We have had quite an exciting first week of camp! We had about 15 campers here with us last week, which is very good considering how new the camp is. The week was full of lots of fun activities that included pool games, shaving cream hairdo contests, slip n slides, praise and worship and games in the mud pit. The mud pit was probably the highlight of all the games because everyone was covered from head to foot in sloppy mud. The kids really enjoyed it as did us big kids. Capture the flag and tug o war is just that much more exciting when you’re slipping and sliding in the slop! But of course, those who play sometimes pay, as is usually my case. We took our socks and shoes off and my legs and feet got really banged up from the rocks and sticks that were stuck in the mud. I have scrapes and gashes all over my legs and on the sides and bottoms of my feet, which have made walking these past few days quite a painful experience. All part of the adventure I guess. It’s not everyday you get to play in a giant mud pit and bond with a bunch of 12 and 13 year old Mexican kids. I have developed some great friendships over this past week with the kids have shared some great memories with them. I am ecstatic to report that 4 of the campers accepted Christ as their Savior this week! We have all been rejoicing over the decisions the campers have made and the work the Lord has done in their lives and will continue to do. One of the highlights of my week was when one of the boys that accepted Christ as his Savior this week put his arm around me and said “Eres mi amigo” which means “you are my friend”. That was such a cool moment for me, and made me realize that I really do have an impact on these kids’ lives. I would like you to pray for one of our other campers that we had this past week. His name is Fernando and he is a bit of a rambunctious kid and comes from a troubled home. The gospel is a brand new thing to him and I’m sure a seed was planted in his heart this past week but today when it was time to leave, he clung to one of the counselors and asked if he could stay here at the camp instead of going home. I guess he lives with his grandma and she routinely practices witchcraft. Pray that God would work in that family and for Fernando and his situation at home. It’s very difficult to see him go back to an evil place like that so please keep him in your prayers. Also being in an extremely poor part of the country, a lot of campers are not able to attend camp because of the cost. Even though this camp would be extremely cheap to us at roughly 400 pesos a camper (40 dollars), families are not able to part with that kind of money. We have been scrounging up money here at El Monte to put it towards as many scholarships and bring as many children here to hear the gospel as possible. There are just so many kids here with such poor economic conditions that make it very difficult to bring as many kids as we’d like. But we are praying that we are able to reach as many kids as possible with the funds we have now. Our camp session is over but the next camp starts on Monday.
Mi corazón se llena de emoción. Cuan grande es Él. Cuan grande es Él. Mi corazón se llena de emoción. Cuan grande es Él. Cuan grande es Él.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee. How great Thou Art. How great Thou art.
Billy
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