Sunday-Friday...
Leaving in tears....
Swarmed by kids.......
Feeling God's love and presence all around us....
It's hard to describe the feeling that all of us coaches are feeling right now.
Sunday night we left to meet up with the Bolton Alliance Church. We were greeted with open arms by around 20 people that we had never met before. Liz and I met our host family that night, a young family with 3 little girls, Jaqueline(11), Lexi(9), and Tasha(6). What a blessing they were to us. Over the week, Liz and I developed amazing friendships with this couple, Bob and Odette, and they really made us feel and understand the community of Christ.
Early Monday morning, after feeding the ponies at Bob and Odette's beautiful home out in the country, we set off for AIA Bolton Alliance Church Soccer Camp. I was a little nervous, not knowing exactly what to expect. But the day went very smoothly and we soon began to fall in love with the volunteers from the church, and the 60 kids who were entrusted to us every day this week.
Tuesday was the day I had to do my testimony. This was a great experience. On Monday night, for some reason I was very calm. I finished it at around 11:30 at night, and said it out loud to Liz. Tuesday morning came, and still, not much nerves like I usually have. I ended up being more excited to share a part of God's work in my life than scared of going up in front of 70 people, and I feel honoured that I can share it again in the weeks to come.
Wednesday to Friday passed so quickly. From getting into a huge whipped cream war (check out the facebook pictures if you want), to ice cream every day:), to lots of questions about God from several young children, to experiencing God's true community, and feeling so loved by people we've known for less than a week.
I feel like I'm on fire right now, and it won't leave for a while. I pray that it won't leave, as many rushes tend to do. I feel so privileged to have this opportunity to serve God in this way. There are so many funny stories about kids, and so many empowering stories of God's working in this camp. I never heard one bad things said about this camp all summer.
On Friday, I had the privilege of talking to all the kids in the camp who were still unsure about their faith, and who still had questions. I had questions ranging from- did Mother Nature or did God create the earth? Is hell a place where you get tortured and burn? Then there were insightful questions like- How do you know if you're going to heaven or not? and Why do good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people? Thank-you God for these questions.
It's crazy how the church thinks that us coaches have a great deal to do with how the camps worked out, and it's crazy to think that they appreciate us. They don't know, and the campers do not know how they have touched our lives in so many ways this week. But ultimately, all the praise and glory goes to our God, the giver of everything. God, without you, nothing can live and breathe. How awesome you are, and we pray that the seed that were planted this week will continue to grow.
Bolton Alliance Church family, Thank-you for all your efforts, prayers and continuous kind thoughts and words. We'll never forget you, and hopefully we'll see you next year.
Leaving in tears....
Swarmed by kids.......
Feeling God's love and presence all around us....
It's hard to describe the feeling that all of us coaches are feeling right now.
Sunday night we left to meet up with the Bolton Alliance Church. We were greeted with open arms by around 20 people that we had never met before. Liz and I met our host family that night, a young family with 3 little girls, Jaqueline(11), Lexi(9), and Tasha(6). What a blessing they were to us. Over the week, Liz and I developed amazing friendships with this couple, Bob and Odette, and they really made us feel and understand the community of Christ.
Early Monday morning, after feeding the ponies at Bob and Odette's beautiful home out in the country, we set off for AIA Bolton Alliance Church Soccer Camp. I was a little nervous, not knowing exactly what to expect. But the day went very smoothly and we soon began to fall in love with the volunteers from the church, and the 60 kids who were entrusted to us every day this week.
Tuesday was the day I had to do my testimony. This was a great experience. On Monday night, for some reason I was very calm. I finished it at around 11:30 at night, and said it out loud to Liz. Tuesday morning came, and still, not much nerves like I usually have. I ended up being more excited to share a part of God's work in my life than scared of going up in front of 70 people, and I feel honoured that I can share it again in the weeks to come.
Wednesday to Friday passed so quickly. From getting into a huge whipped cream war (check out the facebook pictures if you want), to ice cream every day:), to lots of questions about God from several young children, to experiencing God's true community, and feeling so loved by people we've known for less than a week.
I feel like I'm on fire right now, and it won't leave for a while. I pray that it won't leave, as many rushes tend to do. I feel so privileged to have this opportunity to serve God in this way. There are so many funny stories about kids, and so many empowering stories of God's working in this camp. I never heard one bad things said about this camp all summer.
On Friday, I had the privilege of talking to all the kids in the camp who were still unsure about their faith, and who still had questions. I had questions ranging from- did Mother Nature or did God create the earth? Is hell a place where you get tortured and burn? Then there were insightful questions like- How do you know if you're going to heaven or not? and Why do good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people? Thank-you God for these questions.
It's crazy how the church thinks that us coaches have a great deal to do with how the camps worked out, and it's crazy to think that they appreciate us. They don't know, and the campers do not know how they have touched our lives in so many ways this week. But ultimately, all the praise and glory goes to our God, the giver of everything. God, without you, nothing can live and breathe. How awesome you are, and we pray that the seed that were planted this week will continue to grow.
Bolton Alliance Church family, Thank-you for all your efforts, prayers and continuous kind thoughts and words. We'll never forget you, and hopefully we'll see you next year.
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