Camp was fantastic. It was as memorable as one can possibly imagine your first trip to camp to be. Our first night was pretty uneventful, we were just trying to get them to decide which bunk they wanted. The next day made up for it. Their devotional in the morning was awesome. It was about 2:00 when we suspected that four of the girls that were given to us by another church had lice. It wasn't until after dinner that it was confirmed and the military would have been impressed with the precision utilized in combating the little bugs. I went 45 miles away to the closest store that would have enough treatments for 40 heads while three others started stripping beds and bagging them. It took three stops to find enough, but I got the needed supplies including garbage bags and spray for the mattresses. Two of the other counselors then took them to a nearby town to a laundry mat and overtook all the dryers and begun the "air"-ial (hot air) assault on the critters that might have been in the bedding. I made it back to discover that we aren't allowed to do a preventative treatment with chemicals. So I then drove back to Wal-Mart, bought 4 bottles of lice preventative shampoo and drove back to the camp. These two trips took about 2 hours. We started washing girls' heads about 10:30 pm. Keep in mind these girls went swimming earlier that day, so we used several towels for that. So, we start washing heads. We used every towel in the place washing all those heads! One junior counselor and me, two of the other junior counselors were staging the girls to be ready to get their hair wash and then receive them when they were washed. Military precision for sure! God was all over this. We were laughing and singing. Singing praise and worship songs that we all hear on KLOVE, and of course "Father Abraham" repeatedly! But it was phenomenal how every time we were thrown an obstacle, God gave us a wonderful solution. Can you imagine if this would have happened on the weekend when there were lots of families trying to do their laundry? Instead, the girls were able to use every dryer in the place at the same time and cut the treatment of the bedding in half. We finally tumbled into bed after 2:00 am.
The blessing the next morning came in the form of donuts and milk since we missed the group breakfast. Unfortunately, it was raining and all the towels that were on the line were now wet again. We had to make more trips to the dryers. It wasn't a problem at all. That day progressed into a bit of panic and chaos. The devil tried everything in the world to mess up our camp. A long story short, those little critters somehow managed to invade 5 cabins total. Our children's church camp had to be cut a day short. But let me tell you, when those three precious souls gave their hearts to Jesus, it made it worth it. I cried my eyes out with joy for those sisters in Christ.
It was when one of the girls came to me crying her eyes out with her heart broken and told me she didn't think she was saved, that was when I knew I was where I was meant to be. I don't think there was anyone there that could have helped her any better than I could at that precise moment. Her heart was broken because she kept doing bad things and couldn't stop. But the relief in her face when she realized that when she was actually one of God's children was worth everything I have been through. Everyone sins. Those who are saved feel bad about sinning. Those who are still lost don't. Even a nine year old can understand it.
I have already begun my list of things I am bringing with me for camp next year. I can't wait. We are all itching for camp 2014!
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