So today has been a busy day already. At the end of each week of camp we have what we call variety night. For Junior camp each cabin prepares a little something: song, skit, whatever. For teen camp it is an activity group. Each group comes to drama twice throughout the week. Bethany and I are in charge of this activity group this year. So that means planning dramas and such for the kids to do. So we spent a few hours figuring that all out. Which dramas to do, which group should do which ones and rearranging groups. Praise GOD, that is for the most part worked out! It’s always a challenge to balance everything so that the evening is not too serious, too funny or too much the same. Some of the groups have a lot of work ahead of them but it should be a great night and, I pray, glorifying to GOD.
Also today I will be meeting with the director and his wife to discuss all of those last minute details. Who knows what all will come up. They will be leaving for almost a week on Friday, so that’s a little crazy, as camp starts next weekend. You can pray for them, especially Tina. She does 1002 things every year. This year her son just graduated and they had family down for about a week so she’s had that to think about and now heading off to a family reunion. Much work.
But praise GOD, things are coming together. We still could use another male and female adult counsellor but GOD will provide that or He will give us the grace to survive without them.
Tomorrow will be another full day. Tuesday morning, and all day Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be working for a former co-worker. When I left work in February I told her that I could possibly work for her so that she could have holidays in July. So…I’m working a few days. In the afternoon tomorrow we’ll have band practice for teen camp and then band practice for GIFT, which is a monthly praise and worship/fellowship night begun by Unquenchable, the band that was formed in September, and sadly, is going to cease to be. The band will cease to be that is. GIFT will, Lord willing, continue with new musicians. (GIFT stands for Growing In Faith Together) So, much to do. We have our staff camp meeting on Wednesday evening and the backdrop still isn’t finished, although it looks great.
In all of it though, it’s so easy to side-tracked and think about the service, the ministry, the work and totally forget about Jesus Christ. It’s for HIM, for HIS glory that we do this. If it is for any other reason it’s in vain. GOD may still choose to work in spite of us but will be hindered by our lack of focus. He says in the gospels that if our eyes are good than our whole body will be full of light. Another way to say that is if our eye is ‘single’ or focused on one thing, then we will be filled with light. One focus, one GOD, one Glory. To HIM be honour, glory, power and dominion both now and forever, amen.