‘Crime antidote’ camp ends

Over the past six weeks, the Youth for Christ (YFC) hosted several camps across Trinidad and Tobago for children between the ages of five-15. Yesterday, all camps converged at the Queen’s Park Savannah for the Grand Finale, where most of them did presentations in dance, drama and song. Prizes were also given out for the best camp, the largest camp, the best teachers, and many others.

Entitled “Camp Glorious,” the camps were similar to Vacation Bible School, and their activities included art and craft, “bubble up” (a cook-out for the elder ones), teaching sessions as well as worship sessions. According to full-time YFC volunteer/camp organiser, Nicole Noel, the main idea behind it all was to expose children to the reality of Jesus Christ and “win souls for the kingdom.”  The camps were also free of charge.

This is the second year that such a venture has been hosted by YFC, and it is one that it hopes to continue even as its scope widens. Last year, there were 15 camps with 3,200 children attending; this year it was almost doubled at 28 camps, with 5,000 children in attendance overall. This is good news for national director  of YFC, Frank Porter, who credits God with the idea for such a project. “These camps can be seen as an antidote against crime. Lives have been transformed and we’ve so many testimonies to support this,” said Porter. Several guest artistes were also present for the event such as gospel singer Jadee, the Love Circle and the drama group, Christian Soldiers.