Colt

Just finished a week of colt camp.... 7-9 year olds are crazy... and draining.  Gotta love the ability to sleep restfully without hearing "counselor" all night.  Gotta love their enthusiasm even more tho.

Crazy to think that there are only two more camps left this summer/ 2 and a half more weeks give or take.

In other news, saw a two year old grizzly today romping around the fringes of camp.

Cheers.

What is love

Before people start breaking into a head bopping craze...
I was challenged this week to love.
Soccer camp went well but I was definitely challenged on what it means to love and to love with the love of Christ.

I spent this past week on my feet working all day and have come off of it exhausted as a part of the work staff.  It seemed as if I never had a break or time to myself which was difficult.

On the brighter side as I prepare for sleeping under the treetops tonight I get to counsel with Kern next week for the senior high camp which I am absolutely pumped for!!!

This is just a flash light of info for the past couple weeks so hope all is well.

Week 3

Finished my second week counseling yesterday... I've had two difficult weeks that have drained me.  I'm glad this is a 3 day weekend.  Today was spent tying a fly-fishing lure called a "black beauty", kayaking a few miles to Sawmill en lieu of a hike up Hogsback which have both been two firsts for me.  We then swing-danced which has been a fun weekend activity.  It is refreshing to get my mind off of things and to get renewed for the next week.  The past two weeks I have had kids who have had hardly any spiritual hunger.  One thing to remember is that in 1 Cor. 3:6  it talks about Paul planting, Apollos watering, and God causing the growth.  I can't take responsibility but it has been difficult to not see any fruit.  Yet, I can take the responsibility off of my own shoulders in assurance that God knows what He is doing.

Last Sunday we sang a song that had a line "break my heart for what break yours".  This week it really struck me the family situations that many of the kids face.  Divorce, foster homes, single parent families, it is really hard to see.  Each week is like that...  These kids need love.

So... due to the limited availability of the internet and my desire to use the internet when I'm tired and in Alaska... my thoughts have been interrupted and brief thus far.  Those first couple paragraphs were written last Friday fyi.  Today is Monday.

I'm pumped to see what God will do this week.  Satan has been working overtime with distractions and discouragements but I'm excited to see God work this week.  I've got nothing profound to say.  I also find it hard to write on here when I keep a hardcopy journal.  But I'm having a blast.  Yet, I'm exhausted.    May Isaiah 40:31 ring true as I wait on the God of my salvation (r. Micah 7:7).

Bedtime (as my thoughts crumble to miniscule atoms like a cookie in a cup of 2 percent milk).

Sleepless in Seattle

I have never watched the movie...but it accurately describes my current state of being.

Nevertheless, aside from all the recent traveling and finishing up my undergrad career... here are some verses to reflect on.  Not only are they applicable to daily life but they are important for me to reflect on before I entering camp, as I seek to walk together with the fellow staff and counselors, but more importantly God.  As I enter a new season of life, I trust my faith will be strengthened and encouraged as I serve this summer.  So as you contemplate, please keep us staff and the kids we are serving in your prayers.

Galatians 5:16-26

New International Version (NIV)

 ¹⁶ So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever^[a] you want. ¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

 ¹⁹ The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;²⁰ idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹ and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

 ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵ Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

(courtesy of Biblegateway.com)

P.S.

Thanks to Seattle airport for FREE WIFI!  Another sweet thing about the Seattle airport is the view.  And to complete the trifecta, I'm about to down a Qdoba burrito (although wishing it was chipotle).

P.S.S.

Adventure awaits!

Hello AK

Life update:  Due to the severe nature of nature itself, updates will be forthcoming from this blog.  With neither cell phone service and satellite internet, I figured it wise to consolidate my whereabouts on this blog.

I will be counseling at Echo Ranch Bible Camp up in Juneau, Alaska.  As I look forward to rejoining the wonderful staff, I have to admit I am pumped for this summer and what God will do at ERBC!

Starting at 8:20 A.M. (7 hours?!) when my plane lifts off, I will be heading here (see link below).

http://echoranch.org/default.aspx

I won't take too much time right now to go into details as I still have to finish packing and get some sleep, but I wanted to let you know here is a place for updates as contact becomes rocky.

I can be reached on e-mail/facebook or snail mail (see website for details).

So for now, peace out!