"I've been challenged to be mentioning God more in my everyday life, like in casual conversation."
"I've been feeling as if God's been leading me to spend more time with Him in His Word and in prayer every day."
"I've been convicted that I need to be working more for Christ's Kingdom in my community by witnessing more."
These are a few things said by the high school kids at the campfire on the last evening of the conference. We had an edifying time of talking with the group of what God had shown us and used from the week to be applying to our lives. Almost everything of what people said applied to almost everyone there.
Covfamikoi (COVenanters Florida Alabama Michigan Indiana* Kentucky Ohio Illinois*) was a great success. *I'm not sure which is first or second of Indiana and Illinois. The speaker, Dr. Ken Smith, was very useful. His main topic was on "Culture: Keeping your Balance." He spoke throughout the week on what we should be doing to become World Christians. By this he meant that we should be in the world, but not of the world.
As well, we high schoolers had a discussion time that was very useful. James Faris, the pastor of our Southfield, Michigan church led a discussion time. Often, the time was split in about half. One half-hour or so would be discussion, and the other would be something else. For example, we had the speaker's son, also Ken Smith, talk about the importance of a Christian higher education, specifically Geneva College, the school where he's President at. :)
Covfamikoi wasn't just speakers and discussion, though. The high schoolers had several great games. One night, we played Capture the Flag (My team beat the other team, by the way :) and another night we had an activity with water balloon launchers. I'll explain that one more in-depth later. As well, we had great fellowship over meals, talking during free time, and talking late at night with old and new friends. I got to meet a lot of new people and also to strengthen a lot of old friendships.
Overall, this conference was one that God used to be strengthening my life. I've had problems before keeping regular on my Bible reading and personal prayer, and this conference has shown me more how I should be doing these things. Please pray for the conference attendees, that the things that God has shown them would be used to be furthering their walk with the Lord, and furthering His Kingdom.
Sorry about the formatting. Blogger's not cooperating and I don't feel like wrestling with it. By the way, the music is a bad recording of the conference psalm being sung by almost all the attendees, in case you're curious. Now, I'll not be posting for another week, since I'm going to summer camp in the morning. However, I'll hopefully have pictures of that. Eventually, I think I'll have pictures of Covfamikoi too. Good night!
