Hello! Welcome to E3 in Action stories.
We hope that these stories give you insight into what God is doing in our square state. We want to engage, equip, and empower our WY athletes and coaches, along with connecting our amazing FCA community of volunteers and supporters.
That’s why…
We would like to share with you in this post:
- Engaging, Equipping, and Empowering with Athletes this summer
Feel free to keep reading!
2022 Power Camps around the State
Our Stories: E3 in Action
Summer is camp season for FCA. From multi-sport camp in South Dakota to Day Sports Camps around the state - we have been busy engaging, equipping and empowering Wyoming athletes these last few months.
Power Camp 2022. We especially love Power Camps because these events give us an awesome opportunity to engage with young athletes. Volunteers and staff build relationships and trust with young campers, while also sharing the Gospel and providing excellent instruction and fun activities.
It is all about these young athlete's hearts!
There were five Power Camps: Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Fremont County and Jackson. Combined numbers show that 200+ Campers attended! That means hundreds of youths heard the Gospel in our communities and impacted by this ministry.
"We had another great Laramie FCA Power Camp Last week at Kiwanis Park and Linford Elementary School for 3rd-6th graders. The kids participated in 3 different sports over the course of three days, heard testimonies of how God has worked in the lives of their huddle leaders and coaches, and saw volunteers from the community and a variety of churches work together with a unified vision to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. Praise God!!!" - Laramie FCA on facebook
Connection and Trust. Staff Kevin Cates shares his experience with Cheyenne Power Camp: "Holding a power camp in Cheyenne for the first time was a major win. Kids and parents were introduced to FCA, most for the first time. Parents were impressed with the camp. Will help bring more awareness and support of FCA in the community.
Camp at this age is a seed planter for future ministry. When these kids get to Junior high and high school, they will have had a positive experience with FCA. As a result, we will also have a major positive impact on our junior high and high school ministries. Best of all, there were 8 decisions to follow Christ and many heard the gospel clearly for the first time; planting seeds for a future time when they may be ready to receive Christ."
"The entire camp was fun and entertaining! Getting that many kids of that age together leads to a lot of fun and entertainment. Hearing the laughter, seeing the smiles, especially during the non-sport games" shares Kevin Cates, Camp Director and Cheyenne staff.
Watch below to see his area's power camp in action!
On Track with Training Volunteers!
The end of summer means the beginning of training for our ministry Leaders. Around the state, our staff and hundreds of volunteers (from lunch makers to huddle leaders) are meeting to get ready for huddle ministry and do their training.
This equipping also serves as a great way to gather and fellowship together! In the end, we want to help these leaders be empowered to go out, share the Gospel and make disciples with other coaches, teammates, and community this fall.
Check out some pics from huddle training camp last weekend with middle school and high school huddle coaches and student leaders in Laramie. They went through the ministry playbook and utilized some of the planning tools for this semester.
In Pinedale, Staff Jim Hamilton, along with Huddle Leader Casey, hosted a "kick off" dinner with close to 35 volunteers and student athlete leaders. They met to connect and prep for huddle ministry. FCA in Pinedale has nearly 75 volunteers in the little town, with football, golf, volleyball, boys basketball, alpine skiing, wrestling, girls soccer, track and field, hockey team huddles, multi-sport huddle and coaches huddle.
They really know how to "wrangle" up (as the Pinedale Wranglers) an amazing team of people who love Jesus and love sport.
Would you like to know more about getting involved?
We will be sharing more stories about empowering Leaders and their impact with ministry...
In the meantime, we would love for you to check out how to get involved if you are not already. There are plenty of opportunities and ways to serve with in our sports ministry. Feel free to contact Staff to find out what is happening in your area! Also, visit here for more info: Join Our Team
Blessings,
FCA Wyoming