Camp Formosa 2010

First, I have to say that I can't say everything I want to say about camp in one post. So I'm not going to try. If I do what I'm thinking in my head that I will do, I will be writing a series of posts dedicated to different topics surrounding camp on which I wish to focus, but we'll see if that happens. Now that that's out of the way....

Camp Formosa 2010 is now behind us. It was a great year. It was far better than great, I think, but just as I'm not going to attempt to say all that can be said about these last two weeks, I'm also not going to attempt to find a qualitative word for it other than "great."

Camp is an opportunity for me to see the body of Christ at work in a spectacular way every day for two weeks straight. That's one of the things I love about it most. And we, as the staff (both weeks), all seemed to be on the same page more than we have been in a long time.

I also love the great gift of relationships. Camp to me also means friends. I got to see so many people that I've known for years, whom I treasure much. And I also got to make many new friends, whom I am excited to see again and get to know more. I hope I get the chance.

During the second week, after we got to know each other a bit on the first night, I talked to my small group girls about why we have camp, what our point is in being there. Our point is Jesus, and we want to share him with others. One of his greatest characteristics is his love. And one of the greatest ways to show love to someone is to build a relationship with them, so that you are then able to speak into their lives. So that's what we do. We foster relationships at Camp Formosa, and we show Jesus to each other.

It was a great time, friends. I'm already eagerly anticipating the day it's time to do it all over again. I love you all more than I could ever effectively communicate. May God bless you in all you do, and I hope our paths cross again soon.