Church Camp at Doublehead!

I am so tired! It's a crazy tired. It's a fulfilling tired, but at the same time it's a, "I want to sleep for a really long time" kind of tired. Tired. :-) Who uses the word tired four times in a total of four sentences? Wow...I am definitely rambling. Let's move on.

Camp was great! I will divide it up into a couple of sections so it will make sense. Let me start off by saying that I had my own cabin of 6th Grade Boys going into 7th. There names were Ryan, Dylan, Preston, Payton, Alex, and Skyler. They were all good kids, but they were 12 years old. Needless to say there was some arguing, loud noises, immaturity, complaining, and If you ask them what they thought about me they will probably just say that I do awesome impressions (Barney, Family Guy- Cleveland and Quagmire). I love them all, it was just that I spent so much time acting as an enforcer of the rules and making sure they were on task that it was tougher to develop a relationship...but that comes in time. I don't think you can form a trust with someone in 5 days of camp.

Worship was great. The speaker made some excellent points, was very funny, and unlike other speakers, I actually felt like I got to know him during the week. I would have loved to spend more time with him. The Band did a great job. I don't know what it is but every time they played, a different emotion or thought came to me. God is kinda funny sometimes. Especially when he was like, "Um Scott...go read Titus." Talk about random. Goodness.

Bible Study went well. I love to teach, so it was fun for me even if they didn't hear everything I said. on Tuesday as I looked over the lesson, I felt like I couldn't teach it. It just seemed repetitive and that they wouldn't get anything out of it. So during the worship time, I was drawn to the story of David and Jonathan. It's my favorite story in the bible. So sorry Brian, Amy-Jo, Linc, Kristin, and Mitch for doing that, but I did relate it back to security in salvation and a personal relationship with God. Don't ask how, but it happened. Once again God is funny!

Relationships strengthened with everyone on this trip. I am lucky to have the support of two amazing friends Tom and Philip. They kept me sane and picked me up when I felt like I wasn't making any impact. Thanks guys! I also felt like my friendships with some of the students and counselors grew...and I have an immense respect for all the leaders; Amy Jo, Linc, Brian, Kristen, and Mitch....and a deep respect for John Cook who drove all the way down in support of us.

I can talk about this until I'm blue in the face...or rather numb in the fingers since I am typing, but I'm going to go. I also had some fun times riding horses, going on a boat, riding a jet-ski, and goofing around.

Doublehead 2008 anyone?