Summer Camp
Providing a place for
our guests to teach and
encourage one another
is our hightest priority.
We would like them to
experience a very
comfortable and
welcoming retreat from
the regular pace of life.
Service
is
Heart
the
Since 2004, Alex Morison, from
Brenham First Baptist Church,
never missed a summer at Camp
Tejas. He tells us why he chose to
come back every summer.
Each July for the past 10+ years,
Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen,
First Baptist Church of Longview and
Brenham’s First Baptist Church have
traveled from near and far to join forces
at Camp Tejas to fight the forces of evil
and train kids to follow Jesus with all of
their heart, mind and soul. Seven months
of planning go into one week. We spend
many hours, and thousands of dollars to
prepare for this time with kids. This is an
important week in each of our ministries,
and in the lives of the kids who attend.
We can go to practically any camp
facility in Texas, but we choose to bring
our kids to Camp Tejas. So, you may be
asking why we have chosen Tejas to be
our training ground for this very important mission. The answer is simple, and
can be given in one word – service.
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Before the four zip lines were running from the 50’
climbing tower, and the pool was just a little bigger than the
Clampits’ concrete pond, service ran rampant throughout the
camp. It was not repeated in as many examples as it is now, but
each member of the summer leadership team ran with service
like a shield or a humble badge of honor. If a member of the
summer crew did not know what it meant to be a servant before
they came, they did before the summer was over. In joining the
team, they agreed to begin a discipleship process, and not just
to accomplish a job. As part of their training, they were taught
to model after Jesus who came not to be served, but to serve
others. This has been inspirational to kids who have attended
camp there.
Several of the children that we bring to camp leave
stating that they hope to one day join the ranks of the Summer
Ministry Team. They acknowledge how well they were served,
and how that made them feel. They grow up wanting to be that
for other kids, and, consequently, many join Tejas for the
summer to serve.
Camp Tejas is a great place to get away and meet with
God. It provides us with fun, excitement, quiet and the beauty of God’s creation. However, I believe the strongest quality
that the camp offers us is the servant heartedness from each
of its team members, which is why it will be our first choice in
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