Your youth are invited to our CYA camp which is coming up on 11-13th July 2025. Part of being a community in Christ is the calling to gather for fellowship and collective worship of the great and awesome God of Heaven. The same God of Nehemiah’s day is the same God who calls his people to gather for his praise and glory.
Why are we so excited about this CYA Camp? Not only does it have great indoor and outdoor campsite facilities within a beautiful scenic location in Galston. But it also provides a wonderful opportunity and excellent way for our youth to practically spur one another on in their walk with the Lord and each other (Heb 10-22-25).
The purpose of the camp is not merely providing a space to entertain people but another environment outside of our regular gathered worship of God, for our next generation to grow in their knowledge and love of God to equip them for all of life under Christ as Lord.
A pastoral letter is to help nurture and encourage God’s flock as a whole. The CYA camp is an opportunity to shepherd our youth in their faith and invest in their Christian growth. We invest in all aspects of our children’s development, and their spiritual development is paramount to being faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us.
However, while it is understandable that some may not be able to come for a number of reasons i.e. away or personal commitments, still we encourage those who have youth that are free, to register their youth and prayerfully consider investing in their spiritual growth. At present the registration is around 25% which means we still have plenty of room for more to register for the event. We ask all to pray more youth will register and for everyone to be encouraging the youth to join up.
Therefore, we have extended the registration for this upcoming CYA event and also encourage the youth to invite their friends who would be interested. Moreover, if anyone is struggling to afford the camp please speak with an elder or contact me directly, because we do not want anyone to miss out on sharing in this time of fellowship and enjoying God’s word preached by our guest speaker John Le on the Narrow Gate (Mt 7:13-14). The Word of God says “let us [the Church] consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds (Heb 10:24). What better way to do it, considering the value of gathering for Christ as his people?
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我們誠摯的邀請弟兄姊妹家中的青少年參加即將於2025年7月11日至13日舉行的CYA營會。在基督裡成為團體的一部分，就是呼召大家來聚集團契，集體敬拜那位偉大而可畏的天國之神。當年尼希米的神，同樣今天也呼召祂的子民聚集來讚美祂、榮耀祂。
我們為什麼如此期待這次CYA營會呢？當然不單單因為營地位於風景如畫的Galston，並且配備有很棒的室內外設施；最重要的原因是營會提供一個極佳的機會，讓我們的青少年在與主同行的旅程中，彼此激勵、彼此造就（參希伯來書10:22-25）。
這次營會的目的不是為了提供一個娛樂的場合，而是為了創造一個不同於我們日常聚會的屬靈環境，好讓我們的下一代在認識神、愛神方面被裝備，可以一生以基督為主。
牧聲是為了造就和鼓勵整個神的羊群。CYA營會正是一個牧養我們青年人信仰、扶植他們屬靈成長的絕佳機會。孩子們成長的各個方面都需要投入資源，但他們的屬靈成長才是我們作為神忠心管家的首要任務。
雖然我們理解有些人因為各種原因（外出或已有其他安排）可能無法參加。但我們仍鼓勵大家為家裡那些有時間可以來參加的青少年報名，並為他們的屬靈成長認真禱告。目前的報名率大約是25%，我們還有很多的剩餘名額。在此，我們懇請大家一同為有更多青少年的參與禱告，並積極鼓勵他們參加。
故此，我們決定延長本次CYA營會的報名截止日期，並鼓勵青少年邀請他們有興趣的朋友一同參加。如果有人因經濟原因而受阻，請務必與長老們溝通或直接聯繫我，我們不希望任何人因經濟問題而錯失這次團契的機會。屆時，我們會邀請John Le作為嘉賓講員來傳講神的話語，他的主題為《窄門》（馬太福音7:13-14）。
希伯來書10:24：“又要彼此相顧，激發愛心，勉勵行善。”還有什麼比作為基督的子民聚集在一起更能體現這節經文的意義呢？
Rev. Adam Breasley
