Camp is Coming

Man, I can't believe that January is already here. I started planning our winter camp in August, and it's almost here. It goes so quick. I'm a detail person, and I carry a lot of responsibility for having the details right. I shot a goal that was pretty high for Elevate, and now I have to back track a little bit. But it's okay. I was originally shooting for chartering a bus to go up, because that would relieve so much stress in my life, but that's not looking like it's going to happen. So now I have to figure out some different ways to get transportation up there. We'll probably end up caravaning like we usually do for events. It's really lame that we don't have church vans. I got totally spoiled at the church I grew up in, they had a whole fleet of busses. It still cost a lot to get where we were going, but we didn't have to pay a driver or for their hotel or anything. Oh well. Maybe this will be better. I hope so. One of the things that we are doing, and I don't know if this church has done this before, we are having a guest speaker, and we are paying him, and putting up his family. It's a worthy investment because they are the top shelf communicators. They rock and I am really excited to have them at our camp. We're not pouring tons of money on them but it still costs us quite a bit of money. I need to trust God on this one. I have been, but I need to really lean into him and be confident that he is looking out for us. He's a big God and I shouldn't worry so much. Worry is just wasted use of my imagination. Kathy, my wife, chastises me pretty regularly for worrying so much. I think it's the detail thing in me. God, help! I want this weekend to be a landmark time in out students lives. I want them to know you fully, and to grow to trust you with their whole lives. You're the only one who can do this God, please begin working on their hearts and showing them how much they need you.