Surrender
I surrender! I surrender! Have you ever said these words before? I know I have. I want to surrender every time my kids keep asking question after question, when my spouse hands me yet another to-do list, when my work does not seem to stop, and the list goes on. Our instinct tells us to fight or flight; our culture tells us to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and start again. We need to surrender. But surrender to whom? We can surrender to others or to our desires. It is time to surrender to the God who is God of our children, our spouse, our work, and us as well.
The teaching theme for Laity Lodge Family Camp in August is “Surrender.” We will spend some time learning what it means to surrender our busy lives to God and build a relationship with God. We will not just learn how to surrender; we will begin to practice this relationship throughout the week.
Jim and Carol Anderson from Acts of Renewal will be with us during the week to help us on this journey. They have some incredible insights into family for us to experience. You can go to their website at www.actsofrenewal.com to get a taste of their great talent.
Don’t think that we are surrendering the fun. We have a fantastic week of crazy activities planned for the whole family. Our fun theme for the week is “As Seen on TV.” We will be bringing some TV shows to reality (some of them are even reality TV shows). It will be a blast.
We will be offering a variety of wonderful activities throughout the week such as:
Water Slides
Rappelling
Alpine Tower
Zip Lines
Mountain Biking
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Fishing
Sitting by the River
Sleeping
We will also be doing some great group activities like:
Rodeo
Blue Hole
Amazing Race
Family Project
Parents’ Night Out at Laity Lodge
Families Got Talent
It is going to be a fantastic week of Family Camp. Come join us and experience a time of family renewal as we surrender ourselves to God.
