Over the coming days, a group of 65 rangatahi and leaders from across the Nelson Diocese will be heading down to Christchurch for Southern Easter Camp – one of the largest Christian youth gatherings in Aotearoa. Alongside 3,500 other young people, our diocesan crew will pitch tents at Spencer Park and spend five full days immersed in worship, kai, laughter, late-night chats, games, messages of hope, and encounter with Jesus.
This year, our crew is made up of youth and leaders from All Saints, St Barnabas, Motueka Baptist, Atawhai Community Church and Richmond Community Church– a beautiful picture of unity across the wider body of Christ. We’ve been working hard over the last few months to get the logistics in place – buses booked, tents organised, teams prepped and coffee machine packe!
While we love the big moments at Easter Camp – the lights, the speakers, the praise – it’s often the small, quiet moments where God meets our young people most deeply: a conversation with a leader after a challenging message, a question asked in the prayer tent, or a song that lands in their wairua in just the right way.
As our young people prepare to head off, I’d love to ask for your prayers. Would you join us in praying for:
We carry the prayers of our wider church whānau with us as we go – and we’re so grateful for your support. Please keep an eye out in the next issue of Kōrero for some reflections and photos from camp once we’re back.
Ngā mihi nui,
Brad Wood
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Over the coming days, a group of 65 rangatahi and leaders from across the Nelson Diocese will be heading down to Christchurch for Southern Easter Camp – one of the largest Christian youth gatherings in Aotearoa. Alongside 3,500 other young people, our diocesan crew will pitch tents at Spencer Park and spend five full days immersed in worship, kai, laughter, late-night chats, games, messages of hope, and encounter with Jesus.
This year, our crew is made up of youth and leaders from All Saints, St Barnabas, Motueka Baptist, Atawhai Community Church and Richmond Community Church– a beautiful picture of unity across the wider body of Christ. We’ve been working hard over the last few months to get the logistics in place – buses booked, tents organised, teams prepped and coffee machine packe!
While we love the big moments at Easter Camp – the lights, the speakers, the praise – it’s often the small, quiet moments where God meets our young people most deeply: a conversation with a leader after a challenging message, a question asked in the prayer tent, or a song that lands in their wairua in just the right way.
As our young people prepare to head off, I’d love to ask for your prayers. Would you join us in praying for:
We carry the prayers of our wider church whānau with us as we go – and we’re so grateful for your support. Please keep an eye out in the next issue of Kōrero for some reflections and photos from camp once we’re back.
Ngā mihi nui,
Brad Wood
Check out other articles in the
series below.
More articles in the
series are to come.
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