let's see. Camp iFaith.
seems like not many people have really blogged much about the camp in this blog.but i'm gonna be one.
For one, it was really a spectacular camp. to be honest, when i went for the pre-camp at amtech on that particular sunday afternoon, i was not all that excited about it. it was, to me, just another oh-yeah grow and learn camp. after all, it just takes me probably a week or two to go back to my normal lifestyle. in fact, i really wanted to just go home after the service. and it ended that way as well, not interested about the camp not interested about anything about the camp. other than the fact that i knew the camp shirt was nice.
the first day didn't started well also. i didn't like the points system. yes it did bring out the competitive spirit and unity in the group, but somewhat a little dis-unity amoung THE groups. and also, my group was leading from the back. but what happened that very night changed my life.
praying for the 3 brothers(joshua,adriel,jeremiah) was really a task for me.i haven't been hearing his voice for the past few weeks. and at the point of time, neither did i hear him. i was praying hard, but nothing was happening in me to them or anything at all. Then, david called me to the front and told me something(which to me is really personal and shocking till now), and got me really touched. it was as though God was really speaking to me again. i told myself that i won't tear just because everyone is, nor because of the atmosphere, but i really let myself go that very night. i was told to let go and fall. Give it all to God. and i did, totally, for the first time.
throughout the camp i really encountered what Faith means to me. so strong that until now, i've become a changed person once again. i admit at some sessions i was horribly tired and blah blah blah but it did get into my head, all those information. the subsequent days were fabulous after i hand everything to God. i told him that if it was to be that this is my group, i shall use this advantage to my fullest. Slowly, the group became relatively united, decreasing amount of cold shoulders and tough knocks. superb!
even the worship leading was amazing. to tell the truth, i was horribly horribly awfully terribly nervous, after all, i had to really treat the youths like kids, which wasn't really a good thing cause kids nowadays don't follow the dances. and my songs were oldies. but i told myself before everything started, it's all in God's hands..it's all in God's hands..., and thank God it went really well. i think? it felt great worshipping God all over again.
so in conclusion, the camp really rocked my life, changed it all over again. and guess what? i've still no idea why my group was able to win the best cheer award till this day. it was like a....erm....non-memorable,non-wordy,super short,just a lot of weird actions, anyhow come up, kind of cheer. i guess, it was God's working as well. :) THANK YOU GOD AMEN!
+marilyn
Just now, i was just contemplating whether to type my experience from camp iFaith here or in my own blog, but i guess i'll just type it here and probably copy(ctrl+c) and past(ctrl+v) into my own blog another day.
(Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)