Rewards for Reaching God-Sized Goals!
Rewards for Reaching God-Sized Goals! Bible Adventure and CIA is in full swing. We have been focusing on creating God-sized goals for reaching more students for Christ in our…
Seek First His Kingdom
Seek First His Kingdom By Rachel Shively Five years later… “I greatly struggled to prioritize camp…Now God has opened many doors for me to serve and lead in ways I…
Year-End Giving 2021
Year-end giving 2021 Helpful information from the ECFA Dear friends, Thank you for the prayers, support, and financial resources you have invested at Joy El. God is using…
Resilience Doesn’t Happen by Accident
Resilience doesn’t happen by accident. By Susie Barkdoll Walking from school to the host church for Bible Adventure last week, I noticed that *Blaine was teary eyed and upset.…
Facing the Giants
Facing the Giants “Life is hopeless without Jesus and children need the hope of Christ.” There are moments when I am reminded of this in very tangible and visible ways. …
A Friendly Competition
A Friendly Competition We live in a society that has adopted the mindset that all participants deserve a trophy just for showing up. In the days of yesteryear,…
Third Generation Mentoring
Third Generation Mentoring This has been a very exciting season for the 4.12 team. We have seen God working in the lives of students and ourselves in so many ways.…
Exploring Hot Topics through the lens of Scripture
Exploring Hot Topics through the Lens of Scripture My supervisor and I grew increasingly enthusiastic this morning as we planned ahead to the January Leadership Training Summit. We were specifically…
Do you have a Bible?
Do you have a Bible? Every child is important to us. Many campers are compliant and blend well with their group but some are challenges. I was riding the day…
Personal Encounters
Personal Encounters I scanned the family groups as soon as we reached the Save-A-Lot parking area to pick up our Chambersburg Day Campers. I was a bus rider that first…