The fact is, in our society, even among Christians, there is hardly any instruction to our boys on what it means to be a man. The result is horrible. In America it s MEN who do most of the raping, killing, robbing, stealing, fighting, abusing, and sadly- leading. This simply was not so in ancient cultures. Throughout history societies have defined criteria for manhood, and most of them were celebrated by some kind of ceremony that marked the moment a boy became a man, and was expected to live by that criteria.
Today there is little of that.
My vision is for a summer camp that will do something to change some of this. The camp would be for boys around 16 years old. At 16 a boy can get a driver s license, and begin working a part time job. These are two of the biggest steps a boy socially makes into adulthood. Working begins a boy s responsibility outside the home- his money depends on his ability to show up on time, do the work, and prove himself to his employer.