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It’s crazy to think that I’ve already been here for five weeks, I feel like I’ve known the people here forever but at the same time there’s a feeling that everything is still fresh and new. This summer, I’ve started keeping a prayer journal as an intentional way to grow closer in an intimate relationship with the Lord. Writing my prayers has been a great experience because it gives me focus and provides me with the opportunity to reflect on previous prayers. At the same time I’m able to meditate on how God is continually working in my life.

I was given another opportunity to recognize God’s work in my life this week when I shared my testimony. Every morning, before day camp starts, one intern shares their testimony as a devotional with the rest of the summer staff. I hadn’t rewritten mine in a few years and I was amazed at how much God had been doing to lead me towards him over the past years.

Day Camp has been going really well so far. Aaron and I have a large group of students which can be exhausting but our time with them is very rewarding. The drum class that I am teaching has been full of surprises so far. The students in the class have picked up reading music and playing rhythms quicker than I imagined they would. After just two weeks, a couple of them have been able to read up to sixteen measures of basic rhythms. Being able to do that is a big accomplishment for kids who have little to no musical background.

I have been amazed by the faith of some of the students in huddle group this week. During our time today, I was in a small group with four boys, discussing the theme this week: God knows our weaknesses. During this time one of the boys said that he wasn’t good enough for Jesus and that he was going to have to fight his way into heaven. After he said this another one of the boys asked if he could pray for him and then lifted up an encouraging prayer while incorporating our scripture this week, Romans 3.23. I was so amazed at the sense of family that these boys have already created together and I praise God for the work he’s doing in our group!