| Hello everyone! I know it's been a long time since I posted, but it's also been a long time since I really had time to. Last week counseling went well, but because of various large camper issues I had to deal with I came out of the week very drained. This week (our last camper week already - wow) I am once again counseling, but I request prayer for my energy level and my attitude. After pouring into my campers so much last week I simply don't feel like I have the energy or the desire to pour into another set. I hate having this attitude so please pray that God would give me another energy boost and a heart on fire for sharing His love no matter how I feel. Love to all, In His GRIP, Courtney Lynn |
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
A quick update
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Update
| Hello everyone! I am once again counseling for the week, though this time not in BayBerry! I was moved to Balsam for this week and have a cabin full of 11-14 year olds. My current state is "perplexed but not despairing" (2 Cor. 4:8). :) I have a wide range of types of campers that I'm not quite sure what to do with. I have absolute innocence in 11 yo form and the exact opposite in 14 yo form. I have very solid Christians and non-Christians. As far as what to do for devos I'm a tad bit perplexed, but I'm resting in the fact (and constantly reminding myself) that all I can do is my best. I'm also perplexed about protecting my younger campers from the older ones simply because of what they talk about and the lives they lead - there have already been some things that they've been exposed to that I wasn't able to stop. Prayer requests would be for alot of wisdom, not stressing and for protection of innocence. In His grip, Courtney Lynn Malachi 1:2a |
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Blessing in Disguise
| Hello everyone - I wanted to drop a quick line before lunch in ten minutes to update you on my fingers. I have nine blisters in random but inconvenient locations all over my hands (ex: I can't put my hair in a pony tail.... lol I had to have Rachel do my hair this morning), but the random bursts of pain have ceased so I'm good (as long as I don't burst a blister... lol). Burning my hands was a major blessing! Because my hands were burnt I was excused from the night and had an hour and a half to spend time alone with God out at the lake and relax. Both were things I DESPERATELY needed. I have been non-stop (even on the weekend) for the last two weeks and I was just so grateful for the burns to give me the break I wanted and needed so badly. I had a great time in Malachi! :) So if you are lifting me up in prayer this week, please join me in praising God for burnt hands! And remember to praise God for the disguised blessings in YOUR life. In Malachi 1:2 God reminds Israel that He loves them and in their stupidity they ask "How have you loved us?". O How many times we neglect to see the ways He loves us. God loves me - my blisters are joyous proof! :) |
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Prayer Needed
| This is being hen pecked with my two good fingers.... yep, hurt again. :) An hour and a half ago i hot glued my fingers (pictures to come eventually) and burned at least five of them. they hurt really bad so prayer that they heal properly and that i have a decent attitude aboutmit. i laughed for the first 15 minutes cause i lloked pretty funny with fleece glued all over my thumb and my fingers were covered in glue. when we pulled the fleece off though it left a very painful burn and blister and now with time all the burns have started to hurt. so.... prayers requested for my general state of being since i've been up and down. at least this injury is comical, though it hurts so bad. thinking back to my initial reaction ansd that of my coworkers brings a smile to my face despite all the pain. love, courtney |
Monday, July 20, 2009
"Our God is a Great Big God!"
By the grace of God I am made it through the week not only without getting sick but also with enough energy to pour into my g i r l s. By the grace of God 7 of my 8 campers either rededicated or gave their lives to the Lord. By the grace of God I had an absolutely amazing week that will probably be the best of the summer!
I've been trying for the last 30 minutes to post the other pictures from this week but it's not working and now I'm out of time :(. The week was amazing and God blessed me with so many opportunities to talk to the g i r l s about serious stuff through casual and fun conversation. I had a blast hanging out with them and spending so much time with them. I really wish though that I could get the other great pictures up here!
"M" and I hanging over the side of the bridge while waiting to see who's stick would come out first. This was while we were playing the "Pooh sticks" from one of the Winnie the Pooh episodes. Right after this we played "pass the sea weed with your toes", "laugh until your sides hurt" and "compare messy hairdos". :) The bridge before this one we spent an hour and a half sitting and talking about prayer, why we have denominations and what God thinks of them, purity and relationships. It was an AMAZING God brought opportunity and the s were so open and were asking so many questions.
