A Super week starts tomorrow

       Tomorrow morning, Tim and I will head out to Howard Payne University for Super Summer. All together this week has not been too exhausting, but after almost 5 hours of laying sod today, I am starting to feel the effects. Looking back on the week, I really have enjoyed my time so far in Salado. I am learning a lot about the ministry I am a part of and  have been introduced to many wonderful people. The relationships I started on Tuesday with the staff have already blossomed into great ones and I hope the same will happen with the students. Unfortunately, I may not get any students from FBC to be part of my Super Summer group because of the way Super Summer divvies up the students. All I know for certain is I am part of the red school which is incoming 8th graders! That means lots and lots of energy. But no matter what students I get (Salado kids or not), my desire is to preach the Gospel with  my words and actions and love these kids as Christ first loved me...

       With the start of Super Summer also means the end of my stay at the Mescher house. I have had the most encouraging experience while staying with this family. Everything from observing their breakfast devotionals, to being offered jalapeños every meal by Noah, to the many questions Corey and Scott have answered about their lives, to the late night theology discussions held by Scott and I. This has been a great way to start my summer and I hope I make my way over to their house many more times before the summer is gone....

Since Super Summer begins tomorrow, I will not be able to update this blog until next Friday. My prayer requests for this week are...

-to pray for good soil for the seed of the Gospel to land in and that I may recognize where the Holy Spirit is working among my group.

-energy...I will be physically tired from the demanding schedule of this camp, and I don't want my tired body to affect my patience or willingness to talk/share.

-that I would find time to spend with God regularly during this camp experience. It can be easy to get caught up in talking about God, but I need  to talk with God to remain strong in Him.

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 12:28-29