Chardon

This week has been astounding, and once again I cannot believe it is almost over.

I had a shalom moment on Wednesday night during the worship service we put on the for the church.  We sang A La La La, and did the 'milk another cow' verse, and the older folks sitting in the front row had tears streaming from their eyes they were laughing so much.  I couldn't help but laugh with them as I sang.  God was definitely present in that laughter, and I loved every second of it.

I also had my camper boys tell me they didn't want to make friendship bracelets, and that they were just too hard.  But in the next five minutes, they were making them and exclaiming about how much fun they were.

I had the privilege of working with two great counselors this week: Colleen and Ian.  Colleen, unfortunately, came down sick today and had to leave halfway through the day which left Ian and I with twenty-five crazy campers.  But they told me some of the sweetest things today, primarily that they wanted the three of us to come back for next summer's camp at their church, because they were actually having fun this week.

There is nothing so rewarding as knowing that you really are reaching your campers.  Yes, Fridays are usually full of goodbye hugs, but few campers actually tell you how much they've appreciated the past week; I've only really heard it from parents.

Our host family has also been incredible.  They are down to earth, and they feed us excellent healthy food (not to mention our beds are ridiculously comfy).  But those aren't the only reasons.  They all have hearts for God, each in their own unique ways.  God is present in their lives each day and it is a wonderful thing to witness.

Chardon has been a blessing.  That's all I have to say about that.

Peace.