Men

I have spent the last three days with around 400 men as we embarked on Camp Happyland for The Salvation Army Men's Camp. We grunted our way through games and sports with many a bruised limb and several pulled muscles. Its amazing how quickly a middle aged man thinks he has found the fountain of youth at the beginning of the weekend only to feel like a geriatric by the end of the weekend. Incidentally, I won the connect four tournament- no joke. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to have very in depth conversations with three young men, all of whom are looking to become productive men and none of which grew up with a strong male in the house. As I thought about these encounters I became quite encouraged. We are all aware of the shortcomings of so many Fathers, but here are three men who want to break that cycle and be productive Christian men. The role of the Church is considerable when it comes to developing young people, but this generation is needing much more from us than those who have gone before. The hope for the next generation is happening now, and I pray that these three men give their children a better chance than they themselves were given.