Sometimes living the proverbial dream is tough. Some dreams are nightmare-ish and some dreams stay with you long into the day. If I'm honest, aspects of life these days have been inclined towards the awful. I'm still "in it" - and therefore have minimal profound words or life lessons to impart. I can however, tell you what i've been up to this past month...
June went by in a whirl - somewhere between the countless hours spent on a bus taking kids back and forth to camp, the non-stop action at camp, and the pseudo-permanent change of residency of yours truly - i find myself in a land that is foreign and familiar all at once. For 6 weeks I am covering for a fellow Young Life staff member in Vicenza, Italy. Same job description but with a vastly different flavor. So far, it has been unbelievably great.
As far as camp goes - one thing's for sure: the redemption song was sung and many young voices chimed in. They may not have known all of the words but the melody was unmistakable. I really cherished the nightly tent times with my small group of girls. It was in those moments that vulnerability and honesty bubbled in our hushed voices and laughter.
At the end of the week I would ask them how they wanted to be different after camp - some of their answers that remain with me are:
"I want to learn more about God"
"I want to make God more of a priority in my life"
"I want my relationship with my family to be better"
I am digging the fact that God is giving me the opportunity to be a part of these kids' journeys. Maybe one day they'll be sharing their story of redemption with someone and say "One summer at camp in Italy..."
1 comments:
You go girl... eternity and camp are 2 of the most important things! :)
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