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What Our Summer Camp Is and What Is Not

We had a wonderful time last year in our First Gates County Summer Camp; however, we should get better every year. In our pursuit for excellence, we feel compelled to make a few points very clear to avoid misunderstandings:

1. Our summer camp is not a place where kids come JUST to have FUN:

Our summer camp is hard, challenging, and serious; not to say that we will not have fun. If your child is allergic to sweating and challenges, this may not be the camp for him/her. We will be challenged spiritually, mentally, and physically.

2. Our summer camp is not a place to hangout or a baby- sitting center:

We have a minute-by-minute schedule of activities. All students MUST participate in those activities; unless, he or she is unable to due to physical impediment. Students don’t come to do whatever they want; students come to learn what we have to teach. This is not Burger King; sorry but they can’t have it their way!

3. Our summer camp is not a place to find your next girl friend or boy friend:

Last year, we dismissed a couple of students that brought in a lot of drama over there little romantic involvement. We don’t have time for that!

4. Our summer camp is not for students that just want to come in for a week or two:

Our summer camp is for students that are willing to work hard in order to be able to test at the end of the camp. We have two students that could become black belts at the end of the camp. We have students that will try to move up to Purple Belt, Blue Belt, Brown and others that will try to come out of the lower ranks. We have a lot of work to do to get those students prepared and we would rather focus on them. We understand that our students may miss a day or two or even a week as they enjoy family summer vacation…there is flexibility for that, but unless the student has an intention to test at the end of our seven-week summer camp, it is best that he/she finds another camp.

5. As always, I will financially work with anybody:

However, if you are looking for freebies, you may want to consider other camps.

6. I am not here to follow up with the Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian or any other denominational doctrine:

We will teach directly out of God’s Word and we will be challenged to change and be more like Jesus as we learn to make HIM the Lord of our lives. For those that are not saved, they will be presented with the Gospel. We are not looking for numbers or just a mouth confession with no heart involvement; we are looking for fruit.

7. The ages for the camp are eight to seventeen years old: There may be some exceptions!

8. New students that have never taken martial arts are accepted with the same conditions as everybody else.

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An independent thinker with a profound call to see the orthodoxy of the church and passion for Christ manifesting together. Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1968, he was raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico where he earned his B.S. degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from the Inter American University in San Germán in 1991. That same year he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After working construction jobs for a year and learning the English language, his first job working with foster-care children in the capacity of youth care worker was with Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary in September of 1992. With JYS he was promoted several times as group home supervisor, legal caseworker, and program director. While in Jacksonville, Angel studied a couple of martial arts styles. After earning his black belt, he became the founder of Good Fight Ministries as he used martial arts as an instrument to preach the gospel. In 2004 Angel was selected Martial Arts Instructor of the Year for the State of Florida and in 2005 Angel was inducted in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame where he also received the Christian Spirit Award. In July of 2005 Angel accepted his call to pastor a bilingual church in Winton, NC where he served for a couple of years. Five months later he lost his first wife to cancer in December of that same year. This initiated a deep valley of suffering in his life, a mountain of costly mistakes and the embracing of lifestyles of sin that are well documented through this blog. In August of 2012 Angel moved to Fairbanks Alaska with his wife Rayette Casiano and six children who are now adults. In Alaska, Angel continued his social work-related career and his ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Angel is the author of two books, Hope for the divorcee: Forgiving and Moving Forward and 7 Banderas de Esperanza: La Bendición de Yokdzonot. In January 8th of 2020 Angel and his wife moved to Arizona. On June 8th 2021 Angel started his home church, not as a starting point, but as a closer way to how the church is suppose to look like according to Scripture.

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What Our Summer Camp Is and What Is Not

We had a wonderful time last year in our First Gates County Summer Camp; however, we should get better every year. In our pursuit for excellence, we feel compelled to make a few points very clear to avoid misunderstandings:

1. Our summer camp is not a place where kids come JUST to have FUN:

Our summer camp is hard, challenging, and serious; not to say that we will not have fun. If your child is allergic to sweating and challenges, this may not be the camp for him/her. We will be challenged spiritually, mentally, and physically.

2. Our summer camp is not a place to hangout or a baby- sitting center:

3. Our summer camp is not a place to find your next girl friend or boy friend:

Last year, we dismissed a couple of students that brought in a lot of drama over there little romantic involvement. We don’t have time for that!

4. Our summer camp is not for students that just want to come in for a week or two:

5. As always, I will financially work with anybody:

However, if you are looking for freebies, you may want to consider other camps.

6. I am not here to follow up with the Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian or any other denominational doctrine:

7. The ages for the camp are eight to seventeen years old: There may be some exceptions!

8. New students that have never taken martial arts are accepted with the same conditions as everybody else.

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What Our Summer Camp Is and What Is Not

We had a wonderful time last year in our First Gates County Summer Camp; however, we should get better every year. In our pursuit for excellence, we feel compelled to make a few points very clear to avoid misunderstandings:

1. Our summer camp is not a place where kids come JUST to have FUN:

Our summer camp is hard, challenging, and serious; not to say that we will not have fun. If your child is allergic to sweating and challenges, this may not be the camp for him/her. We will be challenged spiritually, mentally, and physically.

2. Our summer camp is not a place to hangout or a baby- sitting center:

3. Our summer camp is not a place to find your next girl friend or boy friend:

Last year, we dismissed a couple of students that brought in a lot of drama over there little romantic involvement. We don’t have time for that!

4. Our summer camp is not for students that just want to come in for a week or two:

5. As always, I will financially work with anybody:

However, if you are looking for freebies, you may want to consider other camps.

6. I am not here to follow up with the Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian or any other denominational doctrine:

7. The ages for the camp are eight to seventeen years old: There may be some exceptions!

8. New students that have never taken martial arts are accepted with the same conditions as everybody else.

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