Tuning Into Real Life

Dearest readers of my little published piece of the internet,

Well, camp is done! It’s a good thing and a bad thing I suppose. I was so ready to be done by the last day of youth camp yet right now I am really missing it. I miss the busy schedule and all my friends, the campers and being right in the presence of God all the time. It’s a culture shock coming back to the real world where I have to buy groceries, be bored, go out of my way to make friends, and make plans for the future.

Youth camp was so awesome. They really do jack up all the events and food for the last week. They gave out everything free like Jones, donuts, slushies, dilly bars, pizza, burgers, etc. Manafest a Christian rap artist came to the camp on the concert night and played for a long time into the night. There was this dreammaker guy who draws out people’s dreams that we wrote on the first night. One girl got to ride in a helicopter over camp. One guy slept in sugar. Some people got a grand entrance to the banquet. We had a rib meal and treatza pizza. Activities were pretty slack because the kids just wanted to hang out because they were all 15-18 years old. It was fun to get to know them though and just be their friends rather than their “mom” figure while being away from home.

Overall it was a most excellent summer. I had a fabulous time and God was so at work in me. I changed so much and my eyes were opened to how much more He has to do in this world before He returns. I love working for Him and Him only. He gave me the words to say in so many situations, gave me the energy to keep going day after day on 6 hours of sleep or less, and gave me the knowledge to share the word of God with all my campers. I was fortunate enough to have many Christians in my cabins but also got to see so many girls come to Christ in my cabins. It was so awesome to experience that and be part of it.

I am just chilling in Vancouver now. Sleeping lots, emailing, and trying to figure out what I am going to do in October. I am going home on Sept. 16 until the 29th so just catch up and chill there for a bit. My mom is excited. I am pumped too. Thank you so much for all your prayers and thoughts this summer. It was great to know that God was at work in people outside of the camp too and that I had the support to keep working for His glory.

Later days!