\t\t\t\tYPTT at Camp Eder<\/p>\n
June 16 \u2013 27, 2013<\/p>\n
God is everywhere, and he smiles a lot. I grew up knowing that God\u2019s presence was all around me but I\u2019ve never thought of it as I have this week. God is always present, and it is me that is arriving on the scene. I have felt that way this week at Camp Eder in Fairfield, PA. I understand my role as a part of Christ\u2019s body better now and I feel that he loves me more than ever. Please enjoy my top ten reasons to return to Camp Eder.<\/p>\n
10) To count how many toads I see. (I saw three on the first night!)<\/p>\n
9) There is a camp dog! (Buddy, a beagle)<\/p>\n
8) Laying under the shade tree with Jacob and campers in the ball field after a little hike up to that area or laying in the hammocks.<\/p>\n
7) Playing beach ball beside the pool with the Junior Highers.<\/p>\n
6) Daily practicing early morning Lectio Divina with my team members by the river.<\/p>\n
5) Coming back from a peace walk in the orchard with Amanda and two campers, and getting drenched in Godkisses as cold
\nfat rain drops fall from the sky in an almost summer rain.<\/p>\n
4) The skits that the campers performed when we asked them to enact peacemaking during our Biblical Peacemaking
\nsession.<\/p>\n
3) Hearing campers explain to each other who Jesus is.<\/p>\n
2) Painting a mural and explaining to campers that with all of their paint strokes together – they could only paint one thing on the mural. “We could make a beautiful thing” (a peace analogy).<\/p>\n
1) Weeping by the campfire as we gave our old things to God and also gave God the permission to do new things in our lives. This reminded me why I wish to go into Outdoor Ministry.<\/p>\n
Bonus: A camper had a birthday on Friday and the camp cook made her a cake (each table had a cake that day). What a display of love.<\/p>\n
Making like Ghandi and peacin\u2019 out,
\nHeather\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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