CIT #1

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

I've been blessed with the job of hanging out and discipling 32 amazing kids for this first session of CIT (Counselor In Training) at Camp Qwanoes this summer. I'm one week into the program and these 32 kids have become far more than names on paper - they are real kids with real passions, desires and hurts. I've witnessed first-hand how God has been able to touch their lives in this past week and it's incredibly inspiring. Clearly, it hasn't been easy. If these kids want to become stronger, they need to be broken down. They need to stop living for the outside - the things that so often control and persuade, and live for who they truly are (placing their identity soley in Christ). This process brings with it a lot of pain and tears. I haven't cried this much in a long time. Thankfully I've also been able to witness the restorative work that's occuring in their lives. God isn't just leaving these kids broken - He's bringing them to a place where they are able to know him more completely & fully.

I don't think that I could have a better summer job. Hanging out with these kids and watching the transformation that's taking place is one of the most phenomenal things I've ever been able to witness.