God continues to write amazing stories. Take a moment to settle in and read this one from the summer. You won't regret it.

Calvin came to pick up his sister from T Bar M last summer and saw how her week at camp affected her. He knew he wanted to experience the same thing.

And he did.

His first year of camp provided all the same wonder and fun—theme nights and traditions, cabin cheers and competitions.

Wednesday night set the same stage as it has for generations: holy and still moments on the field to stop and consider why Jesus died for us and the gift of eternal life He offers us. And Calvin did just that. He sat on the field and considered. His coach went to check on him and asked if there was anything he wanted to talk about. Calvin replied, "Maybe about giving my life to Christ." He said he came to T Bar M knowing it was a place he could talk about that and had been waiting for a year to come so he could have this very conversation.

And they did.

His coach describes that conversation: "Once I had talked with him for a bit about what it means to give your life to Christ, we prayed a salvation prayer for him, and he opened his eyes with a huge smile and said, ‘Wow, that feels better than I thought it would.’”

Calvin and his coach had stayed long past anyone else on the field that evening. When asked if he wanted to go tell his cabin, there was nothing but an enthusiastic YES!

Everyone was showered and tucked into bed when his coach told the cabin the decision Calvin had made. One camper started jumping around cheering, and within seconds, the whole cabin was cheering and telling Calvin how awesome that was. The party was so loud, neighboring coaches came over to join in the celebration.

In a moment of calm, a fellow camper asked what exactly that meant—becoming a Christian. This allowed the coaches to talk more about giving your life to Jesus with campers who had the same questions but didn’t know what to ask.

The night wound down as they huddled in the cabin with Calvin in the middle, and a prayer was said by the coaches. The cabin of boys hugged and high-fived as they went to bed.

It seems Calvin's life was affected as much as his sister’s.

As was everyone’s in the cabin that Wednesday night.

Calvin's story is amazing. As is your story of salvation. Who can you share God’s story in your life with today?

Kelli Boyd, Director of Alumni and Engagement