My Wilds Adventure

Summer 2007 was really the beginning of something that changed my life. This something is the Wilds Christian camp. I really didn't know the affect this place would have on my life, but I went back to this camp for two more years of summer camp, a leadership conference, and my senior trip. But all this was only the start.

During those summer trips the biggest thing I learned was that serving God can be fun. But I never fully grasped that until this past summer. 

Last September began the climax of my wilds adventure. I filled out the application to be a counselor. It was a far-fetched dream that I had no idea it would turn into a reality. But in January, it became a real possibility. I received my contract. Listed on the top was my position: counselor.

I knew right away that I was in! My parents did too. And looking back now, it's a place where I could serve the rest of my life. God has blessed me so much in allowing me the opportunity to minister to kids and teenagers all summer long. But even though I've been serving, most times I feel as though I learn more than any of my campers do.

These next posts (I was going to say few, but it will probably be more than that) are going to be what I have learned this summer. I'll share my memories and fun stories and maybe even inspire you to think about camp ministry so that you can have your own wild adventure. 

Same God Here, Same God There

This summer has been the greatest summer of my life. I cannot even begin to explain all the things that God has been teaching me this summer, but it is my goal to share one of those things today. 

So on a typical week here at the Wilds, the campers get here on Monday, and they leave on Saturday. It's amazing to see what the campers learn all week long. It's also amazing to see the decisions they make. They let go of long time bitterness. They change their attitudes. They get rid of ungodly living and friends....right here in the shelter of the Wilds. You see, here, it's easy to serve God. It's easy to do what is right because everyone else is doing it too. But then you go home. Back to the bad influences, ungodly friends, and worldly living. At the end of a camp week, I find myself wishing I could go home with the campers, but then God reminds me of something. This same God goes home with them! They can keep these same decisions because God is the same here and there. 

It's easy to get on an emotional, spiritual high at camp, but that doesn't have to be only at camp or in whatever given spiritual setting. God is always the same. Rest in that fact, and stay close to Him.