Camp Group Names =)

Hello people!
I'm sorry I haven't been posting with increasing fervency as the camp date draws closer, but I've just been busy and tired. But enough about that.

Today's post will be about the camp group names! As all you leaders should know, each of your groups share the same name as a precious stone! Ok, you're forgiven if you didn't know. But yes, the question now, is "Why name us after rocks?". Well, these aren't just ANY rocks, these are the rocks that God chose to represent His people! Rocks right! (Pun intended)

Let us examine Exodus 28:15-21, 29-30

The Breastpiece

15 "Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of a skilled craftsman. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 16 It is to be square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double. 17 Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz and a beryl; 18 in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald; 19 in the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; 20 in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings. 21 There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Fast Forward to verse 29!

29 "Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the LORD. 30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron's heart whenever he enters the presence of the LORD. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD.

So as you can see, God chose the stones to each represent a tribe of Israel so that when the high priest goes into the holies of holies before God, all the tribes are represented before God. But pay more attention to the fact that this breastplate of precious stones was worn over the heart of the high priest. As we live in the present day now, we no longer have high priests like Aaron, instead we now have a great high priest in Jesus! In the same way as the high priests of old, Jesus has something near His heart, and it is more precious then any precious stone, it is the most loved of His creation, Us!

In choosing these group names for all of you, Calvin hopes that all of you are reminded in every situation, every circumstances, that Jesus has each and every single one of us in His heart, and that you are most precious to Him! Amen! :)

P.S. Some of the group names were derived from the KJV version.


Keep Praying for camp, let the joy of the Lord fill you!