1. The Minnesotans make fun of my accent.
2. We named our work crew after some of the lovely wildlife in the are: llamas, mountain lions, eagles, and sasquatch. Yeah you read that right...how could we resist?
3. I love the people I work with dearly.
4. I am still dealing with pride, but by the authority of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit I am continuing to grow more and more like Christ daily.
5. We can already see AMAZING work that God is doing in the lives and hearts of students, even on day one.
6. God is encouraging me daily in my walk with Him. Some of the things he has encouraged me in are the following:
--I am so very reminded of the fact that there is such thing as spiritual warfare. I have for the past few years ago, been almost apologetic about my belief in a spiritual battle that is going on around us. Two sides fighting equally as hard for our attention and devotion. Friends, I will no longer apologize for believing and fighting against the spirits that would seek to drag me away from God or distract me from the work he is doing in me. Not totally certain how this encourages me, but it does.
--God is revealing to me that I can still be in effective ministry with young people. I am so thankful that God gives me the opportunity to minister to students that have the ability and the nerve to change this world. I hope this is something I get to do for many years to come in some capacity.
--I am also encouraged to see that a group of people from extremely different places and backgrounds can come together and effectively run and maintain this phenomenal camp. God is so good.
--I am encouraged that I can be honest. So many of us spend so much of our lives lying to others and even ourselves. This blog has actually really opened the doors for me to be EXTREMELY honest with myself and you my faithful readers. Tonight I really struggled with pride and it manifested itself in a way that really frustrated me and probably others. I felt Christ pushing me toward the need to confess this sin to my fellow staff members. At first I was shocked did not want to apologize (see 2 weeks ago post to find out that I often think I know everything). But, I decided that the good that could come out of the situation is for me to learn from it, take away a tool of Satan and hopefully rebuild a greater level of trust with my co workers. They were extremely understanding and appreciated my candor i believe. I certainly thank God that He can take ANYTHING Satan intends for evil and use it for good!
Friends thanks for your prayers this week. I look forward to continuing on this journey with you.
Eyes on the Cross,
Lance
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