Girls' Camp

This past week was spent at Girls' Camp. We had about 33 girls from all over the state turn up for the camp. The theme for the week was Daughters on a Quest for God's Kingdom. The entire week was devoted to studying the Armor of God and the story of Esther. The girls really learned a lot!

I had three girls in my cabin-Kyrstyn, Kaytlyn, and Caitlyn. It would be confusing enough to just have Kaytlyn and Caitlyn, but to add to it, Kaytlyn and Kyrstyn were identical twins! After spending a little time with the twins, it was easy to tell them apart. It still made for an interesting week though!

The girls in my cabin were between the ages of 10 and 12. They were just old enough to really start getting into the meat of some really good conversations, but they still threw in some crazy comments along the way. I never really knew what to expect during devotion time each morning and night. We did have some really great devotions though. We talked about how God created us, being a part of the Body of Christ, Spiritual Gifts, and Christ-like Love. The girls also shared their favorite Bible verses during one of the morning devotion times. We also had some great prayer times. The girls asked for prayer for some simple things like finding homes for some new kittens to more serious requests like finding a new, safe home for the twins and their mom.

There were also some pretty funny instances during the week. The girls went swimming everyday in a lake full of leeches. Needless to say, we had a lake full of squealing girls whenever somebody yelled "LEECH!" We also had a moose walk right into camp. We were sitting in the dinning hall for breakfast and all the sudden Rachel yells "MOOSE!!!!" Half of the girls and the entire ministry team from Georgia yelled "MOOSE" and ran to the window. We thought the moose was going to steal a towel from the one of the cabins, but he just kept walking. It was a fun morning. Haha.

Spending the week at camp was a wonderful experience, but it was also very humbling. Several of the girls came from families that are going through hard times. Many also came from broken homes. Most of these girls had very little, but they were as happy as they could be. It really taught me a lesson about being thankful in all circumstances.

Please keep praying for the people in Alaska and for our team! We're have a blast so far and we have seen several kids come to know the Lord. We have six weeks left and lots of work left to do. Prayers are needed!