Week 1

Hey all, or whoever ends up reading this, but I wanted to be able to stay in contact with everyone and allow you guys to be able stay in "contact" with me. My schedule is kind of crazy, so it's hard for me to stay in contact with everyone, and I just figured that this would be one of the easiest ways to keep you all in the loop.

So this past week was the first week we had with the kids, and it was hectic to say the least. But I mean that is kind of expected seeing as only two of us are returning teen staff, but I definitely think that God worked in some awesome ways here this week. I know for me that my guys, I had 13-14 year old guys this week, were often hesitant to open up about what they were being asked, but to be fair, they are 13 and 14. People really aren't asking questions of them to explain why they feel a certain way or explain their answers, at least I don't think...., and so it would make sense that they would be hesitant. But I could definitely tell that god was working in the conversations that we had through out the week. And although I felt like I didn't see a whole lot of fruit coming from the week, I could tell that my role was definitely to be a see sower in these guys lives.

And I was also blessed to able to be put in a place be a mentor to another one of the guys that came this week. As always the Prayer Walk and Prayer Tower ceased to amaze me in the power that God worked in them, and he really laid it on the guys heart about some stuff, so I was able to talk with him briefly and he let me know that he was in a really low spot in his life. And so after praying with him I was able to sit down with him for another three hours and talk about it and just kind of talk about some of the things that were mutually going on in our lives. And so I was incredibly blessed to be able to do that with him, and if he reads this; man I am definitely praying for you about everything, and I just hope that God works so incredibly in your life and especially in the upcoming month.

But this week is Moody week, which means in a new group of kids, so I would just ask that you would pray for the staff and the kids, especially the girls, because last year was really hard for the girls. But I would also like some prayer because on Wednesday, hopefully, or Thursday I will be speaking and I would love for it to be very evident that God is speaking and not myself. But yeah, welcome to a little in sight into my life.

          Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
          1 Peter 1:13

Also thanks to Ryan Chimney for the awesome picture for the background of this!!