Merry Christmas Everybody!
I hope you have a fantastic time celebrating the birth of our humble hero Jesus Christ :)
On that note, I thought you might enjoy this too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E-9Z8sFyRs
Merry Christmas, and God bless you! :)
Derek
Luke 2
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
CHRISTMAS WISHES!
Hey! How
are ya!?
Little secret: Got some WARRIOR CAMP legitness coming via UPS and making it's way across the country! (They really are all about logistics! :) It left Heyburn, Idaho and just hit Boise, Idaho @ 1:30 a.m. today. Should hit my house tomorrow! Can’t wait + think all ya WC xtreme freaks
might like this! Have a great weekend,
and don’t miss out on what Christmas is all about!
Luke 2 = #BESTGIFTEVER!
What's 1 of your favorite Christmas memories, and the best gift you've ever given?
What's 1 of your favorite Christmas memories, and the best gift you've ever given?
Love you all and Merry Christmas!
Derek
Friday, November 1, 2013
SPECIAL FALL SHOUTOUT TO WARRIOR NATION!
Date: November 1, 2013
From: Nampa, Idaho
Email: warriorcamp1@yahoo.com
SPECIAL UPDATE...
Hello WARRIOR NATION!
Hope you're doing great and having a fantastic Fall!
Wow! Welcome to this special update. I'm not sure where to begin. But somehow, I'm gonna try to keep my own words brief.
Recently, I heard about something super cool, and when I finally got to see it, it left me overwhelmed with joy and thanks to God. It's from a 5th grade boy who just recently wrote a paper for school about his experience at WARRIOR CAMP. He wrote it for English class and, after working on it from September 2 to September 9, he recently turned it in on September, 13, 2013, nearly 6 years to the day from our very first WARRIOR CAMP. His assignment? Write a paper about the most challenging thing you have ever done.
He gave me the green light to share it with you (thanks bro!) and I hope you enjoy it! And so, without further delay, here is his unedited paper, presenting WARRIOR CAMP in his own words. Check it out! (He's a good writer...I might have to recruit him to take-over this blog!)
He gave me the green light to share it with you (thanks bro!) and I hope you enjoy it! And so, without further delay, here is his unedited paper, presenting WARRIOR CAMP in his own words. Check it out! (He's a good writer...I might have to recruit him to take-over this blog!)
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Challenges I Had At Warrior Camp
I had to face many challenges at Warrior Camp. Warrior Camp is a day for boys go to my church, and learn about God through a lot of fun activities and sermons.
The
first thing we did was divide into two teams, a red team and a blue team. After that each team got their own flag. We took the flags and marched around yelling
our team name as loud as we could. Next
we started to warm up for a game of Extreme Tag. It was hard and challenging because most of
the guys were faster than me. But the game
was very fun, and I only got out once.
Then we went inside to eat lunch.
During lunch there was a competition.
There were four people standing in a line. I was one of the four guys. We each got goggles and a giant deflated
balloon. When our leader said go we had
to be the first to blow our balloon up until it popped. I am proud to say I won!
After
lunch, we had a worship time and a
sermon. We sang a lot of praise songs,
and I loved every song we sang. Then we
heard a sermon that talked about being a man of God, and following His
will. It was and still is a challenge
for me to do that.
When
we were done with that we went outside to a small hill beside our church. One person from each team stood on top of the
hill in a box that was painted on the ground.
The rest of us laid on x’s that
had been painted all over the grass.
When the leader said, “ Go”, the
person on the hill had to go drag his teammates up the hill to the box. As soon as a person was dragged to the box, he could help the leader drag the next
person. The team that got all their guys
to the box first won. We played that three times, but the third time was much
harder because some of the leaders were shooting Nerf darts at us while we
tried to drag our teammates to the box.
If we got hit by a dart, we had to lay down right where we were and wait
to be dragged back to the box. The game
went on till one team was either all laying on the ground, or all safe. My team won twice.
We played a couple
more games, made a cool spear out of sticks we got from around Lake Lowell, and
then went in for a second sermon. During
that sermon we learned that God can forgive us for the bad things we have done.
Snack
time was next. During snack time we
played a game where we had four people
from each team to volunteer to sit at a table, pick a bag, and eat whatever was
inside. I was one of the
volunteers. Two of us had to eat
whatever was in the bag without throwing up, or refusing to eat it. The other two people on our team had to
encourage us to eat it, or eat it themselves. Whichever team ate the most without throwing
up would win. Some of the items eaten
were pickled pig’s feet, a whole bag of marshmallows, ten War Heads all at
once, and half of a Monster drink. After
my team won, there was a bonus round.
