Camp Update 3

The rains are here but thankfully it is Junior Camp week and the younger kids are easier to entertain in the rain! The Lord has given us a wonderful week. We are enjoying feeding off the enthusiasm of the young kids that are here this week--they just LOVE camp and practically worship the ground their counselors walk on. Pretty weighty but the counselors are doing a great job!

We are living in a little travel trailer this summer and are enjoying having a little home of our own at the edge of the AZ camp property, right behind the horses. Last night we were awakened around 3 am by a counselor knocking on our door. A camper had fallen out of bed, and thankfully he was ok, but we had to help look into things. Benton woke up but went back to sleep until he was awakened again, so we had a little family time before he finally went back to sleep until a more desirable morning hour! He is doing great and has adjusted well to camp life. The junior campers this week just love him and all want to hold him. He is definitely not lacking in attention.

We had a wonderful Father's Day weekend. We spent Saturday afternoon at Big Lake, which is just a half hour drive from the camp in Alpine. On the way there we saw a small herd of elk and a baby with them. We see a lot of wildlife this time of year. On Sunday we went to church in Nutrioso, and our staff did the music service. It was an encouragement to worship with this small body of believers who are just 10 minutes from our camp property. This coming Sunday we will be in Show Low doing the same thing. It is a privilege to meet the pastors in the West and see the works that God has raised up. It is our desire to introduce our Summer Staff to the needs in the West and it is exciting to see them minister in such a special way!

The Lord is teaching us a lot and we are thankful for the opportunities that He has given us to invest in lives. Please pray that we will be faithful in our personal walk with the Lord and that we would be sensitive to opportunities that the Lord brings our way to encourage those that we are working with.

God is faithful and will accomplish the work that He has begun in us. We have one more week of camp in AZ before we pack up and head to Canada. Thanks for your interest in what is going on!