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AYF
Camp 2009
AYF
canvas camp this year was from Saturday 25th July until Sunday 2nd
August 2009, at our usual site in Rhossili,
on the Gower in South Wales. Our working party went down on Thursday 23rd
July and for the first time
did a two day one because of the extra canvas that needs to be erected
now.
This was our 35th year there, and we had
just such an amazing time.
There
were 130 of us altogether, and the weather at the start of our 8 days
was shall we say somewhat mixed!
In fact we had a colossal amount of rain but managed (just) not to be
forced home because of the wet conditions.
We did have some good days, and that meant the beach, where great times
were enjoyed.
(All our teenagers showed immense YF camp spirit and made the very best
of what were really bad conditions on site.)
For our QT groups we looked at Old Testament characters using a Facebook
format and
that worked really
well with our epilogue themes which looked at the promises of God.
God really used this camp
again, and 20 teenagers decided to make a commitment of faith in Christ,
and to try to live by His standards.
Special
message to those here
One very
special moment was when we as a camp said farewell to Matt & Gemma
Wallace.
Matt has been our youth coordinator for the past five years, and Gemma a
voluntary youth leader.
Matt is going to train to become a vicar in the Church of England, which
means a move to Bristol, so during what was
a very emotional time, each teenager had an opportunity to have their
own special moment with them to say their farewells.
They have been exceptional leaders, and we are going to miss them so
much.
Matt's last
epilogue with us and on the last night of camp 2009 can be listen to
here
Below
are a few random pictures of our time away, many more will be available
in due course in readiness
for our family film night at 7.30pm on 11th September 2009, when the
whole family of YFers are invited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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