FCA Golf's TobyMac Junior Golf Camp

Dear Mulligan Society,

What a week it was in Southern Pines, NC at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, July 15-19!  FCA Golf's Toby Mac Junior Golf Camp had a total of 38 campers from Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas & West Virginia.  11 of these youth were past campers, having attended FCA Golf Camp at least once before.  Campers bettered their golf games, grew in their relationship with Jesus Christ and had plenty of fun while doing it!  Click the following links to see the TobyMac Golf Camp Schedule and Brochure.

Without a doubt one of the things that makes this camp very special is TobyMac (and his band) being at camp with us during the week.  Most people don't know that Toby grew up playing the game and helped start his college golf team at Liberty University.  In addition to Toby, Adam Agee (lead singer of Stellar Kart) spent the week with us leading music with Toby, and Kenn Kington, taught as our chaplain for the week.

As I mentioned in a prior post, I was very excited to change up my role and responsibilities at this camp.  In addition to being one of the golf instructors for the week, I served in the role of Huddle Leader Coordinator.  It was my job to serve and pour into the Huddle Leaders (3 males, 1 female), so that they could do the same with the campers they were responsible for.

Some of you may know that Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club was where FCA Golf Camps began in 1979.  After having spent a week there, I can absolutely see why.  The facility is certainly special.  But behind the facility is the staff that operates it.  I can't say enough about the Pine Needles staff.  Every one of them was sincerely eager to serve and do whatever was needed, all with a smile on their face!   

Enjoy the following picture slideshow recap put together by one of FCA Golf's summer interns and Mission 4:33 team members:

Thanks for your continued partnership!

You are loved,

    

Mid-Summer Golf Camp Update

Dear Mulligan Society,
  
How much things change in only a month's time!  Last time I wrote, I shared about the arrival of our Mission 4:33 interns and the golf camps they all would be serving at this summer.  Well an entire month has passed since that last post--and with it, an entire month of golf camps!!  Can you believe we're already half way through the summer?
  
As much as I wish I had the time to tell you every detail about every camp taking place this summer, I've decided to share a few snippets from camps I've served at so far:

  
FCA Golf's Florida Junior Golf Camp

For my second year, I had the opportunity to direct the 2012 Florida Junior Golf Camp, held June 11th-15th at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine.  This year's camp was made up of 23 youth from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana.  12 of these youth were past campers, having attended FCA Golf Camp at least once prior.  All of the campers stayed busy from the moment they arrived--growing in their knowledge of Jesus Christ, bettering their golf games, and having a ton of fun while doing it!  Click the following links to see the Florida Golf Camp Schedule and Brochure.  Also, enjoy this picture slideshow put together by one of FCA Golf's summer interns and  Mission 4:33 team member:

FCA Golf's Indiana Junior Golf Camp

Also for my second year, I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 Indiana Junior Golf Camp, held June 24th-28th at the Indiana Golf Foundation's Gongaware Junior Golf Academy in Franklin.  Whereas last year I attended as a huddle leader/counselor, this year I had the opportunity to direct the camp. Camp was made up of 23 youth from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia.  The highlight of the week was seeing one camper accept Christ as Lord of her life!  Praise God!

  

Click the following links to see the Indiana Golf Camp Schedule and Brochure. Enjoy the Indiana Golf Camp picture slideshow the same summer intern and Mission 4:33 team member put together:

Many of us will hit the road again this Saturday to travel to Southern Pines, North Carolina for FCA Golf's North Carolina/Toby Mac Junior Golf Camp.  My role at this camp will change slightly from Director to Huddle Leader Coordinator and Golf Instructor.  I'm excited to have the opportunity to pour into the lives of our huddle leaders during the week and teach golf to the campers the Lord brings to us.  

  

I can't tell you enough how thankful I am for your prayers and support.  FCA Golf is truly a life-changing youth ministry.  I'm continually amazed at how the Lord uses the game of golf as a platform to breath life into dead hearts when the gospel message is shared.  Be encouraged by the words spoken from one of our Mission 4:33 team members who witnessed 4 campers accept Christ in her huddle at the Kutztown, Pennsylvania golf camp:

This camp helped me understand how crazy the Gospel message sounds.  But the Gospel combined with God's Holy Spirit moving in our hearts makes it so simple, believable, and straightforward.  Once you experience that, it makes it hard to ever go back to thinking Jesus' resurrection was pointless.  I saw this happen in four of my campers, and it was beautiful.  To see them ask for and receive mercy, love, and unending companionship reminded me of all those things.  It's something I know, but sometimes I need to be kicked in the rear hard to be moved by them again.

Your prayers and support, combined with God's power and Spirit, make all these things possible!  Thank you for being my teammate!  
  
You are loved,

    

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