So I have completed my first week as a Centri-Fuge staffer! If Christ came back tomorrow I could say in heaven that I worked for Fuge :) Last Sunday was the storm to kind of set the mood for the week (literally). One of our staffers broke their arm while setting up a Bible Study room so we lost a member of our family here for a week which was sad. Then we were kind of closing up stuff for the night and it started raining really hard. Tornado sirens went off shortly after so we took sanctuary in a storm shelter on campus for awhile. I wasn't really afraid though. All this chaos was going on around us and all I could focus on was how powerful our God is. The storm that came through was just an example of that. It was a pretty crazy time to start a week of Fuge, but God is faithful.
I got to greet the very first church to arrive which was awesome and something I was really excited to do. I was so excited I forgot to pray with them like I was supposed to lol. I learned my first camp lesson that day as well: Wear sunscreen when you're going to be outside. I have a really bad tan line all over my body right now haha. I got to meet my Bible Study that night and they were a good group. It took awhile for them to interact with each other, but they eventually opened up. 6-8 graders are always an interesting bunch too. Tuesday started my first full day of camp which wasn't really full because I only worked a "half week" (aka, I get 4 hours off during the day). I definitely used my free time during the afternoon to get stuff done and nap though. It was good for me to get that transition week in.
I didn't really feel like I was getting through during my Bible Study throughout the week. God showed me otherwise though. I got to sit and eat with a couple of my kids during lunch and I would ask them about Bible Study and God spoke to them in some way so it was encouraging. I had a couple of students also accept Christ at different points during the week so that was incredible just to see God working like that. That's why I'm here after all!
I just want to take this time to say thank you to everybody who is praying for me and my team here. God is moving here and He never fails to provide what we need. Whenever we need some encouragement, God has a way of showing us that He's in control and working on His time. We finally got our team member who was injured back today, but we had lost another staffer for the summer because they needed to be at home. God will be faithful though and I'm excited for another week here at camp! If you could pray for energy for our staff because it's only going to be harder to be excited as the summer wears on. I'll be teaching Choir and Softball (not Spiritual Gifts anymore) this week so pray that I teach well and that the Word of God just speaks to everyone here. It's awesome to get to hear such good worship every night (be jealous haha). Thank you for your prayers and support!
In Love,
Bill
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