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YOUTH CAMP FACILITATORS’ GUIDE d.

Healing
It is the supernatural ability to affect a cure of
Conducting One-To-Ones physical or other human illness through
prayer. It s a variation of miracles but it is
Tips more limited because healing focuses on
• Before the whole session, pray for each restoring the physical body back to health.
participant in your group. This gift enables the person to be God’s
• Be open to the Lord’s leading (He will instruments in bringing about the well-being
give you the wisdom to conduct the one- of another, on one or more level, spiritual,
to-ones). psychological or physical. (Act 5:15, 19:12)
• Be aware of the time. We aim for
quality time, taking into consideration e. Miracles
each participant in the group. It is the supernatural ability to perform
• Keep the session light - just like miraculous act, acts that are not the result of
having a relational conversation with any known natural law or agency but are
a friend. caused by divine intervention. This enables
the person to be God’s instrument in either
an instant healing or in some other powerful
9 GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT manifestation of God’s power. (Acts 8:6-8,
The 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit assist us as we 9:36-43,13:8-12)
live a good Christian life. As facilitators, our
participants and we should be aware of the f. Prophecy
importance of each gift.
It is the gift by which a person is used by God
to speak on his behalf. It is a gift when God
a. Wisdom
manifest to man His own thoughts so that a
Is not just good practical judgment or message may be given for the individual or for
common sense or a high degree of a group of individuals, or for the community.
knowledge. The wisdom that is of the Spirit (Acts 13:1-3, 21:10-13).
is centered on Jesus. It is concerned with
the best way to live. It is God’s guidance on
g. Discernment
how to live as a Christian. (Mark 10:20, 1Cor
It is the gift by which a person can recognize
12-14, Luke 18:22)
the spirit behind a particular situation. This
enables the person to know the source of an
b. Knowledge inspiration or action, whether it came from the
It is not just knowing a lot of things through Holy Spirit, his own human accord or from the
study or experience. Knowledge that is of evil spirit. (Acts 5:1-10, 8:20-24, 16:16-19).
the spirit is the fruit of revelation, founded on
faith, and synthesized by Christian h. Tongues
experience. This is more of doctrinal It is a gift by which a person is able to utter
teaching and ability to speak and words or sounds which are not known or
understand a truth of the mystery of Christ. understandable to his human intellect, to
(Read how Paul understands the mystery of deliver God’s message for the community.
Christ in Eph 1, Eph 3:2-3)
(Acts 10:44-47, 19:6)
c. Faith
It is not just an intellectual belief in God, but a i. Interpretation
confident assurance in God which allows us It is a companion to the gift of tongues, when
to move forward without any doubt at all. The used for prophecy, and is necessary so that
charismatic gift of faith seems to be a special those who hear may understand, and so be
gift of prayer; prayer with a God-given enlightened. It is when a person, after the
confidence which produces extraordinary
use of the gift of tongues, gives the general
results. It knows that what one asks for will be
given. (Matt 8:10, Matt 15:22) meaning of what the person has said, or a
response to what has been said.
Interpretation can also be used privately in 7. Lifting of Concerns. Pray for the concerns
combination with the gift of tongues. (1Cor of the participant.
14:5, 13, 27, 28)
8. Baptism of the Holy Spirit; Prayer for the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Pray-Over
“Father, we now ask You, in Jesus’ name,
The Pray-Over session is done in the middle to pour upon (name of participant) Your
of the fourth talk of the youth camp. It is in this Holy Spirit, so that he/she may receive new
session that the participants are to proclaim life. We also ask You, in Jesus’ name, to
boldly and confirm their belief and response grant him/her the gift of tongues and any
to God’s call to have a relationship with Him. other gift that You want him/her to receive.
As facilitators, we should be made aware of Encourage the participant to pray in tongues
the importance of this session. It is here that with you.
we are to concretely bring more souls to God. 9. Closing Prayers
We are to conduct the pray-over in this - Prayer of Thanksgiving
format: - Prayer for a strong Christian Life
1. Ask participant to confess with his own lips - Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
that Jesus is Lord. Tips

2. Ask him to join you in a prayer or to begin • Baptism of the Holy Spirit does not depend on
the prayer himself. the amount of time you pray. 5 to 10 minutes is
3. Spontaneous Praising. enough.
• Remember that it is God who sends down His
4. Worship and glorify the Lord with the Spirit, not you.
participant. • Be aware of what is happening (keep
5. Prayer for Protection your eyes open). It is the participant’s
“Lord Jesus, we ask You to cover us with prayer; you are merely guiding him/her and
Your Most Precious Blood and Mother praying with him/her.
Mary’s Mantle of Protection. • In case of disturbances (i.e. demonic
oppressions), pray for and claim for God’s
6. Binding and Casting; In-filling
peace in the name of Jesus. Don’t panic.
“In Jesus’ name, bind and cast any • Ask for help from your Couple Coordinator
negativity (vice, addiction, sin) that he/she or to the Team Leader. If you do decide to go
has (e.g. anger, fear, lust, envy, anxiety, pride, for help, ask one of your prayer partners to do
doubt, etc.) it. Do not leave your participant at any time
during baptism.
Then pray for in filling of the positive • Ask for support from the CFC-YFC family
counterpart (e.g. faith when there’s doubt; during baptism. You must have prayer warriors
humility when there’s pride). during this session.
“In the Mighty Name of Jesus, we take
authority and gather all the evil spirits
around us, above us and below us. We
bind and cast them at the foot of Your
Cross to be gone forever. And we ask the
Holy Spirit to fill the void that the evil
spirits have left behind. We pray for
protection against any backlash from the
evil one.”

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