I cannot believe that I have come to this place and time! This time last year I was only dreaming of living in Kenya again. And that it has come to pass still amazes me. Camp has ended and the last of our counselors left to the States only a few nights ago. I was filled with emotions as I waved goodbye in the airport. I am so blessed, grateful and amazed at God’s faithfulness in this ministry this summer. We saw over 400 children at Camp BlueSky. There were around 30 college students in and out of camp preaching and living the Gospel all the time every day. It was beautiful! I’ve said it before and I’ll likely say it again, but the men and women God brought to Kenya this summer to work with us are amazing. I am still praising God for their lives and for intertwining them with mine.
So now camp is over for this year and I’m currently sitting at a lodge in the rift valley on a planning retreat with our full time staff. We’ve debriefed the summer and have started making plans for the coming months. I have had different students on my mind throughout the summer and have seen many of them at camp. I’m looking forward to doing life here again. School starts on Tuesday, which means hanging out over the weekend and youth group on Sunday. I’m planning on leading a girls’ small group at high school youth group. There are some girls I’ve been thinking about and I’m really looking forward to spending time with them. I’m also hoping to become involved with the middle school youth group that I helped start a few years ago. Since I left in 2007 it became completely led by high school students. I attended before camp and was really impressed at how well they were doing. Many of them have graduated, though, and the new leaders are inexperienced. I’m looking forward to serving with them as they lead.
I’m also looking forward to really working on the camp program. It’s already time to book dates for next summer and I’m starting to get emails from potential staff for next year! This summer’s barely over and I’m already excited about the next one. God is so good. He keeps giving me abundance and it is “more than I could ask or imagine.”
How can I have forgotten to mention that MY SISTER IS HERE! This is like the most incredible thing! Haley is the first family member to ever visit Kenya! I have loved having her here. We haven’t done anything particularly incredible; just hanging out is amazing for me. I have missed her so much. We went on safari with the camp staff, hung out in town, kissed giraffes, and now we’re at this retreat. I’ve been in meetings a lot and she’s read an entire book or two, but for the next week its hanging out all the time for us! Pray that we’ll have blessed time together.
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