ReThink Life Church hosted its 2018 Adventure Week in July. The sports and arts camp welcomed children from kindergarten through fifth grade. It began on July 16 and lasted for four days.
There were about 300 kids who participated in activities such as football, dancing, drama, cheerleading and baseball. The theme this year was “champions,” so their activities were based on this idea. The children started off on Monday and perfected their sport or art up until Thursday. Over the course of the week, they also learned worship songs and Bible stories.
On Thursday, July 19, the youngsters got a chance to show their talent on stage to parents and friends. This night was called “family night.” Jennifer Abel volunteered as the cheerleading coach and was impressed by the girls’ cheer performance. “They learned how to jump, how to be in front of a crowd, how to present themselves … some of these girls have never even stunted before. Some girls did have experience in cheer, and they taught the girls that have not cheered before,” Abel explained. The lead pastor of ReThink Life Church, Rodney Gage, says his goal for the camp was to teach kids how to work as a team and show them that they can make a difference in people’s lives based on the talents God has given them. Ten-year-old Zyah Tierre was a part of the cheer team and enjoyed her time at ReThink Life. Tierre states,“We talked about God, and we worshipped, and we just shared our stories … it was amazing.”
The church has been holding an annual Adventure Week for the past 10 years. Their original location is centered in Conway. Lake Nona High School is their second location. This makes it the second time they hosted Adventure Week in Lake Nona. However, due to unavailability at the high school campus, the venue was at Lake Nona Middle School this year.
The event was free and open to the community. One did not have to be a member of the church to participate. “We do it for free because it’s an outreach from our church to the community,” says Gage. He states that Lake Nona is the perfect place for the church to grow and hold events due to the growing number of young families moving to the area. Gage believes it is vital to cater to these young families because they are the current generation and the future generation as well. Therefore, the church anticipates holding Adventure Week in Lake Nona for years to come.
The Conway location for ReThink Life Church holds services on Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Their services at Lake Nona High School are on Sundays at 11 a.m.