This time one person from each team had to stand on a chair, and had to
eat two other mystery items without spitting it out. Whoever ate the most when three minutes were
up, won. I volunteered for our
team. The two items were a raw onion,
and a raw jalapeno. I ate almost half of
the onion, and about three-fourths of the jalapeno, winning ten bonus points
for my team because of bravery! Half an
hour later my competitor threw up all over the wall inside the building. After that incident our leader made us all go
back outside for a giant slime
fight! It was really fun!
We
got on our swimsuits next for some water
games. We had a water gun fight, played in the pool, competed to see who could
hold their breath the longest, and then got shot into the pool by a giant human
sling shot! Then we dried off and went
inside for our final sermon.
During
the final sermon we had a wall made of cinder block where we could write down
some of the sins we needed to stop
doing. At the end of the sermon, a guy took a sledge hammer and smashed down
the wall. That is kind of like how God
forgives us of our sins. When we say we are sorry, God forgives us and our sins
can be gone so that there is nothing separating us from God. That was the biggest challenge of the day.
After that, we went outside for the final game of the
day. This was best game of the day. We divided into our teams, and stood side by
side on the field. There were all kinds
of foam weapons in front of our teams.
When the leader said, ”Go”, we had to run out, grab a weapon, and attack
the other team. If you were hit anywhere
on your body you had to pretend to die for five seconds. Then you could sit up
and attack people who came near you, but you couldn’t leave that spot. Whichever team had the last man standing
won. When we were done with that game we
went back inside and tallied up the points of each team. Our team won!! We all got candy, but the winners got twice
as much. It was awesome!
It was the most challenging, yet fun day in my
life! The only day just as good or maybe
even a little better was the next year at Warrior camp, but that is another
story!
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Wow. God thing! To Him be the glory!
We love ya bro! Thanks for sharing your paper with us, and I can't wait to hang out with you @ WARRIOR CAMP 2014 next year. So proud of you, and keep letting God do His thing in you. He's pretty awesome! :)
We love ya bro! Thanks for sharing your paper with us, and I can't wait to hang out with you @ WARRIOR CAMP 2014 next year. So proud of you, and keep letting God do His thing in you. He's pretty awesome! :)
And, I want to give a big shoutout to all the WARRIOR CAMP Leaders for your heart for God, your heart for kids and students, and for all your sweat. Couldn't do it without you! (And we'd just miss you anyway if we tried!).
And big thanks to you in WARRIOR NATION for your encouragement, prayer, support, and for helping make it all possible for the boy who wrote this paper, and for other boys like him. Thank you so much! God is raising up a new generation of young men after His own heart, and that's something to celebrate!
And big thanks to you in WARRIOR NATION for your encouragement, prayer, support, and for helping make it all possible for the boy who wrote this paper, and for other boys like him. Thank you so much! God is raising up a new generation of young men after His own heart, and that's something to celebrate!
That's all for now. More later :)
Have a great weekend, and a fantastic Thanksgiving full of celebrating His goodness, and may God continue to smile over you!
All for His glory,
Derek
I Chronicles 16:34 + I Chronicles 29:10-13
I Chronicles 16:34 + I Chronicles 29:10-13
Sunday, September 8, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARRIOR CAMP!
Date: September 8, 2013
From: Nampa, Idaho
Email: warriorcamp1@yahoo.com
Today: WARRIOR CAMP's 6th Birthday!
Today: WARRIOR CAMP's 6th Birthday!
Bible Verse of the Day:
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people,
my chosen, the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.
- Isaiah 43:19-21
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Hey WARRIOR NATION!
Today WARRIOR CAMP's turns 6 years old! (So stoked!). Ever felt a flood of deep, good, satisfied, inexpressible emotion, and awe of God? It's so humbling and exciting to be apart of what God has been up to from what seems like an impossible (yet God-blessed) beginning to where He has brought WARRIOR CAMP now. He gets all the glory!
Thank you also for all your prayers, support, and encouragement. We wouldn't be where we are without prayer!
On this special 6th Birthday Update, I thought it would be fun to show you some pictures from ALL our WARRIOR CAMP events, from our very 1st WARRIOR CAMP through this Summer, 2013. I've included them below ... feel free to check em out!
