Its about time that ends! I need to get back into the habit of blogging again. So I hope some of you that were reading periodically will still be reading :)
This Sunday I will leave to seek week summer church camp with my amazing youth group! I am very excited but there is another previous camp I would like to talk about.
Early July I had the opportunity to attend the pre- teen church camp in brownwood. For the first time instead of being a camper (I was to old) I went as more of a sponsor and helper. It was an amazing life changing week. My job for the week was to look after the girls from our church and help them in any way that they needed. It was amazing getting to see God work in their lives and to be a part of that amazing experience for them.
The first night was the most life changing. We took 6 girls and 6 boys this year. Shane Pruitt was the preacher and I can not recall the name of the band. The theme of the camp was "Fishing Patiently with God" and the main verse was Romans 12:12- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation and constant in prayer. That first night we had 9 out of the 12 of our kids either accept Christ or recommit their lives to Him. It was amazing to feel the energy from the kids as they felt the power of God move through them. That first night is one I will never forget.
The second day I was either in the cabin or in the nurses office. We had one girl who got very sick and eventually had to go home. I don't regret for a moment volunteering to miss out on the days activities and stay behind with her. I felt that was where God wanted me. I was able to get to know the person I stayed back with and to just stay in for the day and meditate on Gods word. While the girl rested I was able to get some Jesus time in and prepare for the rest of the week. :)
The third day was the last full day of camp and it was just wonderful. The girls were split up and I was with three of the older girls and the other sponsor took the two younger girls. Its weird how the kids that you attended church and school with but never really knew, one week and you start to feel like you know them. I had spoken to all three of these girls but I hadn't really taken the time to get to know them outside of being the younger kids in our church. That day I got to hang out with them and discover who they really were. They were some pretty cool kids! That night was very memorable for me because there was a woman named Megan Bruce who was a children's entertainer. She used puppets to tell stories of the power of Christ. That was really neat but what I enjoyed the most was the ending. Its hard to explain what she did besides just saying it was amazing. So here are a few pictures to show you. :)
She told the powerful story of Christ in 5 simple pictures that put together showed the Love God had for us. This was an amazing way to end an amazing week.
I am so honored and blessed to have been given the opportunity to participate in this week. The power of Christ is like no other. The children of the church are not the future of the church , they are the present of the church. God can use even the youngest of people to impact the life of many! God defiantly used those 6 girls to impact my life.
Here are a few more pictures from the week :)
This is a snap shot of Justice shooting the arrows at one of the activities on the first day :)
Here are a few of the boys preparing their fishes during art time. These fishes were put on a net in the worship center for all to see!
Britney is doing the same as the boys were in the above picture. Jesus fish time!
Here are 5 out of the 6 girls that went to camp this summer. Like I stated before one got sick and had to go home.
This is little Marilu. :) She weighs like 50 pounds! Its always fun having her around!
Once again I am sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I will start updating on a regular basis like I used to. I hope you all bear with me and continue reading.
God bless <3
Love,
Heaven April
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