Dear
Prayer Warriors and Camp Family,
Thank
you so much for your prayers. We are eternally grateful for your willingness to
lift all of us up daily as we serve God at Camp Alandale.
This
week I had two amazing girls who knew the Lord, and were eager to know Him
better; however, both were desperate for love and guidance. One camper, I will
call Anna. During our first one-on-one she confused that she felt like she was
a lukewarm Christian, and that scared her. She also confessed she was afraid of
what her family would think if she grew more passionate for Christ.
For
the rest of the week I as able to mentor and encourage her to seek after God no
matter what, and give her some direction as to what the next step in her
Christian walk might be. Please pray for Anna as she continues to pursue
Christ.
My
second camper I will call Catherine. She confessed she was scared to be at
camp, and cried the very first evening during worship. I found out later that
night that she had been impregnated by her father after months of him molesting
her. Her father was now in jail and she had been to counseling, but she still
cried every night during our one-on-ones from fear of her father and from the
pain of the past.
I
would hold her each night trying to comfort her as I cried out to God for this
beautiful child He had blessed me with for the week. During that week God
worked in mighty ways. Catherine went from being scared of camp to desiring to
return the next week with tamales for the staff, and more camp. During our Pine
Cone Ceremony there was a lot more tears from Catherine, but I was grateful she
had a chance to give her pain to God in a tangible way through throwing her
pine cone in the fire. I do not know if she is completely healed from the pain
that she went through, but I do know that someday I will see her in a place
where there will be no tears and she will be free of that pain and hurt
completely. Thank you again for your faithful prayers and love for us!
In
Christ,
Maggie
Matos
Summer
Staff 2016
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