My tendency is always to plan things out for myself which means sometimes I miss what God might have in store. I am a planner. It’s not that I get enjoyment from planning things, but it eases my stress. Not too long ago, I had my life planned out, almost every detail...
I started the week at a wonderful preaching conference put on by Mercer University and McAfee School of Theology, a gathering of over a hundred moderate and progressive pastors who lead some amazing churches. I run a non-profit youth and children’s camp, so what am I...
Yesterday, we shared ( read more here) that we celebrated our 100,000th camper milestone by awarding Alfarouk Majid the ‘PASSPORT Camper For Life’ certificate. Today, we want to share this amazing young man’s story which providentially paralleled our mission...
The crowd roared, staffers threw confetti and glitter, and PASSPORT’s Vice President Colleen Burroughs beamed with excitement as Alfarouk Majid walked across the stage. Representing the 99,999 campers who had come before him in the 23 years of Passport’s...
Jesus’s family had to flee when he was a young boy. They ran away from home and found refuge in Egypt. He knew what it meant to be an immigrant. Maybe that is why Jesus challenges his followers to look outside ourselves for those around us, for those who might be in...
What does it mean to seek refuge? What internal line gets crossed before a person decides, “Enough is enough and something must change”? War, poverty, crime, and illiteracy fight personal wars against people with hope, dreams, and hard-working hands. None of us has...
The bus ride to and from PASSPORT is as much a part of the camp experience as . Whether your ride is thirty minutes or six hours, why not start (or extend) the Revolution on the bus! 1) Learn the theme song before you get to camp! For the first time ever, we’re...
By this time of the year, all of our Group Leaders have received their leader packets that have all of the vital information that they need for camp. Included in that packet are all of the themes for our nightly parties. This is something that groups always look...
In college, I served five summers with Passport. As a Youth Minister I brought seven groups, and this coming summer marks my 9th summer as a full-time employee with Passport, Inc. I love camp. I love everything about camp. I love that it creates a safe space for our...
This past weekend we welcomed an amazing group of Program Staffers for three days of intensive leadership training. {youtube}qL_CSm1R5ME|600|450{/youtube} Their weekend was full of important conversations from mission philosophy, to cultural proficiency and...
