STRETCHED

This last week of camp was very trying times for me. i was stretched to by breaking point. i loved the kids i worked with but i  had some tough obstacles in my way. many kids came to know christ and many wanted to serve him better. it was awesome to love on these kids. I had a 10 year old boy who i just adore he always wanted to hang on me and i was a little bit irrated at first but begin to love it. I got my personal space stretched. I also had to become a parent chasing bibles around, trying to get 10 and 11 year old boys to listen and go to bed. what fun. I had a couple of real rough spots where i wanted to quit and give up but i rembered that we have to keep running the race for jesus. During chapel 2 boys i was sitting by decided they were going to play around instead of worshiping. I got very angry i tryed to tune them out that didn’t help, i tryed pulling them outside and that didn’t work finnaly the speaker began to speak and they stopped. I really felt like i failed which i know is o.k. Then there was a problem where a boy messed his pants and i had to deal wth it. I wanted to cry for him because i have been there done that. he was n the cabin with the others when i smelled something and i had to secertly pull him out. that was so challenging for me. I helped him and we made it trough it. I am so thankful that i was tested in these ways and by having a cabin that wouldn’t go to sleep. God knows when to send us a challenge and we hsve to be willing to execep and go for it. I really felt like i was stretched to by breaking point like it was tug of war and i was  about to lose but i held in there becsause God was my strength.  I also had a kid break my heart when he said he did want t accept jesus at camp because he wanted to wait a year and do it at home. i thought to myself we are not promised tommrow. so please pray for that kid. Also I found out a kid i helped at the varisty camp went home and thought about sucide. All these things make me think of our theme vese John 10:10 the thief comes to steal,kill,and destroy, but i come that they may have life and have it to the full. I always try to stop and think of that verse in times of struggle. I am exicted for another week ahead we have 14-15 year ols coming in.