{"id":4965,"date":"2018-10-26T00:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T00:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2018\/10\/26\/celebrating-5-years-of-swamp-camp-in-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:47:59","slug":"celebrating-5-years-of-swamp-camp-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/celebrating-5-years-of-swamp-camp-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 5 Years of Swamp Camp In India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> See how summer youth camp in India has grown in five years <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/cb3aeb41-ceb6-43c8-a8fb-eca7061fa3e6.dm_.edit_YpSQnW-979x514-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Chennai, India had their first  Swamp camp in 2013, very few saw a vision of the kind of ministry it would be. Five years down the line reveals the kind of powerful ministry it has become in shaping the lives of many young people in the church.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abraham, the director of Swamp Camp, states that this is similar to Joshua and Caleb\u2019s journey with the younger generation into the Promised Land. The camp is not just a summer activity, but a ministry where believers in the younger generation are inspired to be themselves and connect with God! Watch this highlight video and rejoice in what God has done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3sHwg6bQrAY\" title=\"Celebrating 5 Years of Swamp Camp In India\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Chennai, India had their first Swamp Camp in 2013, very few saw a vision of the kind of ministry&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":4966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[61],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-4965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-families","tag-missions"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/swampcampindia.jpg?fit=979%2C514&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-1i5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2016,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/camp-swamp-seeks-georgia-facility-caretaker\/","url_meta":{"origin":4965,"position":0},"title":"Camp Swamp Seeks Georgia Facility Caretaker","author":"dtadmin","date":"April 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Camp Swamp, a 180-acre camp owned and maintained by multiple southeastern churches among our fellowship, is looking for a Facilities Caretaker with heavy maintenance skills to support this ministry that has served thousands of children and their families for three decades.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/camp_swamp.jpg?fit=1072%2C804&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/camp_swamp.jpg?fit=1072%2C804&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/camp_swamp.jpg?fit=1072%2C804&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/camp_swamp.jpg?fit=1072%2C804&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/camp_swamp.jpg?fit=1072%2C804&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10453,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/cornerstone-church-seeks-student-ministry-leader\/","url_meta":{"origin":4965,"position":1},"title":"Cornerstone Church Seeks Student Ministry Leader","author":"dtadmin","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"At Cornerstone Church (located in Duluth, Georgia \u2013 a suburb of Atlanta) our mission is to be followers of Jesus Christ, living and teaching the good news of the kingdom of God. 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