CAMP!!!!

I have now been at camp for almost a week. Things are going really well and as usual I am having a blast. This past week we have been doing work projects around camp and have been going to many different training sessions. Earlier this week I spent most of my time doing work projects. Yesterday I spent all day getting trained in First Aid, CPR, and AED use. I enjoyed this a lot even though it seemed like it took forever. Today I found out that I was going to be in the Raptors Unit which is kids ages 9-11 in it. I am really excited about this because this was the unit I was in last year and I love that age group. We also had a day off today.

I am having a lot of fun meeting and getting to know so many knew people. There are a whole lot of international staff this year, which always makes things fun. It is so interesting to watch and listen in order to observe their different cultures. God has been really good to me this summer already. I have met two girls who are strong Christians and we have started building relationships with each other. This is such a big deal because last year, even though I loved it here at camp, I was kind of isolated by myself. I am really excited to continue to get to know these girls and build relationships with them.

I have already begun to see God working in my life this summer. Every night at camp we do a thing called Evening Embers which is basically a recap of the day and a way to get to know everyone in the cabin you are in. Well, several days ago, my cabin was having Evening Embers and we ended up getting in a deep discussion about religion. Three of my cabin mates talked about how they were atheist and didn't believe in the Bible and were asking a lot of questions about Christianity. After hearing what they had to say, my heart broke into pieces. It was so sad to realize that they were completely lost and had no hope. I think I have known this for a long time when it comes to the people I work with, but it really hit me the other night. I believe that God spoke through me that night. He helped me to answer their questions and really care about what they had to say. This definitely reminded me that I am not just here to have fun and get paid, but I am here to be a witness to the many lost people around me that I am working with. It is so exciting to see God working in my life and working through me to reach out to the people around me. I have truly been humbled by this experience. Please pray with and for me that God would continue to use me in mighty ways this summer.

In general, I am doing really well and am really excited about this summer. A lot of the things that I was really worried about have been solved. I think we have a great staff this year and can't wait till the kids get here in just a little over a week. I will try and continue to update you on how things are going.

Finished with Sophomore Year and Home from School

Well, after a very long semester, I am finally home. I will be home for a week and then will leave next Sunday to go to YMCA Camp Lakewood. I am really excited to be done with school and going to camp. I am really looking forward to this summer. This past semester has been somewhat difficult, but in general has gone really well. The last several weeks of the semester were extremely busy and intense. I am really liking my nursing classes and am so glad I changed majors. I think it was a good change. This week I don't have much going on other than doing laundry and getting stuff ready for camp. I am so excited.

I think this summer is going to be a lot different because we lost a lot of staff from last year and have a new Director. It will still be a whole lot of fun though. I am hoping to work with the 9-11 year olds again this summer, but I don't know yet. One exciting thing is that this summer I am in charge of the Outdoor Living Skills Clinic. This means that I will spend a lot of time starting fires and teaching kids how to safely start fires. This will be a whole lot of fun. I will try and give you updates on how things are going as often as possible throughout the summer.