This camp has a very different feel for me as I'm no longer the team leader. Most all the stress melts away as I just get to pour myself into the kids. Sarah is helping the current team leader organize. Which I'm so thankful for, because I need a break. However, because God has given me the gift (and sometimes curse) of being a perfectionist. I quietly (or at least I try quietly) help her to see anything that she missed. On the other hand, because she has taken this role on, I have taken the responsibility of the craft room (Supplies Closet) off her hands. And am trying to pick up some of the other "interny" things to do. Tanya has me working on some writing, brainstorming, and soon to figure out a new way to create the newsletter. I also run the camp store.
The kids are great, I see a few faces that I remember, but many new faces. In my group only 2 girls have been here before the rest are all new. I'm excited, because this is the opposite of how it was last camp. Some kids start of very closed. Not yet sure if they are in a safe place.
Others will be a bit of a challenge as I have seen a number of "almost" fights. Arguing and pushing or just games that quickly become something more as they get just a little out of hand.
Others are already opening up. At bedtime stories the girls in my ward shared deep concerns they wanted prayer for. Ksusha's Aunt is very sick, and another girl's mother has been ill for 7 years. Pictured Below is Ksusha. (Ksusha is also part of our after school Program.)
Masha (pictured below) has lived in the children's home, but now a family wants to adopt her. However there is some problems in the courts that are causing this to be very difficult.
It is rare that these kids are this open on the first night. I'm excited to see where this will lead us in further conversations.
In the morning we just hung out with the kids, in the afternoon we played some group games to get to know them a little better. The evening we did name tags for craft and a scavenger hunt where the kids looked for the hidden team members.
This week we will be working through the armor of God. Please pray that the children learn the messages about each of these pieces of armor in a whole new way. Pray that they will take them to heart, and take them with them as they go back to there world.
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