Finish Strong

Week 8.

It is the end of July.

I go home in August.

This is my last week as a regular counselor.

All these truths don’t seem possible at all and I am having a hard time believing any of them! I had three weeks on East Side and now am finishing out on West Side this week. East side was a different ball game for sure; it felt much more like camping (probably due to Thursday nights which are spent outside) but it was so much fun! I loved all of my campers so much; it was such a joy to be their friend! This week I want to pour my all into my campers again, not holding anything back. I feel that every week I am continuing to learn that God is in control, He is teaching me that my desires and plans are often very selfish. It is humbling to see the same thing being brought to my attention over and over and knowing that in and of myself I can’t change. It is very encouraging too though. To know the one who can change me and will! Chapels every week have been really good reminders and I feel like I am learning along with the campers most weeks. Last week the chapels were about the names of God… it was all stuff that I had learned in Sunday school, but it was a fantastic reminder and one of my favorite chapel themes for sure! Next week is my week off to hang out with my family and start to focus on going back home, and then I come back to camp for week 10 with Ben. Then August 18^th I head home! Crazy! Hannah Ford leaves camp this week, and several other people are finishing up their summers this week. It is sad to see them at the end of their summer journey and to realize that we are all leaving sooner than we really think. I’ve been so blessed to have the opportunity to work alongside all these people, to have so many different jobs and positions and backgrounds and stories all come together for the purpose of furthering the Gospel in the lives of the campers lives. It is a beautiful thing! So here we go again… here comes campers and here comes August. I hope we can all finish well and finish strong!