The drive from Tyler to Johnson City was approximately 18 hours. The first day we drove 13.5 hours from Tyler to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the second day we had a 4 hour drive to reach our destination. Did I mention it POURED for around 9 hours of that drive? I am not complaining when I mention the rain, I am telling you that the Lord wasted no time in stretching me. I am one of the most cautious people that has ever lived, and carrying camp staff and equipment makes me decently nervous. When doing this in the rain I have to lean on the Lord even more. Thankfully we all reached our destination safe. God is good for that!
This week of camp was truly controlled chaos. I had a job that I have never done before, and our staff is majority new people. Despite being all new, our staff went hard this week and did a great job. When this happens, my job is much easier and I can focus on serving them and their campers. This week has encouraged me greatly, and my expectations for the rest of the summer are very high.
My life on stage has been rekindled this week. I got to play a bad character in our lunch skit called, "Nishma." Nishma is an evil guy from far away that wants to take over camp. Where he comes from, camp was not supposed to be fun and he tried to conform Base Camps into the no-fun place that he knows so well. Nishma's accomplice was Ishma who felt the exact same way. I am assuming that I played the part decently well, because a 6 year old girl told me, "You are a great actress." Only 10 more weeks to perfect my evil guy laugh.
God has taught me so much this week. I have more responsibility this year, and I don't know what I thought it would feel like, but I didn't think it would feel like this. I look around at the counselors on our team and the other leadership staff and I am so humbled. It is fair to say that humility is something that I struggle with, and is not something I thought I would have on my radar this early in this summer. Expected or not, humility is here and I have to deal with that. I am constantly reminded of one of my favorite passages in the Bible when I think I struggle with humility.
Phillipians 2:1-11
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, by becoming obedient to death- even to death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
God is good, I am well, and 10 more weeks of camp!!
Our Projects guy Jaden and I ate at the sketchiest chinese place ever in Johnson City and it was awesome.
Catching up with my great friend Brandon Taylor in downtown Franklin, TN
The famous Frothy Monkey in Franklin, TN
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