first camp done.

so today after lunch we said goodbye to our first group of campers. they were probably the best group of campers ever! they were the politest kids i've ever met. the first week of camp went by way too fast though, this summer is gonna be over before i know it. yesterday i got to hang out with Alyssa a fair amount which was nice. she made a cross during craft time and gave it to me with a little note on the back. it was so sweet.

after night worship, Tyler (one of the campers that got saved this week) shared his story and said this was the best week of his life. i got to talk to him for a little bit after and it was really encouraging. seeing these kids lives changed and talking with them this week has just been amazing. one of the little girls, Hannah, gave people nicknames that all had "ed" in them because she was Fred. I got named Sped. anyways, she trusted in the Lord earlier this week, then her friend got a call that her uncle had been found dead and she jumped right in and ministered to her friend all night. the friend decided to stay and had a smile on her face the next day. that was really cool to see. so Hannah was crying really hard after worship night last night and i asked her what was wrong and she said she missed her mom (who had died when she was 9)... and that was a really tough moment. i brought her to Shane once she kinda composed herself and he just encouraged her about how God was using that and her in her friend's life when dealing with the death of her uncle... so that was really neat to hear.

also we paired up and told a camper our story last night during worship night too. i was paired with a girl named April. she said she wasn't saved but listened to me talk and then i asked her a few questions and she answered and would smile. she was really sweet. she said she wanted to start going to church so i told Shane so he could connect her w/ the church in Anchorage that he's connected with. during the invitation that night she raised her hand and went back and talked to someone, so that was really cool.

we had s'mores for snack after worship and then mr. Walter brought out the smoked salmon. i tried it with some cheese and crackers and it was pretty good.

the camp is really quiet now because all of the campers are gone & we're all worn out. Sherry & Walter have gone to the airport to pick up some of the team that's leading youth camp this coming week. youth camp only has about 6 people coming in to lead so we're gonna be involved more in the leadership as well as our normal jobs we have, and we may even be cabin counselors... so it's gonna be a busy busy week!