Children are special at RRC

CentriKid Camp - Day 4

2010-06-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

The last full day of camp was great. Campers scattered on the recreation field completing a variety of crazy and sometimes messy tasks in an campwide event called OMC, which stands for Organized Mass Chaos.
Our group had some time in the pool, and we were grateful for nice weather and some relief from the heat in the afternoon.
The kids recalled a lot from their morning Bible study on Joseph during our RRC church group time which led to some good discussion. We ended the night with a worship service and performance by some of our campers on stage.
It has been a great week of worship and fellowship. Pray for our safe return home.
In the meantime, photos from the day are viewable right here.

CentriKid Camp - Day 3

2010-06-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

Another long but rewarding day at camp! Check out the pics here.

CentriKid Camp - Day 2

2010-06-16T03:59:00.000-07:00

Day two of camp was full of activities. Kids started the day with a good breakfast (Stay away from the yogurt, though...just ask Cole). They studied God's Word during morning devotion. They spent some time in the warm Florida sun at recreation, ate lunch, then broke up into their individual activities. The evening worship service was powerful and the kids got to shake out the rest of their energy during the nightly party. It was a great day and we're looking forward to another one tomorrow. Check out more photos by clicking on the title of this post or right here. Keep us in your prayers. Until next time...

CentriKid Camp - Day 1

2010-06-14T20:05:00.000-07:00

The caravan from Raiford Road arrived safely at Lake Yale with only one bathroom break in between. Campers enjoyed a game of tug of war (boys 1, girls 0), got sorted and settled into their rooms, chose activities for the week, ate a delicious dinner of salad, ham and country fried something and ended the day with an opening ceremony bash. Check out some photos from the day by clicking on the title of this post or right here. Stay tuned, keep praying...there's much more to come tomorrow!

Son Rock Kids Camp

2009-07-22T09:43:00.001-07:00

Our annual Vacation Bible School was held nightly at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17, 2009.

Camp Video

2009-06-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

All the camp pictures with some favorite camp tunes as background! Enjoy!

Final Day

2009-06-19T13:47:00.001-07:00

As was the case last year, I was too tired and too sad to immediately post the final camp message...here it is, a week later.
These pictures are from Thursday night and Friday morning. On Thursday night, after church group devotions and worship there was a party that consisted of a talent show. All campers who took tracs that taught performance type skills during the week got to show the entire group what they learned.
Thank you, parents, for allowing us to take part in ministering to your children for the week. As always, I believe the chaperones got the biggest blessing!

OMC

2009-06-12T02:26:00.000-07:00

OMC stands for organized mass chaos. How can chaos be organized?
All campers are divided into Bible study groups. On the last full day of camp (Thursday), those groups compete to win the OMC Competition. Every camper receives a task card, completes it (which may require running around the OMC circle while "mooing" but usually tasks require water and shaving cream!) and returns it back to their group leader. This process is repeated until time runs out. The team with the most completed tasks wins! Click on the title to check out our gang participating in OMC.

On another note - tonight the Lord visibly moved in several of our children's lives. The Lord has added 2 more names to the Book of Life!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He has also convicted several hearts to a higher level of commitment to Him. Praise Him for answered prayers!

Centri-Kid Camp Day Three

2009-06-10T21:58:00.000-07:00

Click on the link to view the "Favorite Thing About Camp" picture slideshow.
So here's the latest update:
Our illin' counselor, Amy, is well. It's great to have her back and able to enjoy the children.
We have such a wonderful group - a great bunch of kids who have really bonded this week. Keep praying for them - that the unity among them will strengthen and that God will have an eternal impact on their lives through their experiences this week. Specifically, pray for the children who are not saved that they will accept God's free gift of salvation and for those who are, that God will speak directly to them in His guidance on how they are to represent Christ in their lives as young people.
And, by the way, just a notice that these guys are being spiritually fed but the Bible study & worship times don't make great pics, you just get to see the crazy stuff! What's really great is that the counselors always point the children back to Jesus whether they're playing basketball, painting or learning sign language!

Centri-Kid Camp - Day Two

2009-06-10T04:37:00.001-07:00

We had a great day! It started off a bit uneasy with a few illnesses, but our girls have pulled through and feel better. Please pray for chaperone, Amy Nelson, that the Lord will strengthen her so she can experience what He has to offer at camp.
Today was the first day to start "tracks" - where the students choose classes to take throughout the week - Babysitting, Flag Football, Basketball, Crafts, etc.
Jesus 360 is the theme for this week. Pray that our young people will get to know Him more intimately as they continue with this focused concentration on the Jesus, His nature and His power to save.

Centri-Kid First Day

2009-06-08T21:11:00.000-07:00

We are having a blast so far! Check out our pictures by clicking the title.

Please pray that God will do a mighty work in the lives of all of the children at camp this week. Pray that He will open the hearts and minds of the kids in our group and create a unifying bond that will glorify the Lord.

March Newsletter

2009-03-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Click the link above to get an update on the Children's Ministry at Raiford Road Church.

Children's Centri-Kid Camp

2009-02-05T07:04:00.000-08:00

Almost 30 children have signed up to attend Centri-Kid camp in June. Sign up and registration fees were due on February 1st so please contact Joe or Michele Long to make your payment if you have not already done so. You may take a look at the schedule of events by clicking this link: http://www2.lifeway.com/fuge/index.php/centrikid/schedule/
We are excited to work with your children during this activity and fun-filled week! Please begin praying for the children and counselors who will attend this ministry.

