Cry Night

Every camp through Group Workcamps is setup with the same format in terms of program, every year.
Sunday is just the basic intro.
Monday is a follow up and goin deeper into the theme.
Tuesday is a night where there are stations setup throughout the gym and the participants are supposed to do something or reflect on something at each station
Wednesday is Variety Show night (fun night).
Thursday...well Thursday is known infamously as "cry night". It's the turning point in the theme where we see the impact on our faith and the work that we've been doing all week.

Even at our Micah camp we have this same format with added Catholic elements. For instance, on Tuesday we have a reconciliation station. On Thursday we do Adoration.

Last night, Thursday, was the regular Thursday program with an added section of adoration. It went amazingly. The kids sat in that gym praying, and comforting each other for hours.

The theme this year takes after the story of the prodigal son...Undeserved is the technical theme.
The story is a relatable one, one of my personal favorites from the gospels. It is also an easy thing to understand...we are Undeserved of God's love, and the story of the prodigal son really exemplifies this. Thursday night program is such a powerful one with this theme, because we all do things like the prodigal son..we all make mistakes. The story of the prodigal son and his father is so clearly relatable to things we all do...we can all accept God's love for us.

God bless,
Catherine