Thank you again for all your prayer, encouragement and financial support. As my University Chancellor ingrained in us, nothing of eternal importance ever happens apart from prayer. That's true for WARRIOR CAMP too. And on this special day, all of us on the WARRIOR CAMP Team owe a big shoutout to God for what He's been up to at WARRIOR CAMP! We're blessed and grateful to be apart of what He's already done, and excited at the surprises He's going to unveil next! I love the Bible verse above...God is doing a new thing...wow! Doesn't that makes us feel like a kid on Christmas eve, waiting with eager expectation at what God is going to do next? How awesome is God?! Let's be ready, alert, and excited for Him to do His thing!
So, without further delay, here's a fun WARRIOR CAMP "Journey in Pictures" from the beginning to the present. I hope you like it, and thanks for celebrating with us, what God has been doing, on this 6th Birthday of WARRIOR CAMP!
To God be the glory,
Derek
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I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people,
my chosen, the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise.
- Isaiah 43:19-21
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Hey WARRIOR NATION!
Today WARRIOR CAMP's turns 6 years old! (So stoked!). Ever felt a flood of deep, good, satisfied, inexpressible emotion, and awe of God? It's so humbling and exciting to be apart of what God has been up to from what seems like an impossible (yet God-blessed) beginning to where He has brought WARRIOR CAMP now. He gets all the glory!
Thank you also for all your prayers, support, and encouragement. We wouldn't be where we are without prayer!
On this special 6th Birthday Update, I thought it would be fun to show you some pictures from ALL our WARRIOR CAMP events, from our very 1st WARRIOR CAMP through this Summer, 2013. I've included them below ... feel free to check em out!
Thank you again for all your prayer, encouragement and financial support. As my University Chancellor ingrained in us, nothing of eternal importance ever happens apart from prayer. That's true for WARRIOR CAMP too. And on this special day, all of us on the WARRIOR CAMP Team owe a big shoutout to God for what He's been up to at WARRIOR CAMP! We're blessed and grateful to be apart of what He's already done, and excited at the surprises He's going to unveil next! I love the Bible verse above...God is doing a new thing...wow! Doesn't that makes us feel like a kid on Christmas eve, waiting with eager expectation at what God is going to do next? How awesome is God?! Let's be ready, alert, and excited for Him to do His thing!
So, without further delay, here's a fun WARRIOR CAMP "Journey in Pictures" from the beginning to the present. I hope you like it, and thanks for celebrating with us, what God has been doing, on this 6th Birthday of WARRIOR CAMP!
To God be the glory,
Derek
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1st WARRIOR CAMP 9-8-2007 LAKE LOWELL PARK . NAMPA, IDAHO RED WARRIOR TEAM |
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1st WARRIOR CAMP 9-8-2007 LAKE LOWELL PARK . NAMPA, IDAHO BLACK WARRIOR TEAM |
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SUMMER 2009 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON WARRIOR CAMP'S "SEASON 2" |
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SUMMER 2010 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON |
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SUMMER 2010 NAMPA, IDAHO |
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WARRIOR'S BIRTHDAY BASH! 10-2-2010 / OBIC MINISTRIES / LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA HAPPY BIRTHDAY STERLING! |
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FATHER/SON WARRIOR CAMP EVENT w/ BRENTWOOD CHURCH 10-23-10 / OBIC MINISTRIES / LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA WE LOVE YA BRENTWOOD! |
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SUMMER 2011 NAMPA, IDAHO |
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SUMMER 2012 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON SUMMER DEBUT FOR THE NEW SISTER-MINISTRY TO WARRIOR CAMP KNOWN AS "CHOSEN"! |
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SUMMER 2012 NAMPA, IDAHO SUMMER DEBUT FOR THE NEW SISTER-MINISTRY TO WARRIOR CAMP KNOWN AS "CHOSEN"! |
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SUMMER 2012 NAMPA, IDAHO |
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SUMMER 2012 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON |
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1st WAR GAMES WEEKEND! SUMMER 2012 TRINITY PINES CAMP / CASCADE, IDAHO Grades 7-12+ |
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SUMMER 2013 NAMPA, IDAHO CHOSEN LEADERSHIP TEAM CHOSEN'S "SEASON 2" |
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SUMMER 2013 NAMPA, IDAHO CHOSEN'S "SEASON 2" |
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SUMMER 2013 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON CHOSEN'S "SEASON 2" |
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SUMMER 2013 NAMPA, IDAHO |
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SUMMER 2013 GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON |
Saturday, March 2, 2013
WARRIOR CAMP HEADS-UP!
