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Winter camp’s fun activities teach children maturity and faith
From "Taiwan Church News" <enews@pctpress.org>Date Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:53:52 +0800
3077 Edition February 14-20, 2011 Church Ministry News Winter camp’s fun activities teach children maturity and faith Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan Written by Lydia Ma Leaving children at home to play during winter break may not be the wisest way to spend such a vacation. That’s the reason Tainan Presbytery organized a winter camp during Lunar New Year vacation and urged parents to monitor their children so that they wouldn’t spend all their time playing computer games. The camp held between February 8-10, 2011, at Tsengwen Youth Activity Center near Tsengwen Reservoir attracted more than 100 children. Its goal was to train children into diligent students and active Christians. Children also learned how to serve one another through games designed by MEBIG. In an age of computer games and virtual reality, camp director Chen Ching-hsiu stressed on the importance of human contact and interaction and the role it played in children’s physical and mental health and development. Through corporate worship, outdoor activities, and group games, the children were able to relax and have fun. Though conflicts inevitably arose from time to time, it also provided a great opportunity during the second night to teach about notions such as sin and repentance. During that session, Chen asked children to close their eyes first before he went on to name a list of misdeeds – each time asking children who thought they’d done those things to raise their hands. Adults prayed over every child that raised a hand and a few children wept because they experienced God’s love and forgiveness. ******************** Taiwan Church News is published weekly in Taiwan's local languages. You may translate and re-use our articles online only if you acknowledge the source as "Taiwan Church News" and list the names of the reporter and writer. Contact us before reprinting any of our articles for print publications. Direct comments and questions about this article to: enews@pctpress.org Visit our website for more news at: http://enews.pctpress.org/ (English) or http://www.pctpress.org (Chinese) ********************