camp galilee

this past week all of the littles and bigs and some extra staff went to Camp Galilee. we broke into four teams and basically the days we were there were a competition. we played lots of random and fun games, including mission impossible. my team was in the lead the entire week until the end! each team had to do a skit on the last day and incorporate a song into it and some of the theme. we also did some service projects for the camp, which ended up being cleaning up brush and trees from a bad storm. it was some good manuel labor!
everynight we would have a sort of chapel....sing songs and someone spoke.
i was asked to speak one of those nights on the future. most know that speaking in front of groups is one of my biggest fears. needless to say i said i would do it. it was really challenging for me, but i'm definitely glad i ended up doing it. i learned a lot in preparing for it and in actually speaking.
we had a pretty rough night last night. one of the girls cut pretty bad. it breaks my heart so much to think that they think that is the only way to relieve their hurt and pain. i don't understand it and it even makes me angry.
it's really hard being here, it hurts. my heart breaks for these girls and i pray that they will see Christ through me and if they learn nothing else while being here, that they learn that only Christ can heal them and use their brokenness for His glory, that they would seek Him in their time of need.
summer is quickly approaching, next week is the last week of school for the girls, then is break, then summer begins.

this past weekend was parent's weekend for the littles. all the girls families were able to come which was awesome to see. it was actually a really good weekend for the most part. it is fun to meet the parent's and get to know them. we get to go out to meals with some of them and what not so besides the awkwardness of it, it's good!
i got a new little in my room this morning. i am off this weekend so i won't really know much about her until the week begins. you can be praying for her and for our room.
on tuesday all of us are heading to a camp until friday. i'm really excited for it. it will be a great chance for team building and relationship building. i'm excited to see how God works there. we definitely need to be in prayer for the littles and for staff. also, i was asked to speak on of the nights on how my relationship with God affects my view of the future, so i could definitely use prayer for that...that i speak honestly and that i let God speak through me, that He takes away my fear and anxiety of talking in front of groups.
also, august is strangely approaching quickly and i could use prayer for direction on what to do after i am done with LeadTime.