“Excuse me girlies, I need to get proof that I’m married.”
The group of girls gathered near my bunk parted as I reached
for my ring box.
“Why do you need proof that you’re married?”
I thought for a moment… “Well, I guess I don’t HAVE to wear
them… but if you had diamond rings wouldn’t you?”
Her eyes got huge as she looked at my left hand. “Those are
real diamonds?!?!!”
“Well, they better be… or my husband is in trouble!”
Giggles.
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I’m in a place that fills my heart this week! I’m at FALLS
CREEK!!!
I love getting to be around students, especially in this
environment. The girls who were gathered around my bed and I went on to a
little conversation about why there were two rings and what I remind myself of
each time I put them on or look at them throughout the day.
We didn’t pray before we started. I didn’t have a 3-point
lesson lined out. We didn’t hold hands and ask for prayer requests before we
dismissed either. It was just a quick little convo with some girls about my
life and what they can look forward to when they trust God with their
relationships.
I think I love working with students because it can be so informal. I’ve found that if you are honest with them about your life, they will be honest with you about theirs. When I was in high school there were a few women who mentored me and I learned the most from them when we just talked about what was going on and I was allowed to see how they were trusting God in their situations.
I think I love working with students because it can be so informal. I’ve found that if you are honest with them about your life, they will be honest with you about theirs. When I was in high school there were a few women who mentored me and I learned the most from them when we just talked about what was going on and I was allowed to see how they were trusting God in their situations.
I also love this place because the directors and staff make
such a point about engaging students with relevant forms of media. I attended
the first morning bible study and they seamlessly integrated the use of film,
live video, twitter, graphic fonts, opinion polls, photos and photo filters to
explain three concepts:
God is Love
We are Broken and
Jesus is our Reconciler
What a refreshing reminder of why I love what I do. Can God
work at camp without a daily video? Of course He can! But can He also work at
camp through a daily video? Yes, yes He can.
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