"I will live a child in awe of You..."

Hello everyone :)

Well, we are half-way done with camps this summer! It's flying by. Last week the leaders outnumbered the kids, which generally made it easier for me. The week-long team that was here was from Jupiter Christian School in Jupiter, FL. They worked really well with the kids and were a lot of fun and help. In my group we only had 4 kids and they were precious. Well, Cosmin, who is 17 often appeared like he thought he was to cool for camp and would wander off to another group or to smoke. When I would try to talk to him with a translator, he didn't take a lot of stuff seriously and many times the translator wouldn't translate some of the stuff he said because it was inappropriate. Please pray that he will realize how much God loves him and that when he starts looking for more meaning or fulfillment - he will remember that it only comes from God.

In the afternoons this week the interns had some free time or could go to the Ludus Baby Hospital. The baby "hospital" is more like an orphanage. They are at full capacity right now with 6 toddlers and 8 babies. Diapers only get changed twice a day and play time is virtually non-existent. I spent a lot of time with 2 different babies. One was an almost 4 year old toddler who I could easily hold in my arms and play with. I'm not sure what developmental problems he has, but he was so adorable yet it was so sad. He doesn't walk, talk, or make much eye contact. The second baby was almost a year old and had no muscle tone. It was really like picking up a ball of jelly or something - I don't really know what to compare it too. As I played with him, talked to him, and tried to help him sit up and look at me I was hit with a feeling of hopelessness. The day before I went I had heard a father say that when his son was born he and his wife would spend hours just looking, admiring, and talking to the baby. It broke my heart that many of these babies will or have never had that. But, Alina, a girl who is on staff with Livada who visits the baby hospital multiple times a week, has told us how she has seen improvements in so many of the babies just by spending a few hours with them a day. Please pray that the "nurses" at the hospital will see the importance of caring for the babies emotionally and physically and that more people like Alina will have the desire to go often and help as much as they can.

Personally, I have been learning a lot lately. About myself and about God and who he is. I'm so thankful that God is so big, loving, and jealous for his children. As many of you know, I began to feel the Lord calling me to overseas missions in March. Even though I still have a lot of time in school before I would be moving anywhere I've been praying and thinking about it a lot. We sang the song that goes "... One day every tongue will confess you are God, one day every knee will bow..." at camp this week and it reminded me of how blessed we are to have a part in that. God wants us to be a part of his master plan - to tell everyone about him! And in my quiet times God has been showing me how I shouldn't be fearful of going where he wants me to go. Because if I'm following him - then it's his will and I know I can be confident in HIS strength. Please pray that I will continue to seek God's will and be patient. Also, please pray the same for the other interns as many of us are praying and seeking similar things when it comes to our futures.

This coming week of camp is one I'm very very excited about :) :) We will be working with kids that I was in camp with in 2007. I'm so excited to see familiar little faces and teach them about "True Love."

That's all for now!

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