April 29, 2009

• OCF Easter Camp 2009

  2008 was supposed to be my last OCF Easter Camp. More than a year later I find myself with my second “last OCF Easter Camp” (a thought shared with Jon Raj btw). This years camp was held in Portsea, a nice cozy campsite overlooking Port Phillip Bay where large ships are ever present passing through the busy shipping lanes leading into Melbourne. Portsea is also located in the Mornington Peninsula, where the sun and beach are the prime attractions. This year’s camp theme was 180 degrees, which is meant to reflect a U-turn, presumably topics on how to get back to a relationship with God, which is a suitable topic for Christian and non-Christian alike.

  The thing about blogging of camp’s it’s all almost the same. The programs, the fellowship, the fun, the naps (exclusive to me), the food and simply the thrills of being away from home with a bunch of people you only know, a bond which will only become deeper in getaways like these. Clayton sent a massive contingent of 50 over while Berwick sent a total of 8 – which is a 4 time increase of what it was last year mind you. The camp list total more than 210 (or was it 240? Hmm) at the end of the day, which was what the camp committee was praying for. 

  

  I was put into the same cell as Jinghui. Was so scared she’ll bully me, but God’s grace has it that she forgotten all the puny little mean things I do to her. Other members from Clayton include Chien Aun and Sheen Li. It was a good cell group, everyone talked with one another and a few talkative members in the group made it more interesting. Sharing’s from several of them, for instance Dong – the OCF Melbourne Uni chair on how he got to know God through a depressed moment during National Service with self inflicting wounds to his left arm was quite an eye opener towards my understanding on how God uses anything to open our hearts to him as long as we let Him.

  
  Work in kitchen. Jon on the left, Jin in the middle and Yong on the right.

  I was in the kitchen part of the time, not that I signed up as a kitchen hand, but just to get away from intensive activities and sometimes (no offence to the camp team and the speaker) the messages which at times fail to capture my attention. Jin and Jojo from OCF Caulfied were our chief chefs and I gotta say that they did a fantastic job cooking for the army of campers which a fair level of quality control. We had dishes like hainanese chicken rice, nasi lemak (which sambal made from scratch!) and so on.

  I guess a big thing for me in the camp was the appointment of Vic Comm, which is a new idea – where Daryl, Grace Sim and myself are selected to handle the shakedown trials. Our job is to assist the current chairs which certain stuff, coordinate state level events and pray for the state vision and direction consisted with the aims of OCF Australia.

  
  My commissioning for Viccomm

  Somehow this camp was more tiring that the others. I would normally sleep late, but was quite on time (still past lights out) this time around, missing all the games and post-midnight bonding. I brought my newly bought Pictionary Mania which I never played during camp, but others did, thank God.

  

  
  Persecuted church – I stayed clear of this one in the kitchen thanks for my injured toe

  
  OCF Clayton group shot!
  
  OCF Victoria Brigade Shot! WAhoo!

  
  The Easter Camp 09 Comittee

  
  So that’s my second last Easter Camp. I’ll be waiting on God to target lace me with another one if He see’s fit while Jon will no doubt be desperately looking for a way in. Till my third “last easter camp” then.
   

  • 2:50 pm
  • 2 Comments