For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. Ps 74:20

I don’t know why I had become this way but I just had no desire for church camp this year.

I am Education Director and knew that resigning from those responsibilities could put the other officers in a bind. But that was a decision and a bind I was willing to create.

I had asked the men in the church to pray about this decision – then I waited for God because it’s not about how I feel, it’s about His will.

During the end of spring break week, Linda and I found ourselves geocaching between Dallas and home. A stop one evening put us within minutes of a young lady that had been to church camp with us several times. So we called her and offered to meet and buy her supper. She accepted.

In the course of the conversation about college and its difficulties she made sure to tell us that she was planning to take some time to go to church camp this year.

I asked, “You want to go to church camp?”

She reminded me of church camp 2 years ago. She recalled that time as being in a “dark place” in her life.
Indeed, I remembered.
She credits Christ and church camp as pulling her out!

I began to wonder how many other children might be in a dark place and go with us. Or how many may be at camp and are ministered to by someone from my church.

I heard God loud and clear – we’re going to church camp.