Our volleyball against Chestnut cabin. I didn't let my s down thankfully - they were proud that I won an entire on serves :) haha.
Unfortunately we didn't win the match (best of 3), so we had to eat without hands. And we did it to - no hands for drinks, spills, dropped items, throwing away garbage or taking glasses on or off. We had a blast but we were a mess :).
The shirt signing party that lasted all of freetime. It was another God given opportunity and we spent a long time discussing the impact of music on our lives and why God in Phil. 4:8 commands us to fill our minds with right, pure, noble, excellent things.
Cabin Cleanup is a big competition here everymorning and we went all out. This is us standing next to our Tower of Bable display :).
Our hard work paid off and our reward for winning cabin cleanup everyday was an end of the week ice cream party!!!
Back in 2004 there were about 35 s blessed to be part of the first year of camp's Seeds program - a special discipleship program for middle school s. This picture is symbolic of us Seeds becoming blossoms. Of this original group of s, 9 (7 pictured) of us were back at camp serving and leading others. Five of us are SSTers, 3 were back as volunteer counselors and 1 of them is finishing LDC (our counselor training program). It was really neat to see how so many of us have come back to pour into other s the way our SEEDS leaders poured into us.
Well I wish I could say more cause it was such a God week and I wish I could show pictures but I have to go. I hope you all are having a great week.
Prayer Requests:
- Health
- Energy
- Wisdom in how to spend my time this week
- Time to really spend on my relationship with God and grow closer.
Love to all!
I've been trying for the last 30 minutes to post the other pictures from this week but it's not working and now I'm out of time :(. The week was amazing and God blessed me with so many opportunities to talk to the g i r l s about serious stuff through casual and fun conversation. I had a blast hanging out with them and spending so much time with them. I really wish though that I could get the other great pictures up here!
"M" and I hanging over the side of the bridge while waiting to see who's stick would come out first. This was while we were playing the "Pooh sticks" from one of the Winnie the Pooh episodes. Right after this we played "pass the sea weed with your toes", "laugh until your sides hurt" and "compare messy hairdos". :) The bridge before this one we spent an hour and a half sitting and talking about prayer, why we have denominations and what God thinks of them, purity and relationships. It was an AMAZING God brought opportunity and the s were so open and were asking so many questions.
Our volleyball against Chestnut cabin. I didn't let my s down thankfully - they were proud that I won an entire on serves :) haha.
Unfortunately we didn't win the match (best of 3), so we had to eat without hands. And we did it to - no hands for drinks, spills, dropped items, throwing away garbage or taking glasses on or off. We had a blast but we were a mess :).
The shirt signing party that lasted all of freetime. It was another God given opportunity and we spent a long time discussing the impact of music on our lives and why God in Phil. 4:8 commands us to fill our minds with right, pure, noble, excellent things.
Cabin Cleanup is a big competition here everymorning and we went all out. This is us standing next to our Tower of Bable display :).
Our hard work paid off and our reward for winning cabin cleanup everyday was an end of the week ice cream party!!!
Back in 2004 there were about 35 s blessed to be part of the first year of camp's Seeds program - a special discipleship program for middle school s. This picture is symbolic of us Seeds becoming blossoms. Of this original group of s, 9 (7 pictured) of us were back at camp serving and leading others. Five of us are SSTers, 3 were back as volunteer counselors and 1 of them is finishing LDC (our counselor training program). It was really neat to see how so many of us have come back to pour into other s the way our SEEDS leaders poured into us.Well I wish I could say more cause it was such a God week and I wish I could show pictures but I have to go. I hope you all are having a great week.
Prayer Requests:
- Health
- Energy
- Wisdom in how to spend my time this week
- Time to really spend on my relationship with God and grow closer.
Love to all!
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