Unlocking the Doors

This blog is coming to you from a tiny Pizza Hut connected to a Shell gas station about 2 minutes away from the Hephzibah home. They have free Wi-fi.  So now, you all know I made it to Macon, GA in one piece! This past week was training week with things such as getting familiar with the grounds, schedules, duties, and becoming CPR and First Aid certified.

I am one of the four counselors living on the grounds. Everyone else is from the Macon area. And let me tell you, coming here I thought I was going to be living in a mobile home or a basement apartment all summer…well let’s just say they are letting us live in the newest apartments on the grounds! They were made for independent living for teen parents, but haven’t been approved by the State of GA yet. Apparently, you have to build your building first and then get it approved with Georgia laws. I am sharing a room with Kelsey who is from Indiana, and then Sarah also lives with us, but she works on the farm. Sarah actually was a Hephzibah kid before she got adopted at 17. Rob and Stephanie are the married couple that live above us, and go to Bethany Bible College with Rob being from Iowa and Stephanie from Canada.

So, besides Sarah I am really the only southern girl with on campus counselors, and none of them have eaten Zaxby’s before, so they’re going to get cultured this summer!  But, as for Camp Pathway, we start on Monday! There are more girl counselors than guys, but more boy campers than girls. With that situation, my group is the 8-9 year old boys and my junior counselor is Hank who is 15. There are 2 shifts to work depending if you do pre or post camp. I am scheduled for post camp this week so my hours will be 9AM to 6PM everyday. Pre-camp hours are 7AM to 4PM. 

One of our activites is archery, so I am going to get really good at shooting a bow and arrow. And canoeing is another, and on Thursday the counselors took turns on the pond with the canoes. I forgot how much I love steering it by sitting in the back.

God is digging deep in me and I am praying that he continues to do so. We had a group of volunteers come in from Indiana and they led our devotions in the morning before training started. They had a guy leading worship for us, and he was a really cool guy. On the first day, he taught us a song that he wrote and wow, the one line that really got me was, “I want to praise you in EVERYTHING I do.” As simple as it sounds, it just really hit home. It’s so easy to fall into what I consider casual Christianity. I want to just praise him in EVERYTHING I do!

By the way, the guy leading worship, his name is Adam Cappa. Lead singer and guitartist of The Adam Cappa Band. Be sure to check those guys out!! Adam gave me a free copy of his CD, and he says that I am his unofficial contact in the South. They haven’t really toured down here, so we will see how that goes. But anyways, if you read this, please pray for Camp Pathway. Until next time!