During the sermon on graduation Sabbath for our church’s Vacation Bible School, the pastor was telling a story about his younger days. He was riding his motorcycle through a field when he hit a rock. The motorcycle made an abrupt stop when it hit the rock, but his inertia kept him going through the air. The pastor asked the children, “What law came into operation then?”
A little boy blurted out, “That you couldn’t fly!”
—Philip A. Lewis, Seaman, Ohio
Circa 2007, Mark Finley was speaking at camp meeting. It was miraculous! I had just returned to church after years of being a prodigal, and I wanted to understand the Holy Spirit’s work. I bought The Coming of the Comforter, but could not grasp it.
Finley started speaking the first night, and I was excited, because his topic was the Holy Spirit! Imagine my surprise when halfway through, and while enjoying it extremely, I noticed that he quoted the book I was reading! It was that book!
That night I went home, dug out the book, and read a full third of it that very night! That week Finley covered the entire book, but the Holy Spirit worked a miracle in opening wide my understanding. It was my first camp meeting back, and God was on full display!
—Debbie Chennault, Michigan
My best camp meeting was at Uyo, Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria, in April 2014. It was for the Nigeria Association of Adventist Students (NAAS), in the Eastern Nigeria Union Conference. Before then, I had underestimated the Adventist youth, and this camp meeting taught me that the Adventist Church is alive and growing. There were no complaints of theft and other vices. I was glad I attended; and I made new friends. It was my first NAAS camp meeting ever.
The truth is marching on!
—Vilawa Kezia, Nigeria
—Paul Volk, Mountain View Conference Camp Meeting, West Virginia
—Student Olatunde Fagboyegun, summarizing lifestyle changes for Ingo Sorke’s Life and Teachings of Jesus class, Southwestern Adventist University, Texas
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