Project Mão Amiga Camp 2011 - Summary

Leia em Português aqui.

  I will try to sum this last week up for you in 3 words:

 BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE!

  Okay, so that is a few more than 3 words, but you get the point. :)

   This week has left me very tired, worn out, emotional, happy, joyful, loved, proud, excited, passionate, visionary, blessed, honored, marveled at God and many, many more things.  This week I can say that God has really blessed my socks off.  As 29 kids (ages 11-18) arrived to the base for camp, many of them didn't even like each other.  As they realized that we had a set schedule, work duties, class (during vacations?!), and couldn't even choose who they were sleeping with, a lot of people began to complain.  Two girls came there already fighting.  A lot of them were wondering how long it would take them before they'd want to go home.  But as we began our programs they really began to enjoy it. We started out the first night with some worship and it was really good!  We played some games and had a lot of fun.  They were beginning to enjoy themselves.  Some kids got a little bored as we went over the schedule and the rules.
   But as the week went by, I can say that I am not the only person who will remember this week as the best week of their life.  I witnessed miracles happen this week: lives changed, hearts restored and purified, fears replaced with God's love and pains and wounds healed.  I never thought that God's presence would have been as strong in this place or during this time as it was!  This week was truly such a blessing for my life and I can't wait to share all about it with you!  Over the next week or so I will try to write about each day and I really hope you read it because I promise you will be blessed!!! 

   I want to thank everyone who has been praying for us, for the kids and for this camp and I'd like to thank everyone who gave time and finances to make this possible! Thank you for obeying God and making yourself available to be used by him!! You were a part of lives being forever changed and set free by Jesus! May God bless you!

Here are a few photos from the camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amelia_anns_photography