Atwea Mountains

Helping you connect to God and life-changing testimonies is our life-long commitment.
So to ensure we are efficient with it, you must be aware of the following foundational pillars:
Prayer, Principles, Patience, Processes, and Preparation.

1. Prayer

Camp 5 is an authority in prayer and fasting.
The effective fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much (James 5:16). When Moses approached God's presence (Exodus 3:5), He warned him “Do not come any closer,”. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground – that was the supreme statement for preparation and readiness. At Camp 5, we help you become presentable as we pray fervently with you to make it easier for you to connect to life-changing testimonies. Our 5 pillars guide is the starting point.

Information is easily accessible and that can quickly confuse the identification of value (Matthew 13:7).
Don’t get confused by life experiences and misleading ideologies. Prayer works, and mountain prayer still works. For starters, you’ll easily notice that mountains are secluded from the chaos of city life which enables you to disconnect from the noise so you can focus in nature. More importantly, Camp 5 is a spiritual ground with many years of history for answered mountain prayer.

There are experiences you will only get on higher grounds that help you connect to God.
One of them is cloud experience (Exodus 13:21) . There are elements in nature that make your effort to connect to God easier, not that they are the only things. But when you want to connect, you have to use elements God is familiar with. The only time unusual elements can be used is when God is doing the action of connecting with you (Numbers 22:28). So make your life easier by familiarizing yourself with the elements of God when you want to connect, and one of them is praying or worshiping in the clouds (Matthew 17:1-5).

Make your prayer effort more effective at breaking grounds of resistance by starting right.
You must prepare your altar to quickly and strongly connect to God’s power starting with cleanliness in body, heart, mind, and spirit with self-awareness, commitment, and the blood of Jesus completing your wholesome uprightness (Matthew 5:17).

After that, the next thing is sacrifice.

Sacrifice
The way to God is through Jesus Christ, and that way teaches the principle of receiving by giving in Luke 6:38.

As an example, God sacrificed Jesus Christ to the world to receive more nations than just Israel. Because of that gift, today millions of people from multiple nations access Him through Jesus.

When that principle is followed, it yields its result regardless of any other thing because nothing else matters.

Refer to Mary Magdalene gifting Jesus expensive cologne and receiving salvation as a result.

Zacchaeus received salvation as a result of his decision to give Jesus hospitality and sacrifice his wealth to the poor and those he may have cheated.

Your sacrifice is what you give.

And it must be quality because...

The input determines the yield.
Many believers come to the camp in different kinds of situations and states of mind that motivate them for hard spiritual activities like fasting for 40 days only to return home empty-handed because they missed just one principle: sacrificing.

And when you do it, do it well.
(Genesis 4:6-7).

— A sacrifice gives something valuable to return another of higher quality. It is not easy to do, so when your offering is easy to do, reconsider it cautiously. Easy never returns quality, this is also true in many other areas of life.

To continue receiving, you must continue high quality giving. Make that your behavior to make receiving perpetual. Learn what you sacrifice at Camp 5.

Guidance
For prayers and prayer partnerships, don't hesitate to send your requests to prayers@camp5atwea.org.

2. Principles

Principles are instructions and forces that govern how things works.

One of the benefits of knowing principles is that it increases efficiency. For prayer, knowing principles removes waste from the effort to communicate with God. Word says the effective, fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. First keyword in that scripture is "effective". Principles make you effective.

As an example, God sacrificed Jesus Christ to receive more than Israel. Following that, today millions of people from multiple nations access Him.

When a principle is followed, it yields its result regardless of any other thing because nothing else matters. Refer to Mary Magdalene giving Jesus expensive cologne and receiving salvation as a result. Zacchaeus received salvation as a result of his decision to give Jesus hospitality.

Giving is a powerful way to expedite your request to God. At Camp 5, this principle prepares you for receiving your life-changing testimony. Many believers come to the camp in different kinds of situations and states of mind that motivate them for hard spiritual activities like fasting for 40 days only to return home empty-handed because they missed just one principle: giving.

The heartwarming thing about the principle of receiving is that it's also universal and independent of religion. So whether you're Christian or not, it works if you follow it.
Many unchurched know this principle, practice it like the Good Samaritan and get results. So you shouldn't be ignorant of it as a believer. People give to Camp 5 as believers or as philanthropists.

It’s a big responsibility to adapt to principles, so you’ll need strong patience.

3. Patience

It takes patience to experience all that God has to offer you.
He doesn’t want you to come and use Him only when you need to, He wants a better relationship; the proof is in yourself and how you’d want people to treat you especially if you’re their source of help. It’s the same because you’re the image of God. Living with God is the best way to naturally activate your patience because whatever you live with (like your behavior) goes with you wherever you are, in all situations. So live with God.

You come to Camp 5 to demonstrate that you’ve already decided to live with God; it comes with maintaining that decision in both favorable and unfavorable situations.
Paul said whether we live or die, it’s for the Lord (Romans 14:8). So the question is: will you be with God whether He meets or doesn’t meet your expectations? An advice, from a camp resident's personal experience, is to live with God beyond whether you’re going to receive a testimony or not, because you will eventually receive that life-changing testimony if you live with Him.

4. Processes

Good things take time to happen because they go through a series of moments. You have to know that your testimony will go through a process.
It took years for Moses to grow up, mature and be ready to take Israel out of Egypt. The day you sow is not the day you reap; that seed goes through its moments and situations before it starts germinating. There are several instances (like Jesus living 30 years before a 3 year ministry) that explain processes and corroborate the fact that you will also go through a process. So to avoid undoing your hard work, make a commitment. Make it because your level of commitment and how serious you are about receiving that life-changing testimony will be tested by spiritual and physical situations (study Luke 18:18-23). And the earlier you start, the better.

5. Preparation

The earlier you start, the better; you’ve heard this twice now and probably many times before.
Preparing for the future is something many people are sloppy with; you shouldn’t be. If you do, you will complain about outcomes and results a lot more than necessary. Think deeply about it. We want you to know this for all the areas of your life including ahead of your visit to Camp 5 so that we’ll be efficient with our work of helping you connect to God and life-changing testimonies. Come prepared, God bless you!

Camp Guiding Principles

1. Obey all rules, violating them has consequences.

2. Don’t assume: whenever you’re unsure, just WhatsApp us

3. Stay informed: listen to on-camp announcements in church and by the bell.

4. Keep the camp clean, don’t litter around.

5. Males don’t enter or play around female rooms & vice-versa

6. Don’t joke with rules about water hygiene & camp sanitation

7. Don’t make noise and chatter unreservedly. Be a discreet talker.

8. Don’t take anything you don’t own without permission.

9. Observe all people and use discretion when mingling & befriending.

10. Only Camp 5 prayer ministers are approved for partnership prayers.

If you don’t know anyone or didn’t come with them, don’t pray with them outside church events & odima (intercession prayer).