First Training of the Season

Geneva Ill. 2008 Training Complete

Another training in the record books. At our Geneva training camp we trained four new churches to start a Royal Family Kids' Camp in their local community, including our first camp for Russia! The Russian Director will have the extra challenge of translating not only the manuals into Russian but also the concepts and ideas for an entirely different culture.

There were 12 trainees for the four new camps and one new “Host Couple” in Training. The Host couples attend to all the creature comforts of the trainees and helped the trainers with logistical concerns. It’s our way of giving the trainees the “Royal Treatment” so they will return and treat their volunteers the same way.

Over 36 hours of classroom time, over 20 hours of direct observation time and building comradery in between. All so we can make an eternal difference in the lives of kids who just need to know that they have worth and value, and they can make it.

Thank you for helping us to start more camps for more kids.

Pictures located at the following link:
http://www.dropshots.com/Jjuhala#albums/Training%20Geneva%20Ill%202008/2008-06-07/16:41:08

DO MORE

I recently received this in an email from John Mason's "Nugget of the Week"

Do more than exist, live.
Do more than hear, listen.
Do more than agree, cooperate.
Do more than talk, communicate.
Do more than grow, bloom.
Do more than spend, invest.
Do more than think, create.
Do more than work, excel.
Do more than share, give.
Do more than decide, discern.
Do more than consider, commit.
Do more than forgive, forget.
Do more than help, serve.
Do more than coexist, reconcile.
Do more than sing, worship.
Do more than think, plan.
Do more than dream, do.
Do more than see, perceive.
Do more than read, apply.
Do more than receive, reciprocate.
Do more than choose, focus.
Do more than wish, believe.
Do more than advise, help.
Do more than speak, impart.
Do more than encourage, inspire.
Do more than add, multiply.
Do more than change, improve.
Do more than reach, stretch.
Do more than ponder, pray.
Do more than just live, live for Jesus.

- John Mason, from the book An Enemy Called Average