camp

It's been a while since I've posted. I was at camp this week with junior highers and was the counselor for 12 girls going into 7th grade. It was such a good week. Time to worship the Lord, love on these girls, and talk about Jesus. Our last night, the speaker talked about making trouble for the Kingdom. We were meant for this time in history. And God is calling us to act. To take a stand. To pray like we've never prayed before. He talked about how we love movies that are about rescuing. The prince rescues the princess, underdog conquers, those with no family are taken into one. God rescued us and is calling us to be part of His rescuing the world.

This made me think about a webinar that I listened to a couple months ago. My boss knew I was getting interested in orphan care and told me to listen in. It was by Christian Alliance for Orphans and was entitled "Engaging students in the cause of the fatherless". The webinar featured an organization called Heartwork. Heartwork's vision is for students in the U.S. to grasp more deeply God's heart for orphans and for us. This generation is desiring to be part of something bigger than themselves. It's up to us as leaders to give them the call to act. The bi-line for Heartwork is "Destiny Rescuing Destiny". I love this! Isaiah 58:10 says, "and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." God is calling us to spend ourselves on those in need. It's God's heart that we do this, and as we do, He fills us. In orphan ministry, we can be part of rescuing the destiny of a child. And as we do this, we are changed. Our destiny changes. It's the call God has on our lives. He rescued us and now is inviting us to go rescue with him. Destiny rescuing destiny.

I'm so thankful for this past week at camp. I was challenged in my faith and was filled by the time to worship the King. 

Please be praying for me and with me for me trip in a few weeks. I feel like there's so much to do and process before I go, but am so excited at what God has in store.