Week 4..already?

Sorry I haven't been updating much. Camp keeps you busy, and being on leadership staff keeps you even busier! We start week 4 tomorrow.. I'm pretty pumped! I will update for real soon... but for now it's time for bed. Goodnight all!

Defining Moments

The theme at camp this summer is Defining Moments. We are teaching them about time, and how each person has defining moments that make them who they are. Last night in worship, the pastor talked a lot about salvation, and really just laid it out there, that if you're ready to make the decision... while he's praying he was going to count to 3 and on 3 stand up. As I watched the auditorium full of about 800 students and adults, I waited to see what the response would be, and to see how Christ would work during that time. As he counted to 3 close to 70 students stood up. And as I watched it happen, I got a chill because in a moments time... 70 believers were born. That was a defining moment in so many of their lives. After they stood they were directed to find their leaders and go talk with them out in the hallway. As I held the door open and student after student walked out the door, I looked at their faces. Many of them were rejoicing, many were crying... but one really stuck out to me. It was a boy who was probably 18 years old. Tall, athletic, strong.... And as he walked by I looked at his face and he was red, and swollen, and crying his heart out.... and through the tears he had a smile on his face. Seeing this face was one of my favorite parts of yesterday.... it was so real, and so broken, and so completely in love with a God that he had just really started to get to know.... it was a good reminder about what camp is about. It's not about stress, and the details, it's about students, children, and adults coming to know christ and their lives being forever changed. 


This last week God has been really laying Romans 8:38-39 on my heart... here it is.


"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."


Every time I read that verse I am overwhelmed with feelings of love, faith, and just feeling so unworthy of his love and grace, but so grateful that He offers it to me over and over again so freely. 


Alright time to go visit my staff at their ministry sites... pray for boldness as they go out and share God with the city of Jackson... pray that God will use them in mighty ways, and that through serving they will grow and learn more about Him!

Training Week...

Well training week has been going super well... and on monday we start camp! It is such a crazy, wonderful, and slightly terrifying time... but I cannot wait for camp to get started! My team is fantastic... I cannot wait to work with them and see how God is going to use each and every one of them this summer! Yesterday was the Mfuge site luncheon... I have been working and planning that since early February, and I am happy to say that it went fantastic! One of the site contacts (who has worked with mfuge for years) told a track leader that this year was the most organized and well put together that she has ever worked with... which made me happy since I feel like at times it has been a mess... apparently not for them though! yay!

Tomorrow is our day off... My plans are to get some sleep, do some laundry, hang out with the staff, and then we are going to a baseball game at night! I am pretty excited. Well that's all I have time for right now but here is a picture of my team..yay!