dcf camp 2005!!!

in all the camps that i have attended, i say that as of status quo DCF camp 2005 is the best one! not because i got really involved in it as member of the execom, but of reasons definitely other than that.

this was one of the camps that the messages truly pierced right through my bones! twas like it reminded me of always be on fire for God.

i had the pinaccle of burning passion to serve Him when i genuinely accepted Him as my Lord and Saviour later part of my high school life. i was really motivated to serve Him more than anything else.

the camp indeed in many ways or another refreshed that notion. i believe i speak in general that many Christians have their own backsliding moments. that is *running away FROM the race* instead of FINISHING the race.

i really must admit that without the fellowship and DCF to remind me of where i should go, i could have not help swimming with the current. in other words, going with secular ideologies. good thing there are these accountable people that can really call my attention. hence, the camp was such a good activity. by the way just saying good is an understatement.

before the semester started, i prayed for the academic semester the camp and other dcf concerns. hence, i just surrendered everything to Him. i did not know what His plans were but i was assured that they were all for good.

true indeed, not by our own works, but by His works! during our first night in the camp site, the execom met and discussed... and guess what, we fell short approximately 6,000 pesos! we did not have enough cash at that time... no, we did not have funds at that time! we did not know what to do, we just prayed. and guess what, from -6,000 we had +10,000 after the camp! truly God is gracious!

anyway, let's talk more about what happened during the camp.

our *planned* program of activities did not really go as planned. we were supposed to have our own version of *amazing race*, when it really rained hard. so, changes were made, but eventually everything went well. the amazing race was really one big test to our physical limitations. it made me realize that i am out of exercise. i easily got body cramps! out of the five teams, we finished 4th. but then again, it's not about our position, but more importantly, we finished the race and we had one big blast of fun!!! :)

evening came and there was a *campers' night*. this is where we had to show our God-given talents, that is... in the form of a play. knowing me, i forgot how to make a decent script for the simple reason that i had written a skit more than 5years ago already! so, we brainstormed. it was where our creative juices came out. i did not realize that DCFers were so full of potential and talents, not to mention the burst of creativity that went booming. we had a lot of fun preparing the play and even had greater of it, when the moment came.

the campers were full of energy and they were at performance level. there were people that i did not really think they were such until i saw them performed. to summarize everything. it was AWESOME. did i mention that there were awards? there were three: best performing group, most creative group, best actor/actress.

oh well, we just got the two out of three awards :D the best creative group and the best actor award. i thought jason (my groupmate who won the best actor award) did well during the play, but i did not really think that he would surpass other campers when it came to acting... well, for the two awards, we thank the judges, Kuya Dave (one of DCF's spiritual adviser), Kuyas Derf and ooopssss... i forget the name of the last one (he is now a UP math instructor and a pastor), both DCF alumni.

i really had fun and i can say that there was no dull moment during the camp. i was blessed by the activities, had fun with the games, feel spiritually renewed by the messages and worship, greatly inspired by the group discussions, and comfortable with the fellowship.

the pictures that you see in this blog are pictures of our group (the color pink group, hehe). sorry for not posting other pictures of other campers, but blogspot limits only 5pics to upload per post. and besides, it really took a lot of time uploading them :D

all glory and honor and praise to God only!