Prayer Update

JC Training Camp, 2011

Hello everyone! Hopefully everything is going well with you. Things went great here at camp during junior counselor training! God worked in so many amazing ways and His light shinned through each person this weekend. We had about twenty-five junior counselor's show up for the training, some veterans, but some who also were brand new. It was exciting to be able to see the reactions from the new people and their anticipation to begin working at camp. A vital part of the junior counselor's entrance into the camp is to give their testimonies. The purpose for this is not only so that the junior counselors can bond with each other, but also so that they can be prepared to give their stories to the campers.

    All of the junior counselors gave their testimonies and they all spoke to the testament of God's power in their lives. It was more difficult for some of the individuals than others to speak in front of the crowd, but in the end, God's hand and His peace helped them all to tell their stories. The training was not only a place to speak about their stories, but also a time to get to know each other, get to know the camp, and to bond as a family. This occurred all thought out the week; from everyone pitching in to help with dishes, to playing great games of foosball together. We also did a lot of work during the weekend, helping to build up camp to get ready for the campers to come.

    Some work projects that we did were cleaning out the sugar shack, where the men on staff all summer will stay. We also painted the benches and the shelves for the campers. We worked on the set in the amphitheater to make it ready for the theme this year: The Chronicles of Victory! Many more projects were started or completed with the help of the junior counselors. There was other work that we engaged in that wasn't physical; but rather spiritual. We dove into the passage in Ephesians 6 which talks about the whole armor of God and how to put it on and use it. We had bible studies and skits performed to be able to understand the armor and how we will be teaching it to the kids.

    Although the weekend went amazing, there was some times where the devil attempted to worm his way into the weekend. We had planned to go to church together and most of the people were in the camp bus, but others went in a few cars. Once the cars reached the church and realized that after about twenty minutes that the bus was not coming. We all drove back to camp to find out that the bus had broken down. This sparked a lot of fear about whether or not we would be able to get back down the mountain. However, God was once again provincial and the bus did get fixed in time to head home. God worked mightily this weekend and I know that this summer there will be fantastic junior counselors. Thank you for your prayers and we ask that you continue as camp starts. God is going to do an amazing work this summer at camp!

 

Hannah Gaston, Summer Staff 2011