Dear Prayer Warriors,
Thank
you for your thoughts and prayers. I feel blessed to have such a prayer team
behind us, especially with this summer being my first year working at Camp
Alandale. Being a part of the staff has been busy, but fun. God has been
teaching me how blessed I am to be a part of a safe, Christian family.
This
last week I was blessed with Ginny as my camper, who is in seventh grade and has
been coming to camp for a few years. Ginny was adopted with her sister into a
great Christian family when she turned three after being abused from her
biological mother. She now is walking with the Lord and has a strong faith.
I also had Denny,
who wished he could still live with his biological family even though he does
feel safe in the home. Denny brought me a lot of joy this past week. He came to
camp by himself and was nervous about making friends. During our one-on-one, Denny
shared his testimony with me. He told me he was abused when he was little by
his biological parents and then when he turned three he was adopted by a
Christian family. If Denny could choose he’d love to live with his biological
family, but he knows that God put him in the home he is in for a reason. During
the week, I noticed Denny was so patient in every situation. Many of the other
campers wanted to know what was next and what time it was, but Denny didn’t
seem to mind waiting to see what happened. Denny admitted he acted different
with his friends than how he did at church. He wanted prayer to be the same
person at home, church, and with his friends. Another struggle Denny needed
prayer for was that his siblings would stop trying to use him. Denny mentioned
his siblings would disobey his parents and do things behind their back. Because
of this he was not looking forward to going home. It was great to pray with him
about these things. Denny told me his favorite things about camp were the
one-on-ones and Bible studies because he liked sharing honestly what was going
on in his life and learning about the story of Joseph.
It
was a blessing to hear two stories of campers that are now living in good
homes, which is often times not the case. Thank you for all your prayer, without
it we would be lost. We feel the love of the Father through your faithful
prayers for us in this very difficult ministry.
In Christ,
Emily Allen
Staff-Counselor
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