Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Here it comes

I leave for camp tomorrow. Then the adventure begins. And I can't wait.

Yeah, I'll admit I'm just a little scared. It's another unknown. I've never done this. Many of my friends are telling me that it's going to be great and it's going to be exhausting and so many other things. I'm not going to be getting much sleep (been there before... hello student teaching) I'm going to be away from the creature comforts of home. And... it's away from home AND it's not Hope. But I've known that already.

It's all new. It's different. But not entirely, in a way. I know Center Lake. I remember that place. It's an old friend. I remember telling Ross, "Don actually remembers me as a camper! I just hope he doesn't still picture me as an eighth grader going into high school. That'd be weird." My friend gave his usual reaction: something along the lines of "COOL!" and then laughing at me with Maren. I punched Ross, but I let Maren get away with it. Maybe it'll feel like a homecoming of sorts.

Ben gave me an excellent idea to start things off right, and I'm really glad I took his advice. The prayer adopt-a-week has had a great response from a lot of people thus far. Asking people to pray for the camp, the staff, the incoming campers, and for me too was a good idea. Being new to counseling is a good reminder of just what it means to be unable to anything without God... kind of like approaching student teaching. I just hope that I don't grow complacent as the summer carries on. I'm grateful for everyone who's responded to support me. Some of them didn't surprise me at all... and some have, in a way. But I'm glad for all of them.

In a way, what I'm doing just feels right. Maybe it was a little impulsive, but I felt a certain calling, and I'm sure glad I answered. It's going to be great. I can sense it.

Now here's to hoping I don't get lost on my way to Tustin!

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