Since arriving at camp, I have been serving in almost every area here: kitchen, maintenance, the office, challenge course, and a few others. At first I found myself rather frustrated with a lack of consistency and a feeling that I was never placed in an area that I could put my gifts to work. It took me a while before I remembered that I'm not here to serve me but to serve others. The Lord also reminded me that I did after all, ask Him to teach me to be selfless...gently. He has been teaching me, and He has been so gracious with me.
This past weekend was family retreat. One evening, my friend Jordana and I were babysitting three kiddos. One of the girls asked us to tell her a Bible story because she had never gone to Church before and wanted to go to hear the stories. She was so thankful when we did and asked to hear "the story about Jesus on the cross" the next night. I guess sometimes I forget that we truly are reaching the unreached here, even at a Christian camp.
Today was my day off. I went with three friends into Duncan for the afternoon. I had the privilege of driving my friends standard sports car around Duncan as we searched for different unique stores to check out. It was a great afternoon that ended with crusing through some back roads on our way back to camp.
Tomorrow I will be spending the day serving on Maintenance and then in the Challenge Course, and then probably back on Maintenance. I love being outside here.
