Week in Review

Ok last Wednesday we hit the road with 10 of us and we were off to Kids Camp- we arrived to mass chaos in which I was like whoa- of course this was all normal for kids camp so I had to take a step back in my mind and just let it go for now and go with the flow- I like order but that was not happening and I got in the groove of it- I had 18 girls in the room I was a counselor - there was 2 of us that were in there as counselors- many many of of kids were very young or first time campers-
let me just say I had to breathe the first day a lot- and let me just say I love my son so much and thankful for him so much drama with that many girls-oh they were fun but at time whew!
Ok so the Evangelist doing the services were awesome- loved some of the object lessons and now have a few ideas for our children's church
One of the things that impressed me the most was the gelling of the entire counselor staff- we all come from all over Florida and some of us not knowing one another but we gelled why we had one purpose making "memories" as Pastor Billy would say. I was not there for my self but for the kids- although God did touch my heart.
I had one little girl in my room that I was like oh my word she is going to drive me to insanity- well God said guess what she is the one you are here for- are you kidding me- well- more on her later
I think I got a total of 6 hours of sleep the entire time we were there-
We had talkers in our room- sleep walkers and one child ( the one I was there for) who had night terrors each night- talk about being woke up - poor love- she was asleep -the entire time and we just kept praying for her each night- i was on the top bunk so jumping down 1-2 x a night for her did a toll on my body- its ok though- i will survive
We had a great time in our water time - and jousting time I beat the tar out of one of the counselors all in the name of fun - "smile"
as for the altar times- we had amazing time- the kids really went after God and spent time with Him-

I prayed for the little girl that I was sent for ( i truly believe) the last night- got down on her level- she has ADHD and a troubled home life- she was often off in her own little world and would not listen- yep those are my kind of kids - to make a difference- so anyway as I prayed God spoke to me and told me to look at her-so I looked at her and told her what God laid on my heart- that she was amazing and God had a plan for her and she can do anything she put her mind to- and that even though she is a wild child (big smile) God loves her and He has something special for you- of course as I was telling her I was crying but through my tears I could see her eyes light up and she had a big grin on her face. that face is forever embedded in my mind.
I had one girl told me she wishes I was her mom because she has not seen her mom when she was 2. heart pull
Our girls that went had a great time and they were big helps to other girls- I am very proud of them!
Will I go back- already planning for next year!