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FROM: My new home in Nampa, Idaho
Verse of the Day: Joshua 1:9 (Check it out :)
Email: warriorcamp1@yahoo.com
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HELLO WARRIOR NATION! (It's been too long!) How are you?!
I hope you're doing well and having a great 2013!
Here's a quick snapshot of what we're stoked about for Summer 2013!
Thought you might like to check out what God's been up to @ WARRIOR CAMP. Here we go! :)
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In this update...
SUMMER 2013
HELPING EACH OTHER
"THE WARRIOR HEART" by John Eldredge
EXCITING PICTURES!
Verse of the Day: Joshua 1:9 (Check it out :)
Email: warriorcamp1@yahoo.com
HELLO WARRIOR NATION! (It's been too long!) How are you?!
I hope you're doing well and having a great 2013!
Here's a quick snapshot of what we're stoked about for Summer 2013!
Thought you might like to check out what God's been up to @ WARRIOR CAMP. Here we go! :)
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In this update...
SUMMER 2013
HELPING EACH OTHER
"THE WARRIOR HEART" by John Eldredge
EXCITING PICTURES!
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SUMMER 2013
1. Warrior Camp: Full Day Edition
Date: June 8, 2013
Grades: 3-6
Venue: Grandview Church of the Nazarene
Church Website: http://www.gvnaz.org/
Location: Grandview, Washington
From Home Base in Nampa, Idaho:
308 miles
4 hours 55 minutes
Direction: Northwest
2. War Games 2013: Weekend Edition
Date: July 13-15, 2013
Grades: 7-12
Grades: 7-12
Participating Churches:
New Life Community Church, Wendell, Idaho
Venue: YMCA Youth Camp (See pictures below)
(Thanks YMCA for letting us use your camp!)
(Thanks YMCA for letting us use your camp!)
Location: Horsethief Reservoir, Cascade, Idaho
YMCA Camp On Facebook:
From Home Base in Nampa, Idaho:
96 miles
2 hours 20 minutes
Direction: North-northeast
96 miles
2 hours 20 minutes
Direction: North-northeast
3. Warrior Camp: Full Day Edition
Participating Churches:
Greenleaf Church
Greenleaf Church Page
Grades: 3-6
being shaped. Check back soon!
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HELPING EACH OTHER
Thanks so much for all your encouragement, prayer, and support as we prayerfully "gear up" for Warrior Camp 2013. Keep praying for God to do His thing in boys and young men: that unsaved young men would come to Jesus for the 1st time, and that churched boys would grow as authentic young men after God's own heart. We're exploring the benefits of getting dads and father figures involved in Warrior Camp this year too. And, if you can remember to pray for the churches, kids workers, and youth workers who are giving us a chance to partner with them in ministry, and who will be doing critical follow-up ministry after Warrior Camp, that'd be amazing! We want Warrior Camp to be a spiritually impacting win for them and their church, and one that produces long-term fruit!
And if you ever have any questions about WARRIOR CAMP, or prayer requests we can pray with you over, please let me know! You matter to God and to us, and we're in His family together.
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...On another note, here's something I wanted to share from one of my heroes. I hope you like it! THE WARRIOR HEART | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I have in my files a copy of a letter written by Major Sullivan Ballou, a Union officer in the 2nd Rhode Island. He writes to his wife on the eve of the Battle of Bull Run, a battle he senses will be his last. He speaks tenderly to her of his undying love, of "the memories of blissful moments I have spent with you." Ballou mourns the thought that he must give up "the hope of future years, when, God willing, we might still have lived and loved together, and seen our sons grown up to honorable manhood around us." Yet in spite of his love the battle calls and he cannot turn from it. "I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter . . . how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution . . . Sarah, my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break" and yet a greater cause "comes over me like a strong wind and bears me unresistably on with all these chains to the battle field."
A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family. He must have a cause to which he is devoted even unto death, for this is written into the fabric of his being. Listen carefully now: You do. That is why God created you-to be his intimate ally, to join him in the Great Battle. You have a specific place in the line, a mission God made you for.
(John Eldredge. Wild at Heart, 141)
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  In addition to the new venue we'll be using for the War Games Weekend this Summer, I'm just a little excited about my new home and wanted to share some pics if that's ok with you. This whole story is a huge God thing, and I'm so grateful and excited for all the ministry opportunities that He's already allowing at this new place! (If you're ever in Nampa, come on over! :)
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