Today was
an awesome first day of camp in Portland! We had 106 campers, which is the most
campers CTR has ever had for any camp they have ever had. I am leading a
group of seventh grade girls, and I really enjoyed meeting them all. The
girls come from different situations, but most of them do attend church. I was
nervous at first about answering hard questions that the girls had, but when we
were having our team meeting Sunday night, Mr. Doyle referenced a verse from 1 Timothy
that talks about God giving us the exact words we need when we need them and encourages us to not worry about the
words we will say before we say them. I realized that I needed to completely
trust God to give me the exact words the girls needed to hear.
During camp today, the girls did ask a couple of questions that forced me to
completely rely on God’s guidance when answering. One girl asked, “Is there
any way that someone can be a Christian and then not be a Christian later?” I later asked Emily Lassiter to help know how to answer her.
I was so encouraged by the girls’
willingness to ask me questions and amazed by God’s overwhelming comfort and
peace that He provided me. I am so thankful for our opportunity to
serve in Portland. I am already seeing that this camp is not only about us
ministering to the kids, but also the kids ministering to us.--Sarah
Mince
