Lurecrest Stories

For me, working at Camp Lurecrest was all about radical risk-taking for Jesus. I was hesitant at first to work there because I didn’t know what to expect or how my friends and family would react to me working at a Christian camp for a whole summer. The more I grow in my walk, the more I realize that Jesus asks the impossible of us so that He can use us with our full dependence on Him. I battle with taking control of everything. I want to believe that God is just a nice comforter for when I mess up or am sad. Through His faithfulness I am realizing how truly broken people are—how broken I am. I do not often see myself or others as Christ does, and I am becoming convicted about living in His GRACE and not in my pride. Lurecrest is a place with a grace-centered atmosphere. The people are genuine and believe in Jesus with all of their hearts. We admit that we are sinners and do fall short on a daily basis, but our motives are sound and our hearts have been made pure and blameless through a deep-felt relationship with Christ. I am grateful that I got to spend a crazy summer with all of the kids and the staff and show them a little bit of who I am, but my favorite part was the way that I grew in my relationship of dependence on God that continues to develop today. My prayer is that Christians, especially in America, will realize the blessing it is to have the gospel at our bedside, to have prayer in our homes, and to live out life honoring one another, following the clear example Christ sets for us.

Erin Weston
Former Camper and Outdoor Adventure Staff