Summer 2015. What a summer it has been. We traveled from Oklahoma to Missouri, then Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and finally to Eastern Pennsylvania. Each week a new crew of high school students would join us, and we had the privilege to see God work in their lives that week. They heard truth. They saw grace. Many of them went home knowing aspects of their lives that needed to change in order to live more consistent with a biblical worldview.
During evangelism on Wednesdays, they looked into the eyes of people who saw the world in stark contrast to our students' worldview, and the students returned to campus with more compassion for the people "out there." During our staff versus students Frisbee game, the students put into practice the five pillars of leadership--attitude, meekness, integrity, empowerment, vision--as they organized themselves into teams where all who wanted to be included were included and exerted themselves physically displaying positive attitudes in the midst of marked defeat continuing to encourage one another. Thursday night the students and staff would sit together and were led to share what this week meant to them individually, singing worship songs intermittently. Each week we were reminded that God was at work in students' lives.
As the summer came to a close, it was a pleasure to watch our staff team work as a team. They had learned to work well together, to accomplish tasks well, to encourage each other, to enjoy camp together. Together, we laughed deep and much this summer. Together, we prayed for wisdom, for encouragement, for help in the midst of exhausting and difficult circumstances. Together, we saw God work through our weakness, and to Him we are very thankful. Summer 2015. A summer full of life, real life--a glimpse of heaven.
The picture above is of our team the second to last week of camp which is missing some key people who served the first three weeks on our team.
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