Wished these had all been happy posts

But today has been less than good for me.   The past few Sundays have been rough to say the least.   I feel myself reverting back in my old camp self on the weekend which was sleep, sleep and more sleep.   It's all I do, and if I don't get invited to go somewhere it just adds fuel to the fire.  I'm without a car in the middle of nowhere.....what could I do, o ya sleep.  Anyways a quick update on camp.  The past two weeks were pretty awesome due to the fact that they were high school aged kids so we could really dive in.  I really saw a lot of change in some of the kids and we even were able to give a kid a guitar!(thanks alysson)  

Back to my rant.   I feel more and more of why I wanted to get out of Oregon following me here.   The summer is on the downhill side and the staff out here and starting to pick and choose who or what they will be doing that weekend.    More Sundays than not I have found myself laying in bed.   I guess I just give off a vibe that I don't want to be social.  I mean it must be me right?  Yet again friendship circles have formed and I find myself on the outside looking in.   I feel like everyone goes through this so I really shouldn't be saying it, but it just haunts me.   So just pray for my overthinking mind...... ugh

Another Week has come to close

Can I just restate how epicly fast this summer is going by?  I feel like I closed my eyes and half the summer flew by.....no really, I'm already halfway done with my summer of camp here in Georgia.  This past week was especially eventful because we had some very special visitors.  The Road Less Traveled: the mission crew from Eugene, Oregon spent the week with us.    I had been a little worried at first at how they would fit in with our group out here and man I never should of worried at all.  They were such an encouragement to all of our staff and the campers(high school boys) definitely benefited from their presence.    I loved having my two families from two corners of the United states come together and be a family.
So with the summer coming to it's halfway point, I have noticed some things.  People are starting to get comfortable with one another and the more they get comfortable, the more problems with one another arise.  I'd just ask for prayer in the fact that these problems would be a small road bump in the journey of our crew, not a wall.  I am starting to feel myself settle into my position and sort of getting lazy.  I am thankful for the fact that I have noticed it and am able to address it now.  I have to stay vigilant in my job if I am to succeed and also break myself of my lethargic mood.  

 So yesterday basically everyone as a staff went a place called Stone Mountain.  It's a state park here and I wasn't expecting a ton.  Just a few things about the place.  The mountain is huge,  it was totally packed, and laser shows, no matter how big still make me feel like I'm on an acid trip.  All in all it was a pretty fun trip but I was tired at the end of the night.   Anyways if you have questions feel free to ask!  Till next time.....

Been a while

So last weekend was chalk full of stuff so I didn't get a chance to update this but I'll try and pack two weeks into a short synopsis.    Last week we had quite a few hispanic kids and they were for lack of a better word.... angels.  They listened for the most part, when it came to cleaning they would actually clean up their area, not just shove stuff into their bags, and were just all around great kids.  There was a little man named Jesus that had muscular dystrophy and had a wheelchair with him for the week.  Camp has a lot of gravel roads and so we figured we were going to have a rough time getting him around.   We decided as a leadership staff that Jesus would have his own personal golf cart for the week and that he was going to get to do everything he wanted.  This little guy had the rest head on his shoulders.  Such a blessing to have a kid with so little, be so kind and joyful.  I loved every minute I spent with Jesus.

As for this week.   We had some kids from inner city Atlanta that have very rough backgrounds and......   20 or so kids from Nepal who barely knew english, some had only been in the country for a week,  O and did I mention that most of them were Hindu?  Yeah.....crazy stuff.    The entire week was full of obstacles.  Language barriers, religious differences,  dietary needs.    I was so humbled by our staff and the love they poured out to all of these kids.   At times it seemed like there was literally a battle being fought between the older hindu's and out staff.   I had to remind myself constantly that I wasn't fighting the kids, I was fighting the devil.   By the end of the week, almost all of the children were asking questions about Jesus and wanting to know more.  

In my eyes just peaking their curiosity was a huge victory.  We are not here to radically change someones life, we are here to plant the seed that could one day flourish in God's favor.   I've been here 6 weeks now and am still loving it.   Keep in touch!