Week 7 - Camp Lewtana

The last camp of the summer for me. It was a great week. There were a lot of people there from Frontier so it was an awesome reunion. I also had a co-counselor with me, so it helped to share the load. There were 8 kids in my cabin this week, and all of them were sweet kids. My co-counselor was Austin Yost. He is a graduate from Frontier and a good friend.

The first day and night we stayed up at the cabins. After the first night, we took a 2 hour bus ride and hiking down to a place called the "lost fork". It was about a 2 mile hike down hill (which of course meant a 2 mile hike, UP hill). It was an awesome time down there. The guys camped in 8 person tents, and the girls slept in wall tents that were built there before we arrived. We had a big field and played a lot of ultimate Frisbee and enjoying God's creation. We also had a really awesome thunderstorm with hail and a lot of wind. It was cool.

The speaker for the week was Lee...something. I forget his last name. He spoke on the Body, Soul and Spirit. He did a very good job of distinguishing the three. It was very educational. The kids soaked it up too. He had a lot of good illustrations and visual aids, which helped me for sure.

Friday we hiked back out the mountain. It was a bit longer hike up, than down (of course). It was tiring, but we can certainly learn from it. Even when hard times come, we need to push on, because once you get to the top, you can look down and see how far you've come and drink some lemon-aid at the same time.

This summer has been an amazing time to see God work in amazing ways. I am unworthy to be used and work with these kids, but God made it possible. One of my goals for the summer was to see if I could "handle" youth ministry. I believe God has gifted me to work with them and am more excited now to work with youth in the future.

The past week I've been at Frontier taking part in some service projects. Jon and I have been re-roofing the old half of the admin building (with help of course). It's been a great time to think about the summer and reflect upon what I've learned. As of right now, I'm in Grand-Junction, CO with Jon. We'll be back up at LaGrange on Monday and hanging out until school starts. It looks like I will be doing some cooking as well in the kitchen.

I do thank you all for your prays and encouraging words. Prayer is the artillery of ministry, and without it, it would be a lot harder. A few last prayer requests for the summer:

Prayer:

• I would continue to focus on Christ for strength
• For those kids this year who have made dedications or
  
• This coming year would be focused on God and glorifying Him
• Purity
• Optimistic Attitude

Praise:

• That the summer was profitable for the glory of God
• For the kids who accepted Christ as their savior
• For the awesome fellowship throughout the summer with other Christians
• That God is good (all the time)

I hope to continue to update my blog throughout the school year. I still would appreciate your prayers! They mean a lot.

In Him,
Adam Lancaster