Remedios' Youth Camp. July 16-21, 2018

  The theme of this year’s youth camp is “Dar y Darse” which is not easy to translate but it means To Give and To Give of Yourself.   We talked about gratitude at camp because without gratitude it is difficult to give of yourself. When we savor every single thing that we have, in the celebration of the life that is, we realize that all we have is a gift from God. When we are aware of all God has given us, during our life and every day, it is hard not to be humbled and pleased to give back.  Gratitude begins in our hearts and changes our behavior.

Young people at camp writing what they are grateful for on a poster at the conference center

The younger teens grateful for the cool water of the beach on a blistering hot day.

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Leonisbel

I grew up going to church. Then, when I became a teenager I followed my non-christians friends out of the church and into a totally different  environment.  Physical exercise was the most important thing in my life followed by work and parties. God was not part of my life.  Then five years ago, at 17, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form leukemia.  Because of my illness I cannot work. Finding the right foods to eat is difficult because food is scarce and what I need usually is not available. Yet, it has been through this illness that I came to better understand God and his purpose for me. I still have to deal with the environment and the friends that led me away from God; but I have a passion to show them how much better life is when we depend on God. This photo was taken when I was baptized.  It was one of the happiest days of my life.