proverbs 27:19

[ May my life reflect YOUR light which is enough ]

Tuesday was the day. Tuesday I drove what should have only been 3 hours but took 6 *see my last post* to Clayton Georgia to meet 150 strangers and spend 4 days with them.

OKAY WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO who in their right minds agrees to go to a week at camp with a group of people who are already totally bonded and jump right in? this girl.

Two weeks ago I received a phone call from a youth minister in Orlando Florida. Kevin said he had heard about me from a man named George Moore (founder of Glory Ridge) and said that he wasn't really sure what the Holy Spirit was up to but that he and his staff felt like I should join them for their week of camp. Me being the super impulsive human I am jumped at the chance to throw myself into the mix.

Kevin told me I would be leading junior and senior girls small groups and just helping out where I saw fit.

easy right?

lol

The nerves didnt set in until I was literally 2 miles from camp. All of the sudden I was wondering what the heck was I thinking? I remember how mean kids are in high school and how non inclusive they can be to strangers!

I walked in right as the kids (all 140) of them were getting up and going through the line for dinner. Within 4 seconds *literally* I was greeted with the biggest warmest happiest hug I think I have ever received.

Her name is Emily Luker and she is the one of my new top 5 favorite humans *big stuff, yall*. I had been communicating with her back and forth for the last week or so just getting caught up on what to expect and a little about the girls. This woman was an actual angel. The biggest brightest smile, the wildest blonde hair and a love for Jesus that is rare to find.

okay I can do this

The next face I was drawn to was a familiar one. The only person in the room of 150 people I knew. George Moore. At that moment I thought to myself, if this is the only friend I have all week-Ill be okay.

Next was music and worship. I was super excited to see how this group lead worship and the songs that they loved to sing. amazing. beautiful. full. spiritual. This was going to be the best week.

Just as the night was about to wind down, George walked to the front of the chapel and asked for everyones attention.

"I feel as if though some of you in this church need to be prayed for tonight. I am here for that. I will stand right here and if you would like to have hands pray over you and to be anointed please come forward."

Me: "ugh here we go, these kids dont know George they probably think he is some crazy old man, no one is going to go up there"

God: "Watch this"

Within five minutes I stood there and watched as over one hundred children walked to the front of the pews to be prayed over, pray with each other and for one another. Tears filled the room the the Holy Spirit was more than apparent. I walked up to the front after George asked me to come to come pray with him over these babies. I sat at the bottom of the stage just as a body to provide comfort. All of the girls flocked to Emily, leaning on her, crying with her, praying with her and I looked on with envy but not the envy you think. I loved how well Emily loved these girls, the trust that they had in her and the love for the Lord they shared together. It was a light of Christ that I had not seen before and I was so overwhelmed with joy for them. I sat quietly and looked on as all of these youth were accepting Christ into their life, as they were being their for their brothers and sisters and then something amazing started to happen.

They started to come to me- a complete stranger that they had known for less than a few hours.

They sat with me, cried on my shoulder, held me and what is most amazing- they asked me to pray over them. I laid hands on countless sweet heads and prayed my most genuine prayers. I wasnt sure where these prayers were coming from, I didnt know where my thoughts were coming from. I was speaking word to word and they were just flowing so gracefully. They were prayers coming from the Lord.

I was being used as direct path from the Lord to these children that I didn't even know yet.

How incredible is that?

The Lord uses us in so many ways and shines a light through us so bright to reach those in need of his love.

This was an incredible night- one I will never forget. God opened communication and trust between me and these strangers on the very first night, Walls that would have normally taken days or years to breakdown, trust that should have taken months to build was all possible in one night with the power of Christ.

[ As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart ] proverbs 27:19