Working camp is one of the best parts of my year. I love it. Everything about it... well almost everything. I'm not a big fan of the post camp experience. It's the time after camp, where you're home, but in a funk and not sure what to do with your life. I know it's because I go from being surrounded by 30 people my age with the same passion and purpose, serving together to coming home back to "normal" life. It is a hard time. I am coming towards the end of this hard time (I hope so at least). And I am glad about that, but at the same time I am sad, because it means that once again camp is over. I know it's hard for people who have never been a part of it, to understand, but I wish more people did. I wish that I could tell people how amazing the entire summer was, but words never seem to do it justice. This summer was life changing... life changing to the teenagers who came to camp, life changing to the inner-city kids we worked with everyday, and life changing to even me. God is so unbelievably amazing and He showed me that time and time again this summer.
The theme of the summer was MOVE a faith journey of Moses. It was a great theme, and has really made me think about my life and where I am at. Am I moving for God daily? Am I following His will? Do I have faith to let go? Faith to take a stand? Faith to go into the unknown? and most importantly do I have faith to wait?
I really don't know what the next 6 months... year... or even 5 years hold for me. I have a lot on my mind about what God wants for me and my life, and at times I get stressed and worry. And honestly I have come up with several long term "plans" for my life these past few weeks.. but that is silly. I need to have faith that God has it all under control and that if I am obedient to Him, I have no reason to worry. So for now I will have faith to wait. And while I wait I will be content with all areas of life... (including still having to live with my parents... I might need help with this one from time to time).
The past few days I have had this verse to a song stuck in my head...
"You make, all things work together for my good..."
