Unforgettable Night

While Jeff was speaking, he described himself in high school as a late bloomer. When he was in high school and came to this camp, he weighed about 120 lbs. The crowd of high school kids usually groan in sympathy with Jeff’s obstacles as a childish looking adolescent. This week one boy thought 120 lbs sounded really good. He was the smallest kid in camp by far named Fred (not his real name).
Fred really went for it all week with his friends doing all of the camp activities. On night 5 during the 15 minute quiet time he took some paper and crayons and doodled two notes to Jeff. In the note he thanked Jeff for telling him more about God. The 2nd note outlined the action steps of Jeff’s talk that night with the words, “ admit, believe and come home”. It said that he, Fred, had admitted, believed and come home to God. At the end of cabin time, he waited for Jeff to get out of his meeting to give it to him. Jeff took the notes on his way to his next meeting keeping them in his pocket reading them later at the at the Adult Tea. When we read it we celebrated because Fred decided to start a relationship with Jesus Christ.
After the Adult Tea, Jeff went into camp to find that Fred had been wrestling with a friend, hit his head and couldn’t even remember his middle name or his birthday! Jeff stayed with Fred’s leaders and friends while the doctors assessed him deciding if Fred should be airlifted out. Word got back to the lodge that Fred was hurt and we immediately prayed that Fred’s memory would be restored and that there would be no damage to his brain. With memory loss Fred wouldn’t be able to remember that he had decided to start a life with Christ. The only proof was his note to Jeff, if he could recognize his own handwriting. Luckily after the shock of the event subsided, Fred’s memory was restored. He even remembered his commitment to Jesus Christ! No additional proof was needed! Jeff kept his note. I took a photo and included it below. Upper photo is Jeff, Fred and Fred's friend dancing in the clubroom.
Twenty seven kids out of the 200 campers made first time decisions for Christ this week. That is outstanding.