First Camp

So this weekend marked the end of our training and we were finally able to put what we learned this past month into practice. With only a day to plan the camp, we hosted about 40 South African children between the ages of 10-14. I was a huddle leader with 7 kids in my huddle. This was one of the most challenging experiences because my kids, in general, were pretty difficult. Most of them didn’t want to participate, they were often way to cool to do anything, and there was a language barrier to deal with. For a lot of the huddle time they would joke with each other on their own language. But overall it was an awesome experience because the patience and perseverance I had during camp could only have come from God. Also, when I got frustrated when the kids wouldn’t listen to me I remembered all the times that I didn’t listen to God, so it gave me a greater understanding of God’s love, and was humbled.

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Today was our Sabbath day so me and give other bros climbed all the way to the top of Stellenbosch mountain. The journey was difficult, but I felt so much peace when we got to the top..

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And the view was unreal. We have more camps coming up and I’m really excited for what God is going to teach me.

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  1. Peggy Kelley's avatar
    Peggy Kelley · June 30, 2015

    You are so awsome Jole. Keep up the good work. Great pictures, especially the one of you on the mountain. Love you grandson!

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    lifesatoenail · July 1, 2015

    So insane! Looks like you’re loving it up there Jole. So, inspiring to fulfill this dream of yours. “Don’t get so busy doing the work of God that you forget about the God of works.” Prayers. PSALMS 4:8

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