VCI Youth Boot Camp 2003

Dustin Bates

Wow, yet another amazing Boot Camp year in Alberta, Canada! After standing back and objectively  evaluating this years Boot Camp, I have to say "Glory to God," what an awesome encounter. Praise God for our Victory youth pastors and leaders, their heart for the youth is definitely testimony of the love of Christ living inside of them. We all know Boot camp can be a time of sacrifice, a season of blood, sweat and tears (literally), and of course late nights and even earlier mornings. However I would like to report that our Victory Family has outdone themselves yet again. Loads of thanks and appreciation goes out to every single person who helped out this year no matter what you did every little bit helped and was an integral part of our success this year.

At this years' camp we saw a new wave of Holy Spirit life-change at Boot Camp. We decided to hold a deliverance session, and let me tell you it was powerful. That same evening around a bon-fire each and every single teen came forward to testify to what Jesus had set them free from. Everything from: hating the way God made them, fear of man, lust, sexual dysfunction, addictions, anger, suicide, and a ton of different hurts and wounds that it seems young people afflicted with. Also this year we saw dozens of teenagers being baptized in the Holy Spirit for the very first time, dozens more praying in tongues, and young people being prophesied to, encouraged and ministered to. With loads of powerful sessions and a ton of anointed worship
the air was thick with the life-changing power of God. That being said we definitely had our share of fun and good times at Boot camp too, intense cell-group competitions, great food, the occasional water and mud fight, and some other really cool games.

This years' Boot Camp had a record attendance at new location. With the help of a lot of good people we had a great time, relationships developed, life change took place, bondages broken, and best of all youth who had never known Jesus before came to know Him, and those who already did got to know Him even better. Thanks a million Victory family!

Your brother in Christ,
Dustin Bates
NorthWest Victory Church Youth Pastor

Calgary, Alberta, Canada