Many people are concerned about the violence in the world, and particularly how it affects children. The people of Littlefield Presbyterian Church decided several years ago to do something about it and started holding Peace Camp for church youth and neighborhood children. In 2010, the eleventh PEACE CAMP was held at Littlefield.
"Children of all ages need to learn respectful, peaceful ways of resolving conflict and working together," said The Rev. Fran Hayes, pastor of the church. "Peace Camp gives us a chance to learn peaceful ways of doing things, celebrate our neighborhood's diversity, make new friends and have a lot of fun together."
We had 36 children attend our camp this year. New leaders included Littlefield's ministry intern and three college students. This year's Peaceful Community included the building of a library, school, hospital, community center, veterinary clinic, mall, clothing store, ice cream store and water park. Look below for photos.
At Peace Camp, every night started with a meal.
Everyone gathered to learn about peace and sing songs.
Small groups were formed to get acquainted with each other and talk about conflict resolution.
Campers were encouraged to answer questions on the graffiti board each day.
Everyone showed creativity when designing peace t-shirts.
Campers made crafts to take home.
It takes teamwork to build a peaceful community.
Campers were interviewed about their buildings in the peaceful community.
On the last night we held a Peace Parade in the neighborhood.
This is the Peace Builders Pledge.
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