hume SD week three.

written Saturday, July 3, 2010.

praise God from whom all blessing flow! what a blessed week this was. we had over 600 high school students this week. they all came, like me, to learn and grown in the God who created and cares for them. i really miss a lot of the students, especially the guys from our building.
it was such a great experience to pray with some of the guys. i made a lot of new friendships. nothings brings me greater joy at hume sd than praying and worshiping God with these students. i am going to stay in contact with many of them through facebook, thank you technology. some of the guys and i wanted to start a thread and share what God is teaching us through the reading of His Word. i hope that God uses this to grow all of us.
God has blessed me this last week with lots of community. i love how the church supports each other and can carry each other's burdens. God did not create us to be a solitary people but a relational one; why not take advantage of that by showing His love to all that we meet.

there were many great conversations this week. it was awesome to hear where campers were at with God and what they were learning this week. one of our staff shared how we wear these hume sd badges and this gives us this "in" to talk with them about where they are with God. no one asks why we care but they give us sincere, heartfelt answers. it is such a blessing.

so many of the students needed this week to get back on course with God; i can totally relate with them. this experience has taught me that our God is a God who provides and wants the best for us. its a great spiritual refreshment after a busy and chaotic year.

one of the highlights of my week is victory circle, where we gather outside and share the victories that Christ had this week. this entire week was cloudy and gloomy, but the last night when we gathered together and talked about what he has done, the sky cleared and we saw the glory of God, in the form of stars, shine through. it was one of those moments. it was so awesome to hear the students share a few words on how God worked. one that touched me was a girl who said that she was doubting where she was with God but after hearing how God was working in the lives of her peers, she believed in Him. i love community.