The moment summer 2012 ended, I began thinking about summer
2013 - my first year on college staff. God has really been working on humbling
me throughout this last year as I prepared to be a counselor. I have had to
learn some hard lessons and realize the importance of asking for help when I
need it. The group of staff that God has brought together this summer have
really been able to come around me and encourage me in my trials, and I am
looking forward to 7 more weeks of growth with them.
This past week was full of singing, laughing, playing games,
eating camp food, listening to Pastor Jim, driving to Yogurtland, and enjoying
fellowship with old faces and new friends. It’s hard to believe that only ONE
week has passed since I met some of these people that I will be living with for
the rest of the summer, because I feel like we are already a strange and crazy
family! There is hardly a place on camp that you can go where there isn’t a
Disney song being sung, a game of ninja (or bunny-bunny tooki-tooki) being
played, or a hilarious story being told. Memories are occurring on a daily
basis here at Camp Gilead!
One of the people whom I am most thankful for this week is
our speaker, Pastor Jim Mailloux. This is my second year attending staff
training led by him, and I have experienced so much spiritual growth and
understanding through his explanations of various tough issues that we will
have to face as counselors. He is always there when we need someone to ask
questions, and has made an effort to get to know each staff member
individually. God was truly able to speak through him this week to better
prepare our staff group for what we will have to face in the very near future.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement this summer! It
is such a blessing to know that there are past staffers and campers and other
fans of Camp Gilead out there, praying for us staffers as God works through us
in the lives of these children.
Katie Powell
Counselor, Cabin 5
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