Expect God
I cannot believe that a week and a half flew by so quickly, but I am finally home from an amazing time of fellowship with the CCC summer staff 2012. At staff training we all learned so much about what it means to be on staff; anything from paperwork to planning to building to organizing to leading. The list could go on and on, but most importantly was that we learned how to be a family and just love each other. This wasn't something we could read about in our staff manuals or have explained to us by the trainers. No, this lesson was one that was learned in each of our hearts as God knit our hearts together as one staff family. Though we will be at six different camps this summer, our hearts are bound as one as we all seek God and expect Him to show up.
Several days after arriving at staff training we all found out who would be on our individual staffs for the summer. The morning of staff reveal is always full of so much anticipation and excitement; since I am a lead program coordinator this summer, I already knew what camp I would be serving at and who my director and lead program would be. Throughout training myself and my triad had been praying for the four others who would join us at Loy White for the summer. And on Tuesday morning I was a mixture of nerves, excitement, and a little exhaustion. As I was blindfolded and led to meet my fellow staff members I remember being full of so many emotions, but as I took my blindfold off and saw the individuals I will be on staff with this summer I was just overwhelmed. Even if for just a moment, I wasn't overwhelmed by my fears or doubts; I was overwhelmed by the Lord's goodness. As our staff journeyed to meet the other newly formed staff families I continued to just be blown away by how great our God is. The staff and trainers joined together to pray over our summer and each of the six staffs and as we did I cried. I didn't cry tears of sadness or disappointment, I cried tears of joy because my heart was so overwhelmed in the Lord's goodness and His blessings. The Lord is faithful, and His mercies are new every morning, and I cannot wait to continue to rejoice in the Lord's faithfulness...even if it means having my director hold me as I try to explain that I don't know why I am crying, I just know that in those moments, God binds our hearts together even more.
As I already mentioned, I will be at Camp Loy White in Casar, NC this summer and I am so excited to see God unveil His plans for this summer and blow every expectation I have out of the water!
Pictured above is the beloved trailer where my staff will live this summer, and while it is old and in need of a little TLC, I absolutely love it! I had never really thought about it this way until Leeann (my director) mentioned it the other day, but living in the trailer gives me the opportunity to live in conditions similar to some of the families we work for during the summer. It reminds me that what makes a house a home is who you share it with, so while the trailer is a little run-down, it is home to me.
We have already started planning and preparing for our first camp week and I cannot wait to continue dreaming big dreams for my summer. My heart has already been broken for families I have visited and God has begun to bind the hearts of my staff together - but it is still just the beginning. The Lord is good and I know that He has amazing plans for CCC this summer. I have so many expectations leading into the beginning of my summer, but more than anything I expect God. I expect God to be exactly who He says He is, and because of that, I expect to be amazed!
Several days after arriving at staff training we all found out who would be on our individual staffs for the summer. The morning of staff reveal is always full of so much anticipation and excitement; since I am a lead program coordinator this summer, I already knew what camp I would be serving at and who my director and lead program would be. Throughout training myself and my triad had been praying for the four others who would join us at Loy White for the summer. And on Tuesday morning I was a mixture of nerves, excitement, and a little exhaustion. As I was blindfolded and led to meet my fellow staff members I remember being full of so many emotions, but as I took my blindfold off and saw the individuals I will be on staff with this summer I was just overwhelmed. Even if for just a moment, I wasn't overwhelmed by my fears or doubts; I was overwhelmed by the Lord's goodness. As our staff journeyed to meet the other newly formed staff families I continued to just be blown away by how great our God is. The staff and trainers joined together to pray over our summer and each of the six staffs and as we did I cried. I didn't cry tears of sadness or disappointment, I cried tears of joy because my heart was so overwhelmed in the Lord's goodness and His blessings. The Lord is faithful, and His mercies are new every morning, and I cannot wait to continue to rejoice in the Lord's faithfulness...even if it means having my director hold me as I try to explain that I don't know why I am crying, I just know that in those moments, God binds our hearts together even more.
As I already mentioned, I will be at Camp Loy White in Casar, NC this summer and I am so excited to see God unveil His plans for this summer and blow every expectation I have out of the water!
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We have already started planning and preparing for our first camp week and I cannot wait to continue dreaming big dreams for my summer. My heart has already been broken for families I have visited and God has begun to bind the hearts of my staff together - but it is still just the beginning. The Lord is good and I know that He has amazing plans for CCC this summer. I have so many expectations leading into the beginning of my summer, but more than anything I expect God. I expect God to be exactly who He says He is, and because of that, I expect to be amazed!
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