SP Chronicles #8

Final entry for the SugarPine Chronicles, Log Account 8...

It has finally come. The last week of kids, the final week of Timber Mountain 2007. Barret and me summed it up neatly, I think: glad and sad. Glad that we can finally attain some comfort in our normal lives soon, but sad that we'll be leaving everyone here at SugarPine.

I thought last week was hard on program team. God decided to change my mind and make me a counselor this week, outreach week no less, while doing worship leader duties. I did the smart thing on Saturday and watched movies and slept and spent time with God, so that I would actually be prepared for whatever was coming. All my kids are from Fresno, they're all close friends, they're obsessed with WWE, and they all have an attitude. One of the kids Lawrence was really homesick Wednesday and had the whole cabin stage a fight so that he could get sent home. Instead they got seperated into different cabins. They came back into my cabin yesterday, and tonight I'm just hoping that they sleep peacefully.

The above paragraph is what I would've said if God did not give me His eyes to see. In truth, all that I just typed out is reality, but the entire time they were sluggin around their attitudes and causing trouble, God made me see each kid through His eyes, and helped me see past all their mistakes. These kids I got this week are the kdis that I always wanted to counsel. All of them (except one) are black. All of them love to wrestle. They cause trouble but they learn about God and are trying to fix the screwed up parts of their life with the help of God. He's just given me this complete peace and strength and understanding about anything that's happened this week. And suprisingly, this has been the most relaxing week of the summer, no joke. I don't know how, it just feels that way.

And now I get to go home. It's so sad always to have to leave Roseville and come to SugarPine, and the other way around. Both of these places are my home. And if not for Bridgeway I'd probably be working down here full time. I wish I could. But God doesn't want me to yet, if ever. I just know that I'm ready to come home. This has been a good summer, I do not regret anything of it. I will not make any promises about next summer though, that's too far away. And this concludes my final blog for Timber Mountain 2007. Thanks for the prayer and support guys. God bless.