Retreats!

It has been two weeks which means that I get to write another lovely post on things that have been going here on the west coast. This week’s question is: "What have you seen God doing during retreats and being involved in retreats, what have they taught you about camp ministry?"

God has shown himself during the retreats here at camp. Sometimes it isn’t necessarily a huge alter call, I usually see His work in the little things. The positive attitudes of the staff even when they need to be flexible, the tough questions coming from the mouths of campers, and smiles and time investments from people around camp who aren’t even scheduled to work that weekend. As for what I have learned, there have been numerous lessons that God has been teaching me. What I learned most recently during the Jr. High Retreat, is that every minute of your day counts. Therefore, one must be ready at any given time to be used by God to minister to his children.  Since the campers were only here for a weekend it is so important to spend time with them and make it worthwhile. Show them God’s love, for this might be the only place where they receive it. That is one thing that we can never do too much. To show His love.