Jr. High Camp

This past week I was a CIT (Counselor In Training) at a Jr. High Camp. This was truly an amazing experience. I got to counsel several girls and get to know many people. Through out the week, I even grew closer to God.



I met many girls and boys who are going through so much in their home life. People who have been raped, live in shelters, are neglected at home, and are feeling so alone. Things that are so difficult for a Jr. Higher to have to struggle through. Many of them are already at a point in their lives where they are trying to figure out who they are and they are in the midst of a storm. It was an experience I will never forget. 4 of the 6 girls in my cabin gave their lives to Jesus. They decided that their storms were to difficult to fight on their own. I'm so thankful for the work God did and is still doing in all of their lives.



Working with Jr. High girls, I learned a lot about what it means to be patient and to listen. With lives consumed with drama, boys, and make-up, those girls always had something to talk about. I learned that God takes time. Nothing happens over night. The changes these girls chose to make in their lives will take time. I found myself thinking, why aren't these girls learning anything? Why don't they want to follow God yet? At the end of the week, those same girls became Christians.



A lot of this week made me realize that my calling to be a youth pastor is something that I really want to do. I felt that working with students is definitely something I'm supposed to be doing.



I'm excited for what the future has in store for me and for all of the students who were transformed at Jr. High Camp!