Two down...six more to go...

We are well into camp number three.

Last week was a bit of a challenge for some of the cabin leaders. Some interesting obsticles we came across were that we had a camper who refused to eat anything because her mom hadn't made it; a camper in the youngest girls cabin who frequently packed up her bags and decided she was leaving; a girl who chewed up the bedpost on her bunk with her "magic tooth" (literally took chunks out of the wood); and a male camper who had great difficulty keeping his shirt on and staying away from the oldest girls.

But, we survived another week and were left with loads of beautiful memories from the campers who came. A couple favourite moments from last week are:

- the same camper who sang "Jesus Loves Me" in front of the entire camp, told a staff member that his favourite part of camp was Bible (when he had literally never sat still through any of the Bible periods and we thought he wasn't listening..)

-having a surprise birthday party for a camper and seeing his face just light up at the sight of the cake with sparklers on it

-The smallest and youngest boy camper accepted Jesus into his heart and told a staff member "I can feel something surrounding my heart...that must be Jesus!"

-Having one of my cabin leaders pray for me during a mentoring session that was for him

-An athesist from the oldest boys cabin asked God into his life, and ran up and gave me a huge hug afterwards, just bursting with joy from the good news

-a female camper who had ended up in the office with me because she was bullying other kids in her cabin, ended up not only having a fantastic week at camp, but also made a lot of friends (which she told me she had never been very good at...)

This week the biggest concern has been about the health of staff. Many are feeling the fatigue and weariness that comes from constantly being on the go, and not getting enough sleep. Several staff members (including myself) are on meds for some form of cold, congestion, or infection...so please keep the camp staff in your prayers as we struggle to stay enthusiastic, strong, and positive...even if we have to fake it!

I am continually updating my "My Space" with camp pictures, so feel free to check those out. (Link is on the right)

Blessings!