This weekend I am attending the Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment near Kokomo, Indiana. Founder Bob Auth has hosted this event for the past 11 years. The encampment features re-enactments, crafts, vendors and storytelling that depict life on the frontier during the time of the French and Indian Wars.

Wandering around the encampment, I was surprised to see children who were raised with countless electronic entertainment devices completely enthralled by simple games children played over 200 years ago.

You could see demonstrations of how people cooked back then—not with microwaves, but in pots and pans that were hung over hot coals burning in a hole that was dug in the ground.

The clothing that the re-enactors wore did not resemble what we wear today. Nor could you go to the nearest mega-store to make a quick purchase for something to wear. No, it seems that you had to kill a buffalo and go through various and tedious processes to make the buffalo hide become a wearable garment.

There is also a worship service at the encampment, and here is where we see that some things never change. First, everybody still needs Jesus. Second, Jesus never changes. Hebrews 13 :8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Sometimes it’s fun to attend events that remind us how things have changed over time. However, we must never forget that some things never change. We still need Jesus, and Jesus is still here for us.