God enhances my ministry experiences Nov. 11

God is so good. He is enriching all of my ministry areas and making them thrive. This weekend we have the sr. high retreat at camp. I don’t have any responsibilities with the retreat this weekend so was able to watch from a distance and observe the work of God. During the campers free time I was wondering around mingling with different people. Everywhere I went people were filled with joy, they were excited to be hear and taking full advantage of the opportunities. Because I wasn’t technically involved with this weekend I was able to sit back and see how much God works through this camp.

This week I have seen such an improvement in my relationships with the youth group and my Sunday school class. The boys are really warming up to me; I have made it into their accepted groupJ. At youth we were playing hide and go seek in the dark and one of the boys, Quinton, right away wanted to partner up with me and hide together.  During the game he was caught but the “it” person didn’t realise that I was also there. Quinton covered for me and lead the “it” person away. It’s a silly game and a small deed but it’s the small things that make a big difference. At Sunday school this morning two of the boys, Tyler and David, spent every minute after church talking with me. During Sunday school we had a great discussion on doing good things that people will remember us for then afterwards we just hung out and talked about silly things and had fun.

It looks like my worship opportunities will be expanding a lot very soon! Russ Smith, the music leader at camp, will also occasionally be doing music at my youth group. Russ asked if I would like to help. Sometime this week I get to practice with him and some of the other Qwanoes band members. I should mention that this year’s camp CD won a music award for best children’s music in Canada or something crazy like that. Russ himself was part of the former band “Hokus Pick” and is legitimately famous! I feel way out of my league but it will be a great chance for personal development. I could see this greatly enhancing my worship leading ability. God is doing some really fantastic things here and I’m so grateful that I can be a part of it.