Getting Ready

I will be up at camp on MONDAY! I have just a few more days at home and a ton of packing to do!! Now that school is out (praise. the. Lord.) and I've had a little {two-week} vacation to rest and have some down time, I am preparing to head up to El Camino Pines to start staff training for my second summer with LRCC. I am very excited to be reunited with returning staff members and meet and get to know new ones! I will be serving at mostly Day Camps this year and I am overjoyed that I have been given this opportunity again this summer. Last year I absolutely LOVED working at various churches serving as a day camp counselor. Although I love being in the mountains, my heart lies in our Day Camp program. This year I get to return to Temecula and Glendale (two of my favorite churches from last summer!) as well go to Newport Beach for a week! I know that God has some awesome things in store for this summer! I have been praying a lot about what this summer holds and want to ask you to pray with me about a few specific things:

-prayers for staff unity as we get to know each other during our two weeks of training
-for stamina for new and returning staff as we endure long hours of training in order to be well-equipped to care for and lead kids this summer
-openness to the leading of the Holy Spirit as we learn what this summer's theme is about
-that as counselors we all continue to grow in our personal faith, stay rooted in the Word, and walk with the Lord this summer
-for the health and well-being among the staff and campers
-for our leaders as the coordinate the logistics of our summer programs
-for new campers and their parents as well returning campers
-for our day camp teams, the churches who host us, and the families who open their homes to our staff
-that we continue to do work for our Lord Jesus Christ as an organization through the opportunities that He has provided for us this summer

I'm looking forward to working with an amazing staff this summer and cannot wait to see what God has in store for us!

Doing my last minute shopping, loads of laundry, and late night packing,
Amanda