COSA LOCA!...
…Woohoo!
Well, “Wild thing” definitely is the right description for our first week of camp. God blew away all of our expectations this week. Revealed a lot of our hearts, broke us down, exposed us and then allowed us to be part of His perfect will to reach out to 84 wild, screaming Peruvian kids for 4 amazing days! It was all that you have come to expect from camp…some of it was hard, we had to plan rainy days, we had to flex, we didn’t waste fun, we learned about our wonderful God, and many came to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
Our leaders have definitely been placed by God and working to serve Him in every way possible, often through some difficult struggles and all of it in a new experience, doing a brand new job. Our mix of “guias” (or guides as we call our coaches down here) is incredible. Please pray for them as they learn how to serve the Lord and honor Him through their relationships with the campers and each other. God is truly teaching all of us amazing things through camp.
Ronald is soaking up information and gaining experience by the truckload and continues to do it with a smile on his face. Please pray as he learns the differences of relating to youth as compared to his experience with adults and married couples.
The campers were fired up with so many new games and experiences they couldn’t believe what was happening to them. When they went to their rooms for the first time some didn’t want to go play because of the excitement of the bunk beds with big, comfy mattresses. Of course, even with all the new games you can’t take the love of soccer out of these kids hearts so competition day was full of soccer and volleyball followed up by a huge race where they got soaking wet in different games all over camp…they loved every second.
It is so exciting to see God work in the lives of the campers and staff here at Camp Amazon. It is such a privilege to get to be part of His work here. Please pray that God will continue to work in the lives of our staff and these campers, that Satan will not be able to cause division in this place, and that all will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Thank you for all the ways you have supported this ministry, especially in prayer…keep it coming!
Pictures to come.
