Blessings

I realize I promised a blog post much earlier than this. I apologize to the two people that ever read this. Since I waited so long, I'll combine this into a follow up post on my week working at Royal Family Kids Camp and my church VBS.

Working at RFKC, it was amazing to see kids that needed love so bad. I was sitting on a couch and a little girl just ran up and sat beside me. After just a few minutes of talking, she launched into a tackle hug and ran off. The moment melted my heart. Being around kids for a week who are subjected to abuse, some on a daily basis, will change your perspective. Kids who endure so much pain are able to exude so much joy, yet we complain when a red light is a little too long. I hope I was as much a blessing to the kids as they were to me, even if they did drive me a little crazy. A few random notes:

1. Kids think if you say anything nice to a member of the opposite sex, you should be dating that person.

2. Kids have no concept of sometimes you're first in line, sometimes you're last in line. It happens how it happens.

3. Kids don't realize that if you don't fight back, the fight can't go on.

At first I was nervous to work at the camp. But one week, many memories, much coffee, and a few new friends later, I'm already saying....... Let's do it again!

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My church recently finished VBS. There were 70+ saved, including one that I personally got to talk to. Nothing is more humbling than realizing someone's eternal destiny is your responsibility at the moment. I'm thankful that it's the power of God for salvation because I know if it were up to my words, I would definitely mess it up. I'm thankful that it takes simple faith. Praise God the Gospel still works. Pray for effective follow up/discipleship for those saved. Many come from unsaved homes and won't have much chance for growth without someone actively seeking them out.

The blessings from two separate one week events were too much for me to write or even comprehend. It was worth not being able to have a job just for those two weeks. A good exercise in proper perspective...

-RST