Resting

Goodness! Am I tired! If you saw my facebook status this morning, it referenced me being tired. Now that may not seem like a big deal to anyone, but as my day went on and the more tired a got, I quickly realized that my focus was drifting away from where it was supposed to be. Believe it or not, the devotion that was taught by my assistant director tonight was on rest, and the fact that it is okay to rest. She referenced the book of Genesis to a story that is very common in the Christian faith; the Creation story. If you re-read that story, God rested on that seventh day after He created the Universe. He blessed it and designated it as the day of rest. In the busyness of camp, I have quickly learned that it is a necessity to rest. When I say rest, I don't mean taking a nap, which I hope to do on my first day off. What I mean is for me, resting could mean just slowing down, and taking a deep breath to remembering who is really in control.

Well you now know how tired I am, but let me tell you about my experiences thus far. I love Passport, I love camp, I love my team, I love everything about this place. I have met a lot of people, and made many new friends. I have learned a lot in the three days that I have been here. My brain is on system overload. I am doing things this summer that I would never in a million years thought that I would ever do. I am going to be one of the main characters in the skits that take place every morning during our "morning celebrations." I'm pretty outgoing, and don't mind being in front of a lot of people, but when it comes to memorizing lines...it could get a little sketchy! I'm not really nervous about it at all. In fact, I am really excited about it. I could go on and on about all of the end and outs of camp, but I don't want to bore you.

Tomorrow we (my team, and myself) leave Wingate and all of the rest of the different teams and we will head to Lynchburg, VA to finish up training and start our first camp session! I am so stinking excited for the first group of kids to get to camp. We have been praying and preparing for months and it is finally time! All of this time that we have spent this week, learning everything about camp and working out all of the kinks will finally pay off in just a few days. I am so excited to see everything come together.

Well, it is time for me to rest. Tomorrow is going to be an early morning. There is tons more that I wish that I could have written but that will have to wait for another day. I hope this gives you all a little glimpse into my life at camp. I miss all of you back at home and hope that you are doing well.

Until the nets are full,
Zeke