YA SURVIVAL CAMP 2008
I've learnt so much from the camp. Last year, i learnt about dealing with different kids, but this year was different. It was more than just dealing with the kids. The camp became God's training ground for me. And it was also during the camp, actually the Saturday before the camp, that He broke me completely. Never in my life was i so overwhelmed by the responsibility given to me. Never in my years as a christian had i been brought to a sense of complete utter desperation before the Lord. My heart and soul cried out to the Lord for His strength to get through the next few days of camp, knowing that i couldn't do it alone. And thanks be to Him, I managed to finish the race, and i finished it well. Without the Lord, i wouldn't have done it.
Ephesians 3:20-- Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.
Another thing that i really thank God for was the way he used each and every one of us to touch the heart of Owen. When i saw him cry when we were singing the song 'Forever Friends' during the campfire, i felt the Lord assuring me that the love that i had for this little boy was not in vain. That the tears that i shed because of him, had touched his heart and that somehow he felt the love and concern we all had for him. No longer do i see Owen as the most problematic kid, but what i see is a child so vulnerable, so in need of love. The tears that fell from his eyes that night will forever be etched upon my heart. It was more than just tears, it was a sign that the Lord is working in Owen's heart. And I truly believe that He that began the good work in him, will finish it in time to come.
I've learnt so much from the camp. Last year, i learnt about dealing with different kids, but this year was different. It was more than just dealing with the kids. The camp became God's training ground for me. And it was also during the camp, actually the Saturday before the camp, that He broke me completely. Never in my life was i so overwhelmed by the responsibility given to me. Never in my years as a christian had i been brought to a sense of complete utter desperation before the Lord. My heart and soul cried out to the Lord for His strength to get through the next few days of camp, knowing that i couldn't do it alone. And thanks be to Him, I managed to finish the race, and i finished it well. Without the Lord, i wouldn't have done it.
Ephesians 3:20-- Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.
Another thing that i really thank God for was the way he used each and every one of us to touch the heart of Owen. When i saw him cry when we were singing the song 'Forever Friends' during the campfire, i felt the Lord assuring me that the love that i had for this little boy was not in vain. That the tears that i shed because of him, had touched his heart and that somehow he felt the love and concern we all had for him. No longer do i see Owen as the most problematic kid, but what i see is a child so vulnerable, so in need of love. The tears that fell from his eyes that night will forever be etched upon my heart. It was more than just tears, it was a sign that the Lord is working in Owen's heart. And I truly believe that He that began the good work in him, will finish it in time to come.
Me, MeiQi, Caroline and Jason.
Me and Yang Zhi
Living for the smile of my Prince
