Trusting God’s Promises

Who is the most trustworthy person you know? Why?  List a few reasons.

Probably one of your answers was that a trustworthy person keeps his or her word. She does what she says she will; he keeps his commitments. The Bible tells us that God does everything that He says He’ll do. Every promise He makes gets fulfilled. A promise from God is more than a guarantee—it’s as good as if it were already done.

READ JEREMIAH 1:11-14. Notice that God promised disaster from the north, and soon enough, Babylon came from the north and conquered Jerusalem. God always does what He says He’ll do. Ask yourself:

When and how have you seen God fulfill His promises to you?

Do you doubt God’s ability to come through for you? Why or why not?

TAKE ACTION

In what areas of your life are you not trusting God to fulfill His promises to you? Turn them over to Him in prayer today.
What specific steps will you take to actively trust God with your life and your plans this week? List two or three.

GOING DEEPER

Want to know more about the things God has promised to those who love and seek Him? Read the following verses:

Isaiah 40:29-31
Jeremiah 29:11
Matthew 11:28-29
John 14:27
Romans 8:37-39
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:9
Philippians 4:19

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Retro Friday: 1930s Brochure

Camp Ridgecrest opened it’s gates in 1929. Have you ever wondered what camp was like in 1930? Have you ever wanted to see pictures of the first cabins at camp? What about camp’s swimming pool…have you ever seen it? Or even a list of items campers were encouraged to bring back in 1930…see this and more in the Brochure of Camp Ridgecrest from 1930.

Click here to see the Brochure on the new Camp Ridgecrest Alumni page. Enjoy!

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Matt is here, but is he ready…

Our intern, Matt Stapp, is finally here and starting off with a night in the woods! He is from Conyers, Ga and next summer will be his 5th summer at camp. He has served as a Choctaw Counselor, Videographer, Arapaho TL and Program Director and who knows what for next summer! Check out this video and get to know a little more about Matt.

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Boys Blog gets New Name

It has been a few years since we started the Blogs here at Ridgecrest Summer Camps. We started 3 blogs at the same time. There was the “Boys Blog” (super original, I know), the “Girls Blog”, and the Parent’s Blog (which we called “Just for Parents”).

Earlier this month we decided to stop being boring and actually name the Blogs something meaningful and interested. After some debate, and even asking your opinions over Facebook, we decided on a name.

The Boys Blog is now known as “Our Paddles”. If this sounds random to you, let me explain. For many years we have closed Council Ring Ceremony each Sunday night by singing a special camp song. This song is called Our Paddles. Every camper over the past 40-50 years has sung this song at least once. It represents the quiet sounds and songs of the warriors paddling down river towards camp, the second verse is sung louder as the warriors pass through the camp, and then quiet again as they move down the river. This seems very similar to how so many of us interact with camp. We get excited as camp approaches, the have the time of our life during the best 2 or 4 weeks of our year here at camp, and then as we go back home we slowly become distracted from the traditions, the adventure, and even the lessons God taught us here at camp.

We see this Blog as a tool to remember. We want you to remember what the Lord taught you here at Camp last year, or even 30 years ago. Similar to the warriors canoeing down the river, Our Paddles seems like a perfect title that calls us to remember how it felt to get excited about camp before we arrived our last summer as a camper, to remember the adventure that our God took us on while at camp, and even the transition back into the “real world” back home.

Check back here often, as Our Paddles is updated at least once a week! See you soon…

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VLOG: Super Saturday

Yet another VLOG we are re-posting from this past summer….

Saturdays at Camp Ridgecrest are just awesome! And before you watch this I bet you could ask your camper why and they could tell you. But, just in case they aren’t there to fill you in, please watch this short clip and tell me one good reason why you wouldn’t want to join us on a Saturday at Camp!

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Super Saturday from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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VLOG: Gladiator Night

Another addition of a “lost” VLOG we are re-posting to our blog!

Men. We love letting boys be boys, while at the same time, teaching boys to be men. And not just men, but men of God.

While I’m not saying you have to have huge muscles and be mean and tough to be a man, there is something within boys that loves acting like some of the “manly men” that watch on TV or in movies. For some of the younger boys, they are brought to life, just by getting to play “tough” while being surrounded my men who passionately love Jesus and love them as well. There is no doubt that through our counselors these boys interact with Godly men of all shapes, sizes and giftings. But in this one game, Gladiator Games, they get to let their testosterone run thick and they get to play hard. Man it’s fun to watch…

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Gladiator from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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VLOG: Guerilla Warfare

Another re-post of one of our “lost” VLOGs from the summer…

Many of you have heard me talk about this game…I love it. One of the reasons I love this game so much is because of the ridiculous preparation it requires. It takes our staff over 60 hours to prepare for this game that lasts 1 hour. We blow up about 20,000 water balloons for our campers. We have over 20 fifty-five gallon trash cans crammed full of water balloons. We actually have 2 water balloon filling contraptions that we have built to prep for this game, allowing us to fill 10 balloons at one time. Like I said, I love this game. If you like water balloon fights, you’ll love Guerrilla Warfare…. watch this….

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Guerilla Warfare from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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VLOG: Fireworks Show

We are back, still loading some of the “lost” VLOGS from the summer….

This was one of my favorite nights this past summer. Black Mountain put on a massive fireworks show for the entire town. It was beautiful. We thought that this was a perfect opportunity for our campers to get to experience a massive and professional fireworks display. Our folks loved it. Watch this!

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Fireworks Show from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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VLOG: Bedlam Ball

Once again, we are still putting “lost” VLOGs back up on our Blog every few days.

Check out this short video from one of our favorite games here at Camp Ridgecrest, Bedlam Ball. It’s every boys dream really, about 100 over-sized inflatable balls in one pile staring you in the face, almost taunting you. And on top of that, you have permission to jump right in that pile and play…. Watch this short clip….

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – Bedlam Ball from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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VLOG: This Land is My Land

Unfortunately, all of our VLOG’s from this summer were mysteriously deleted when moving to our new website. So, in an effort to preserve history, we plan to re-post all the VLOGS from the summer. Starting with this one….

This Land Is My Land! A new game created by our Program Director and now Intern Matt Stapp. It’s very creative and involves all the things our campers love. Watch this short video if you haven’t already!

Ridgecrest Vlog 2012 – This Land Is My Land from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.

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