Winter Camp

Went for OCF WA's Winter camp last week, which was a wonderful time of getting to know the people there on a more personal level, as well as better understanding the dynamics of OCF there. During the camp, there was very open and honest sharing... which I savoured because it's such a rare and precious experience nowadays.

We delved into developing the Fruits of the spirit... And went deeper into Jeremiah 17 : 7, which incidentally is one of my 'life verses' (verses that I hold close to heart) :
'But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water, that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; it's leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.' - Jeremiah 17 : 7

What a picture of steadfastness, peace, security, and hope. I'd long for that in my life... :)

And what's a camp without pictures?

The place was so luxurious, they even provided towels, soap, electric blankets, and bathroom heaters

And a fishing pond for avid fishermen. No one caught any fish there though...

There were 4 Grace 's at the camp... 3 of us in this pic.

My group, the Peaceful ones :)

And no camp is complete without the food... hee hee.

Sunrise over the hills...

And sunset over the horizon...

And a waterfall, which reminded me of something GaryT once said.

Water flows.
If water only flows in, and not out, it gets stagnant and stale, just like the dead sea.
If water only flows out, and not in, the land dries up.
There needs to be an inflow and outflow, a giving and receiving. Water needs to flow to refresh.

Throughout this camp, there's been inflowing and outflowing... of more things than one. It's refreshed me... but it's also triggered something...

Something is stirring deep within me... it's strange, I can't quite describe it...

There's much to think about...