Faded Memories Against an Empty Canvas

I just finished a very awesome but tiring week doing another day camp. This one was in Forest Lake. It was a blast.

It started out on Saturday though. I am very happy that I made the trade that I did. We slept in the youth room of the church, all 6 of us. It was a blast, we played Life, Scene It, Guitar Hero, and Singstar Pop. Those games were all amazing. Oddly, that singing game was my favorite and when I go to Eau Claire I will be buying it for me and Krystal to play.

I am actually at home right now, sorry for those of you who did not know and such. It has been a good weekend home, many fun times and many times when I just wanted to stay home and not go back to camp. But I know that I need to go back because that is my place right now. The challenges that I am facing at camp I need in my life, they are causing me to grow in ways that I have never grown. I got to go to that new arcade off of 65 with my family on Thurs night and then again with Mike and Chase last night. I have spent too much money this weekend, ohh well. This break from camp has been nice but I want to go back too.

I am going to be on kitchen crew this next week which will not be nearly as bad as it would have been last week.

So, in Forest Lake, my group was 4-6th graders just like in Fergus Falls. This group was amazing! I had some boys that had a large amount of energy which made it difficult to get them to sit still long enough for even a 30 minute Bible Talk, but that was okay. I had these two girls that were from a foster home and had histories of drugs and prison in their families, they were willing to share this with me. Because of this I was able to relate to them very well and share some of my stories, I think God used me in a large way in their lives through my ability to relate to them. Thank you God for that.

After a talk with a mentorish person yesterday, I feel more at ease about the differences I have in the views between me and most of the other counselors. We are all called to have views on specifics within Christianity but not to let them be stumbling blocks for others. Basically, don't let them get in the way of the bigger picture, which now that I think about it, has existed since the early Christian church. I recall now in Galatians the almost argument that is happening between Paul's teaching and Peter's. Peter is teaching much about the law still while Paul is talking more about grace. Interesting to think about, the challenges I am going through now were faced also by two of the biggest founders of the early church. Humbling...really.

I have one more day at home and it seems that I am going to be doing a lot of things with a lot of people. I must get going.

Bye Friends!

-Dean