The Christmas County Spelling Bee

2008-12-07T19:14:00.000-08:00

Our children's ministry produced this play on Sunday, December 7th and did such a fabulous job! Thanks to the children, parents and especially the workers for working so diligently to make this production possible. Glory to God! Click the above link to view a few pictures.

Children's Christmas Program scheduled for December 7th

2008-11-26T08:19:00.000-08:00

Our children's ministry has been working hard on developing a Christmas play to perform for you on Sunday, December 7th at 6:30 p.m. Come and show your support of our children and volunteers who worked so hard to make this special.
Attention parents: We will hold an additional practice night on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

Kids 4 Christ will resume on January 11th

2008-11-26T08:15:00.000-08:00

The Kids 4 Christ team has been working hard all year and they continue to do so. During the month of December, however, they will be taking time off to plan for next year as they are excited about introducing new curriculum and methods of learning God's Word. There will be no Kids 4 Christ during December for that reason but we will be back in business on January 11th. Don't forget to peek in our improved room upstairs to check out all that space we have now!

Calling all 4th & 5th Graders!!!

2008-09-08T05:18:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, September 13th at 9 am, we will be going out to the Baker County Little League football field to pass out ice cold water bottles to all the football players and cheerleaders and inviting them to visit us at Raiford Road Church. We are asking for all 4th & 5th graders to help with this special outreach program. Please click the title link to access the permission slip, fill it out and return it to us by Wednesday, September 10th.

Last Camp Blog

2008-06-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the delay on our final blog. It was a bit saddening for this trip to be over. We all grew as individuals and as a group. To know that this special time has ended didn't encourage a grand finale type final post. Nevertheless, there must be closure. Our last day is depicted in the final slideshow pictures. I also had to tidy up and add a few photos that were neglected - Campers of the Day and chaperones with war paint (gotta include that!)
Thanks to all who prayed for us. We felt your prayers in His protection and presence. We grew closer to the Lord, learned more about Him and better understood how we can have a real relationship with Him.
Thank you, parents, for giving your children to the Lord this week.

Centri-Kid Day 4

2008-06-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

Wow! Time flies when you're having fun!
It seems like we just got here. It truly has been an action-packed week.
Today offered new experiences for our campers as some of the groups displayed some of their newly acquired skills they learned this week at a variety show. The Percussion, Drama, Praise, Cheerleading, and Foot Praise were the entertainment for the evening.
We got to experience a Centri-Kid favorite tradition, OMC (Organized Mass Chaos). Bible study groups competed in a task-oriented competition. It was a great cooperative project for the young people to enjoy - and quite messy also!
God has truly blessed this trip. We have seen Him in action this week and are excited to share our stories with you.
Check out the pictures of the day by clicking the title.

Centri-Kid - Day 3

2008-06-11T21:05:00.000-07:00

We had a blessed day today. What fun! Thanks for your prayers, we felt them. Pray for Zack as the sun exposure has made him ill.
Our chaperones had a wonderful prayer time this morning. It was truly phenomenal to meet with God this morning and see how He helped us to love on the children and just enjoy our time with them in His name.
The children are going non-stop with Bible study, their special interest courses, our church group and quiet times, meals (gotta eat!) and worship. We really have a great group of kids with whom I am grateful we could spend this time.

Don't forget to check out the pictures from today by clicking on the title.

Centri-Kid Camp -- Day 2

2008-06-10T21:44:00.000-07:00

"Everyone in this room may not make it to heaven." Those words rang through my mind and heart as one of the counselors was speaking to our group tonight. My eyes insantly watered and I felt a tremendous pressure mounting in my chest. "But I love them, they all have to go to heaven." (My thought after meeting most of these young people only yesterday, imagine how our Lord feels when He who knows us, created us and loved us from the very beginning gets rejected by us, paving our own paths straight to hell.) "Then don't allow that to happen." If any one of the 30 choose to reject the Lord, I'm to blame because I had 5 days of their lives to make a lasting impression for the Lord and I failed. 30 children, 30 names, 30 souls to pray for. Here they are - please join me and our counselors in praying for their salvation, sanctification and any other needs they may have that only He knows about and only He can fulfill:
Rebekah, Rachel, Madison, Jordan, Kelsey, Israel, Siearra, Jamie, Sydney, Mia, Colleen, Payton, Bethany, Ashton, Klara, Amanda, Jessica, Travis, Jessie, Eli, Gabe, Cameron, Tyler, Jacob, Dylan, Zack, Butch, Bradley, Mark & Aaron

CLICK THE POST TITLE TO VIEW PICTURES FROM TODAY'S ACTIVITIES

First Day at Centri-Kid

2008-06-10T06:42:00.000-07:00

30 children and 7 adult chaperones attended their first day at Centri-Kid. We're getting ready for a "Lights, Camera, Action!" packed week in which we all plan to return home with a new story, our story, about how God changed our lives. Pray for us!

Click the title to view the picture album - more pictures to come each day!

Centri-Kid Camp Update

2008-05-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

Parents of children who will attend Centri-Kid: Do not forget to complete the participant form and turn in to the church office as soon as possible.

We will leave at 11am on Monday, June 9th so please be at the church no later than 10:30.

If you have not received the camp participant packet, please see Joe or Michele Long to get yours.