Praise Jesus!!! Ohio was amazing! We had 65 children pray to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior! The week was exhausting, but well worth it. Glenloch (my home church) has been sending a team for 4 years now. I have been able to watch a lot of these kids grow up.
I had the pleasure of rooming with two teenage girls, who now have my heart! I love them dearly! We spent many nights laughing (maybe a little too loud :) ) and talking about God, boys, and our girls at camp. I had the pleasure of being a prayer partner for one of the girls. Her name is Meghan. When Glenloch goes on trips of any kind we always like to have secret prayer partners who leave notes of encouragement and small gifts throughout the week. At the end of the week the prayer partners are revealed. It is a whole bunch of fun. So, Meghan was mine. :) Through the week I really got to know both Meghan and her sweet mother Karen. Karen and I had many conversations through the week about what God was doing in her life and in my life. We bonded. Thursday is the day we generally present the gospel in our camp devotions. Karen had pulled me aside asking me to pray for Meghan. She was not sure if Meghan had ever prayed to receive Christ. Karen and I spent a few moments in prayer for Meghan and ask God to work in her life that day. That afternoon I went to our second camp at an apartment complex and Meghan went with me. I had the opportunity to share the gospel that day in devotion. I want to express to you how much the Holy Spirit worked while I was talking to these children. Our one problem we had at this camp was the inability to be able to keep these kids attention during the camp. As I was talking the kids were still and quiet and attentive. Praise Jesus! All of us on the team were amazed. We had several kids pray to receive Christ. The ones who came to know the Lord were asked to go with the children's pastor of the church we partner with in Ohio, and talk to her more. Meghan came up to me and said, "Bonnie, I prayed that prayer. I just didn't want to go over there with the others." "WHAT!?! Wow! That is wonderful Meghan!" Meghan and I were able to sit down and have some girl-to-girl Jesus talk. It was wonderful! God had answered our prayer!!!
I love to see the face of a new believer, don't you? They always have a smile and a glow that nobody can describe. This week I saw many new believer's faces. I am so blessed.
Another thing I love to see is when a believer begins to really fall in love with their savior and start growing in the knowledge of Him and His word. This week I saw a lot of that too!
I am going to leave you with a couple of my favorite quotes from the week, a video of the week, a few pictures.
Favorite Quotes
"Will you show me the evanga-cube and teach me about Jesus?" Said from one child to another. Precious
"Letme teach you-a chea"
The cheer they taught me.... "My back ache, my bra too tight, my booty shake from tha left to tha right. To tha left. To tha right."
"What is a P.O.D.? haha Pastor of Disaster aka World's best Pastor" Love you Neil!
Bumper sticker read "May you get the God you deserve." Trey (a child with us) responded. "I don't want the God I deserve. We don't deserve him." Wise little boy!
To see how the girls have grown over the years....
Camp 2006
I had the pleasure of rooming with two teenage girls, who now have my heart! I love them dearly! We spent many nights laughing (maybe a little too loud :) ) and talking about God, boys, and our girls at camp. I had the pleasure of being a prayer partner for one of the girls. Her name is Meghan. When Glenloch goes on trips of any kind we always like to have secret prayer partners who leave notes of encouragement and small gifts throughout the week. At the end of the week the prayer partners are revealed. It is a whole bunch of fun. So, Meghan was mine. :) Through the week I really got to know both Meghan and her sweet mother Karen. Karen and I had many conversations through the week about what God was doing in her life and in my life. We bonded. Thursday is the day we generally present the gospel in our camp devotions. Karen had pulled me aside asking me to pray for Meghan. She was not sure if Meghan had ever prayed to receive Christ. Karen and I spent a few moments in prayer for Meghan and ask God to work in her life that day. That afternoon I went to our second camp at an apartment complex and Meghan went with me. I had the opportunity to share the gospel that day in devotion. I want to express to you how much the Holy Spirit worked while I was talking to these children. Our one problem we had at this camp was the inability to be able to keep these kids attention during the camp. As I was talking the kids were still and quiet and attentive. Praise Jesus! All of us on the team were amazed. We had several kids pray to receive Christ. The ones who came to know the Lord were asked to go with the children's pastor of the church we partner with in Ohio, and talk to her more. Meghan came up to me and said, "Bonnie, I prayed that prayer. I just didn't want to go over there with the others." "WHAT!?! Wow! That is wonderful Meghan!" Meghan and I were able to sit down and have some girl-to-girl Jesus talk. It was wonderful! God had answered our prayer!!!
I love to see the face of a new believer, don't you? They always have a smile and a glow that nobody can describe. This week I saw many new believer's faces. I am so blessed.
Another thing I love to see is when a believer begins to really fall in love with their savior and start growing in the knowledge of Him and His word. This week I saw a lot of that too!
I am going to leave you with a couple of my favorite quotes from the week, a video of the week, a few pictures.
Favorite Quotes
"Will you show me the evanga-cube and teach me about Jesus?" Said from one child to another. Precious
"Letme teach you-a chea"
The cheer they taught me.... "My back ache, my bra too tight, my booty shake from tha left to tha right. To tha left. To tha right."
"What is a P.O.D.? haha Pastor of Disaster aka World's best Pastor" Love you Neil!
Bumper sticker read "May you get the God you deserve." Trey (a child with us) responded. "I don't want the God I deserve. We don't deserve him." Wise little boy!
To see how the girls have grown over the years....
Camp 2006
Natalie and Bonnie 2006
Natalie and Bonnie 2007
Natalie and Bonnie 2009
Breana and Natalie the first year.
Breana and Natalie this year. My how they have grown!
My oldest girls this year. Most of the girls I have had every year!
Here is the video of the week. FYI the second to last picture is all of the kids who prayed to receive Christ at the apartment camp. The last picture shows me explaining the Gospel to a girl. She accepted Christ as well!
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