whirlwind week 1


Well, I survived my first week! I had a truly incredible time and learned so so SO much from our staff, our campers, and the people we were serving. At camp, on certain nights of the week, we have sharing. In a nutshell, the purpose of sharing is to share (hence the name) with the group where you might have seen God that day. Nobody has to share, but anybody can share. I saw God in several places throughout the first week--the obvious ones: our campers, the people we work for, my staff family, etc etc, but I also saw God in some less than expected places. For example, one of the many things I learned this week was my way around Albemarle and the five counties we work in. I did a lot of driving, and as you may know, Bruno the little red truck does not have functioning air conditioning. Most days I don't mind this at all--it gives me an excuse to ride with the windows down and play my music loud. 


As I was driving around, however, I was struck by the radio stations I ended up listening to. I had full signal nearly everywhere I went for the same radio stations I listen to in Charlotte. I was as far east as Biscoe and Jackson Springs and as far north as Salisbury, and I could still  listen to the stations I am familiar with from back home. I didn't even have to change the presets. 


So yay for Alecia not having to find new radio stations to listen to--so what? So I saw God in that, that's what. I all too often catch myself mentally separating myself and my family and friends from the people we work for. It just doesn't seem logical that we would be the same on any level--these people need help, they need work done, and they're just not the same as me. In reality, however, I am no different than them. Maybe we listen to the same radio stations, maybe we don't. But we are each and every one of us Children of God, and that is a beautiful thing. 

happy hump day from the JYC staff!