ships, rockets, yachts, guitars,… each item having it’s own charactersitic. The vice president of the camp had trouble deciding which entry was the best, so in the end our youth advisor came to judge.

At 5.00 pm, we walked back to the camp site to wash up. After that, we had dinner at 6pm. At 7.45 pm, Brother Joshua Chan and Xin Hao lead the praise and worship. After praise and worship we heard our third talk : “Obedience – A Life Guided by The Lord.” After the talk, pastor called for conviction, but sadly only a few responded.

At 9.30, he has a Live Concert lead by committee members. There as a game called “The Deadly Shot” but everyone was too shy to participate. However, all of us had fun participating the Live Concert, which ended under our happy shouts. This is the last night of the camp, so no one had he intention to sleep, but talked in groups during supper. The committee members sold instant noodles, titbits and sweets at this time too. For the sake of the camp members, the committee members insisted that everyone must go to bed at 1 am, to prepare for the third day ahead.



On the third day of a camp, we had a quiet time lead by pastor from 7.30 am to 8.00 am. After having our quiet devotional time, we had breakfast. Today’s praise and worship was also lead by sister Mavis. After that we had our fourth talk themed “ Creativity – The Revolution of the Heart and Mind.” After the talk, pastor took charge of the closing cremony and announced the winners of the activities. The prizes were distributed to the winning groups by brother Kelvin. The camp ended at 11.oo am. Everyone returned to their rooms and packed their things. We also took more photos, chatted,and exchanged contact numbers.

At noon, everyone left the camp with a heavy heart. At one o’clock, we took a cable car downhill, but it rained on the way, causing twenty over members to be stuck half way down the hill. It took five rounds of cable cars to take us all down the mountain. This caused our return to be later then the estimated time by one hour. Anyhow, we were thankful to the Lord for letting us come down the hill safely. We went to have lunch and took a bus back to the chapel. Upon arriving, we took our luggage and parted ways, each returning to his own home.

Let us not forget to pray for our friends who have not yet accepted Jesus, that they may continue to search for God even after the camp has ended.

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