“Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
-John 6:35-
Scripture is filled with historical incidents, symbols and parables involving food, farming and eating. A single bite from fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ushers sin into human history (Genesis 3:6-7) and that same history will end with Gods children living in the New Jerusalem around the tree of life bearing twelve kinds of fruit (Revelation 22:1-2). God provided His chosen people with miraculous manna from Heaven on their journey to the Promised Land (Exodus 16). Esau sold his birthright for some stew (Genesis 25:29-34). Jesus told numerous parables centered around food and farming. He fed crowds of thousands (Matthew 14:13-21; 15:29-38) and chose to commemorate His sacrificial death with the bread and wine of communion (Matthew 26:26-29).
Student Life Camp 2015 will present students with Jesus request to sit with Him at the table and eat (Revelation 3:20). We will explore common areas of modern discontent and how looking to any source of satisfaction other than Christ ultimately leaves a person empty (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11). Students will know that no matter what their heart longs for love, popularity, significance, joy, wealth, etc. only the Bread of Life promises to satisfy with perfection for eternity (Isaiah 55).
Come experience one of Student Life’s mission ONLY events! The University of Houston, located in one of Texas’s largest cities, is the strategic base for Student Life Urban Serve. In Houston, we manage your mission project details while also providing teaching, worship and drama with All Things to All People.
Join us with experienced leaders and many other students ready to serve in Houston!
EVENT COST
$329.00 (Registration and $60.00 Due Before January 31st, Balance Due on June 22nd).
EVENT CAPACITY
Urban Serve at the University of Houston can host up to 1,000 participants.
ADDRESS
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77004
WORSHIP
There will be one corporate worship service each evening of camp. At this new mission only experience we believe time is best served out on the field during the daytime. Our worship gatherings each evening will be an incredible time of worship and proclamation of the Word.
SERVE
Each church group will be assigned different mission projects in the urban context of Houston. These projects range serving the children of a low-income housing project through a Backyard Bible Club to serving in a cross-cultural context right in the heart of downtown Houston.
SLEEP
Guys: 2 or 4 per room; hall or suite bathrooms
Girls: 2 or 4 per room; hall or suite bathrooms
Note: Housing is assigned based on date deposits are received in the Student Life office.
EAT
We utilize the cafeteria at the University of Houston for breakfast and dinner. The cafeteria will provide boxed lunches for us to eat at the mission sites.”
