I took the week off after Hartland week (the week discussed in the previous post.)
And the following week was one that I spent half of the week not working because I was so sick. However, God was working as he always is and one of the boys committed his life to Christ! I jumped up with joy as my slightly nauseous stomach still continued to settle. God is still working in the madness. Why did I ever doubt that?
And so I guess that brings us to this week. The first week of a three week stint at the same church in Novi. This week was overwhelming, a week that we have the most campers in day camp history (the number will get bigger in the next two weeks- God is so good!). And yet, it was an incredibly fun and enjoyable week filled with God's love overflowing.
I had two campers commit their lives to Christ! One of them, a boy who had often given me trouble, surprised me as he slowly raised his hand when I asked all the shut-eyed campers which one of them would like to start relationships with our God. Then later on, as the kids were playing a game of Gaga ball, I pulled him into the corner of the gym and we prayed. I stood up after the prayer and just stared at the ceiling, enthralled with the goodness of our God. A big dopey smile covered my face as I walked back over to the rest of the children with him at my side. This boy even offered to pray after small group and as we all sat there, with our spaghetti fingers interlocked, he prayed for the health of his mother and sister who had gotten into a car accident. So quick was I to judge this boy for not listening all the time when he was really going through some difficult stuff. God was moving in my heart as well as his.
And on a very random note, all week we played a game with the counselors where we tried to lick each other's elbows without the other person noticing.
One of my friends even tried to lick a child's elbow.
I love my life.
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