Not all of my ministry opportunities are with the Deaf this summer…I have been given a chance to work 2 weeks of GA (Girls in Action) and Acteen Camp. This was new territory for me considering I’ve never been to GA camp before. I just got back “home” from camp and have some amazing stuff to share.
The overall theme for the week was “Finding My Place.” The girls talked all week about various women in the Bible that God used despite their circumstances. The group of Acteens that I helped lead studied the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors during our group devotion time. We talked a lot about God’s perfect timing and how He works all things together for the good…even when we don’t see it right away.
Out of about 40 girls, 10 prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior! How cool is that?! On top of that, there were 2 Acteens (middle/high school) who shared that they felt God calling them to missions…one to Deaf ministry and the other to possibly South America. Please keep these young ladies in your prayers as they start their brand new journeys with Christ and as the older 2 begin to really seek out where God is leading them. I’ve talked to the girl feeling led to work with the Deaf…she can introduce herself right now and that’s about it. One thing that we talked about during our worship times was the relationship Paul had with Timothy. Paul was Timothy’s mentor, teacher, encourager….we were challenged to find those people in our lives in which we can serve as a “Paul” to a “Timothy” and those who could serve as our “Paul.” When God called this girl to Deaf missions, He showed me that she’s my Timothy…at least for a season. I’m going to be working with her a little bit this summer to help her learn some basic signs and begin to find her place within the Deaf world. She has such a sweet spirit…please keep me in your prayers as I help her get her feet on the ground and pray for her as she begins to learn a whole new culture.
We had an incredible missionary family there with us this week…they were in on furlough from East Asia…they have 3 adorable children. The whole family just radiates Christ’s love and joy! They were such an inspiration and encouragement to me and many others there. Please pray for them as they spend about 7 more weeks on furlough before returning to the mission field. Pray that when they return, God will have opened more hearts to hearing the Gospel.
I will be working another week of camp July 7th-11th. Please begin praying now that the Holy Spirit will begin stirring in the hearts of the girls who will be attending camp that week. Pray for all the women who will be serving as leaders, too.
Thanks so much for your prayers! I’ll keep you posted on things happening here! : )
