Oh Hey First Week!

June 7th (Monday)
Well, there it was!  The first day of camp!  It's come and it's gone and it was crazy.  So much energy!  I was a little nervous at times, but God works in crazy ways and got me through it.  Met my Bible Study Group for the first time!  That was exciting!  They might think I'm slightly crazy but that's to be expected.  I can already tell they are going to be a great group of students to work with!  Tomorrow the fun really begins!  We crank it up with the AM show then we head to rec and Bible Study.  Then track times, worship, and Fuge County Fair!  It's going to be a great day but I definitely make sure I prepare my coffee before I embark on this adventure.  Our camp pastor and band this week are fantastic!  They hang out with the campers and staff.  They are so genuine and intentional.  Today at registration, Meg, Brandon, Drew, and I greeted a van that wasn't full of campers.... twice.  The two men who were in there were not very excited about being greeted for camp.  I cannot explain how great of a first day this was!  Incredible!  Day 2 here we come!!

June 8th (Tuesday)

Today started out with my alarm not going off because I set it for 6:15PM.  Fortunately I woke up in time to make it to the morning meeting!  We had our first AM show so that meant my debut of Double Mags.  It went really well.  I made me realize how much I miss performing.  I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with this opportunity to use my talents for his glory.  After the AM show, we went up the mountain to rec!  Woooot!  It was a great day at rec!  I am trying to get my group motivated and excited about rec.  If you guys could pray for energy and excitement for them, that would be great!  After rec, we headed to Bible Study.  Today's word of the day was love and the students learned about Jonah and how he was called to love the people of Nineviah but fled.  Hopefully the students had a fire spark that will continue to grow into a fire for him in this week.  Then we had track times,  Track time rally was underway.  I am teaching Beginning Drama and I have a track of nine girls.  Praise the Lord.  How exciting.  They are absolutely precious!  After that, we switched tracks and I am teaching Spiritual Gifts as well!  Then it was hang time and I worked in the store!  While I was in there, I received some mail from Christy and Jeanette!  That made my day!  Girls, you just don't even know!  I almost cried!  (CC- that picture is in my Bible Study binder so I can see it ALL THE TIME)  Then it was dinner and worship!  It was nice to just be able to be in the presence of God and get away from the hustle of camp.  After that, we had Fuge County Fair.  Yeeeeeeeeeee haw!!!!  The night ended with a game of Little Sally Walker at the Nibble Nook!  Praise the Lord.

June 9th (Wednesday as of about 2ish)

Today began with a slightly shaky AM show.  It went well and we still had a blast!  My kids were a lot more excited today about rec!  They cheered a lot and yelled a lot!  I yelled a lot as well so if someone could throw up some prayers that I could keep my voice, that would be appreciated more than you know.  After that, we learned about obedience in Bible Study and how Shadrach, Meshac, and Abendigo were thrown into the furnace but still obeyed God.  I am excited about tomorrow, we are learning about Hannah.  I really just cannot wait!  It's my favorite day!  Lunch was really hilarious!  I ate at a table full of males... middle school males.  A hoot that was.  Right now, I am fixing to go teach my tracks.  I just had a few minutes in between!  Keep praying!  Keep the faith!  God is good!!!

-kar