It’s funny how God can make things work that you thought
never could, and how He orchestrates things to work out exactly as they should.
This is my third year on program staff at Gilead, and each time, the group has
been comprised of very different individuals.
Each year I come to camp
wondering how we’ll ever get through the summer with such opposite
personalities working so closely together. And yet, every year, I’ve been
amazed at how each person’s personalities and gifts mesh to be exactly what is
needed for the summer. This summer is no different. In the weeks leading up to
our arrival, I wondered how it would work, with seven program staff members
ranging from twenty-one to twenty-seven years old, including introverts and
extroverts, task-oriented and relationship-oriented personalities,
detail-oriented and big-picture mindsets. And yet, just three days into staff
training, I can already see how our differences show the amazing variety of
God’s gifts.
Between us all, we have the skills and personality traits that
will allow us to serve God in our positions this summer. We’ve got the detail
people for making sure everything is organized and scheduled, and the social
people for creating a great group atmosphere. It’s amazing how different we
are, but how well we fit together. And one thing we all have in common is our
sense of humor; we played a game at the Mallorys’ house last night which
culminated in a several-minute-long bout of pure laughter that left us all with
sore abs.
And this meshing, this wonderful God-given mix of traits
that somehow enables us to do what is required of us this summer, occurs within
the rest of the staff as well. In the college and high school staffs, the same
variety of skills and preferences, worldviews and personalities come into play,
and it’s awesome. God brings exactly who He wants to camp; He ensures that the
people He chooses and the group He creates are equipped to serve His purposes.
God’s wisdom and providence are in evidence here already.
He’s going to do (and is already doing) amazing work, and I’m so excited to see
how He’ll use the myriad gifts He’s brought here. This summer is going to be
amazing (:
Ali Williams
Girls’
High School Staff Leader
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