Dear Prayer Coordinators,
Thank you
for your support as we near the end of summer. This last session was our second
to last one and God again demonstrated His power in more ways than we could
have ever anticipated. I, Jasmine, had a camper named, Rebecca, who grew up in
a Catholic home and now lives in a strict Christian foster home. While she
loves both her biological and foster family, she had never been able to love
the God they tried to show her. She displayed wisdom in how she talked about God
all week but could not grasp His love for her. When I asked when she gave her
life to God, she said “I don’t think I have, because I believe when you do
that, you do it completely. But I still have trouble with forgiveness. And
cussing.” Throughout the week, we talked about how God came to save the lost
and how we can only grow in His strength. She fell in love with Jesus Christ
and finally understands who He is. On Friday, she gave her life to the Lord
alongside her brother. She began to say she knows He will help her learn to
forgive those who wronged her growing up. Please pray for Rebecca as she goes
down the mountain, trying to maintain her joy in Christ despite frustrations
she has with her parents’ views of Him.
I, Emily, had a
returning camper named Jennifer as one of my three girls. The first few days,
Jennifer constantly complained about little things. However, as camp progressed,
she became increasingly positive despite constant leg pain. On Wednesday, she
turned 16 and insisted that she missed her Quinceanera last year and this birthday didn't matter. However, when we gave her a birthday crown and sang to her, she glowed
and said it felt like a fiesta. She even shared her testimony with everyone at
campfire time. She praised and thanked God for what He had done in her life out
of the many trials she had faced. She is currently a junior counselor at Royal
Family Kids Camp and I was blessed to recommend her to be a junior counselor
here next summer too.
I,
Gallagher, had
a first time camper named Winston as one of my three boys. He came up to camp
with dark clothes, combat boots and hair in his face. He sat away from everyone
else and told me he was a devout atheist. Monday, since he would not talk about
his own life, I shared my testimony with him. After this, he began opening up to
me. After that first day, he started asking a lot about God and the Bible.
Tuesday, he told me he wanted to give his life to God without me even having to
ask. Thursday, he gave me his razor blade out of his wallet so he would not
have to cut his wrists (then full of scars) any more. Friday, he shared his
testimony in front of the whole camp. It was remarkable to see the drastic
transformation that occurred when God took hold of Winston's heart. He truly
changed everything he knew about himself and the world. Please pray for Winston to feel God constantly reminding him of the truths he learned and guiding him.
In Christ,
Jasmine, Emily, and Gallagher
Summer Staff 2014
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