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Campers Giving Back To Anguilla |
| Publishing date: 03.08.2007 11:24 |
Over two hundred children and adults from Anguilla, other parts of the Leeward Islands, the British and US Virgin Islands and as far as Curacao and Florida, are camping at the premises of the Stoney Ground School.
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Painting of the Stoney Ground School Buildings by SDA Campers
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The Seventh-day Adventist campers have as their theme “Joyfully walking in the light of Jesus – making disciples.”
Visiting Youth Director at the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, Pastor Wilmoth James, has overall responsibility for the camp.
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Painting of the Stoney Ground School Buildings by SDA Campers
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Speaking on his behalf, District Pastor in Anguilla, Danny Philip, outlined the varied programme: “We have activities that focus on spiritual development, activities that help the campers to develop their social skills and a big part of the camp is giving back something to the community,” he stated. “This includes painting the school, doing electrical and other work, allowing the campers to visit the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens Home and the Tender Loving Care Home as well as other persons and spend time assisting them with whatever needs to be done.”
Asked what the camp meant to the young people and the church, Pastor Philip replied: “It helps them to understand that as a church we do not just exist in a community, but we are supposed to be giving back to the community on a consistent basis. The church is comprised of people from the community and so as a church we have to constantly give back to the community.”
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Painting of the Stoney Ground School Buildings by SDA Campers
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He added that the involvement of the youth in the camp “helps you to know that there is hope for the future and not only for the church but for the community. This in part is because there are young men and women who are not getting involved in gangs and drugs but they are getting involved in wholesome activities that build the church and the community.”
Not only have the campers painted the school and done electrical and other work. Some of the young men have even climbed to the zinc roof and removed a quantity of stones and other objects which detracted from the beauty of the school buildings and which could have fallen and injured students. Well done.
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