i am your local superhero.

wow, september is almost over! and it feels like winter. walking through lake city last week it was very chill and crisp and I took in a lungful of the fall air. "It smells like Christmas in September!" says Jordan. I keep waking up expecting to see snow outside, and I continue to put on my flip flops. "If it rained tonight, it would be snow!" Yes one of the numerous things I've said that doesn't make much sense.

So far we've only had one half week of camp, due to God's interesting sense of humor. The season ends in little over a month....Crazy stuff. Last week after being trained as a High Ropes Supervisor, we had our first group of campers. I lived in my harness for 3 days. Hanging out on the zip tree literally allowed me to watch the leaves change color. It was pretty amazing. Twelve hours of high ropes Thursday without a break was fantastic. Campers faced challenges, struggled and persevered. The one on one times were awesome, sharing the gospel with unsaved kids was awesome, especially when you know the teachers are listening to every word. God challenged the staff and leadership just as much if not more than the campers last week. Every activity ran a few hours late, there were emergencies, and the drains in the dining hall all backed up. Everything was out of control, well at least out of our control, which allowed much room for God to work and he really did!

So much of us spent the weekend recovering and getting refreshed and energized to prepare for this week. This week has yet to come though because the campers never showed up yesterday. It turns out the school got their dates mixed up so now we've got two groups coming tomorrow and 2 days off as a result. Praise the Lord! He has a really great sense of humor, I couldn't' do anything but laugh yesterday when I found out. Also the canoe lake had been drained and was only about 1/3 of the way filled up and I was in charge of canoeing for this half week. I had no idea what I was going to be doing and it would be a quite interesting activity..but now it all works out.

Outdoor Education (which is what program is running right now) brings a lot of newness with it. Getting trained as a supervisor is one, teaching astronomy is another (which i started last week and during which I had a chance to share God's consistancy with the kids and then one girl wanted to recite John 3:16 AND 17, which was just awesome in itself), proactively searching for ways to share God's love with the kids is a huge one. It makes it exciting and challenging. New staff...they're awesome. The whole 2 of them! A new season in my life is beginning and I'm just asking God for clarity and patience. God is my Jehovah jirah, my provider.

So that's my update for now...I'm excited to see what God has in store for us next.

I have decided to spend the winter months (God willing) here at camp, as a volunteer. Which means I will need to raise my own support. If ya'll could keep this in prayer that would be fantastic. Even more important prayer for openness in the campers and teachers.