BLAST
2016 – OMG! [Our Mighty God].
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Wellington, NZ, 16 – 18
April – Around
47 young people from Auckland, Christchurch,
Napier, and Wellington, New Zealand, and from
Sydney, Australia, attended the Youth Camp
called BLAST 2016, hosted by the Lamb of God
Community in New Zealand. BLAST stands for
Believe, Live and Share the Truth. It was
the biggest BLAST weekend so far – and the young
people were very excited and enthusiastic to
come and pray and spend time together. There
were significant numbers of first timers,
notably the teens from God’s
Light Community in Sydney.
The three talks, entitled “Limitless,
Measureless and Ceaseless,” “Infinitely Beyond
Human Understanding,” and “God’s Goodness –
Mindful of Man” were aimed to be
meditative, helping people to get to know more
about the characteristics of God, rather than to
respond with specific actions. Many of the
participants thoroughly enjoyed the talks.
As usual, there were praise and worship,
games and sports activities, and
singing and jamming sessions. A good number
of the praise and worship leaders were leading
for the first time, and they did a fabulous
job. Many of those who came experienced God in
the night rally in a very real way.
Here are some comments from participants:
“The talks were so good in explaining such
complex things and they were very easy
to understand.”
“My OMG [Our Mighty God] moment was the night
rally ministry time, as it was really blessed
and Spirit-filled. I felt everyone gave their
all… People genuinely wanted prayer…”
“What I like about these camps, apart from the
talks and the praise and worship, is
seeing all you guys… who have the same faith
and it is a real blessing…”
“The talk about God goodness hit me…I always
take good things for granted and when bad
things happen, that’s when I seek God because I
needed help…”
“… You could really feel God’s presence in your
life during the camp.”
“I found this BLAST weekend a life-changing
experience especially last night
during praying over; I could really feel
the presence of God…”
“Each talk helped me as I go back to
school…things are really confusing. The talks
helped me really understand things and
stand up for my faith…”
“Mark’s talk struck me… science explains the
how but faith explains the why…”
“Last night was the first time I really opened up
to God and got prayer…”
“It was very encouraging see the passion of the
youth, to see everyone
taking responsibility in leading worship
and being part of the music ministry…”
“My OMG moment was the sharing time…”
“My highlight was hanging out with the
Australian [brothers and sisters]… it means a
lot to us with you travelling all the way
here. You made our camp so much richer.”
“We want to thank the Wellington branch and
it’s great to experience the different side
of community. Their hospitality was
amazing. Thank you very much! Thanks for the
food!”
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Adapted from
the May 2016 Lamb of God Chronicle,
used with permission.
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