I forgot about my blog until I was returning to Lamentations today and remembered I had blogged about it. I arrived home from Lighthouse Christian Camp Friday night. I was gone for 6 weeks, and counseled for 4! God did amazing things at that camp, and will continue to as the boys weeks proceed in July. I saw girls come to know the Lord, I saw girls rededicate their lives to Christ, and I saw girls not much younger than me boy before the cross and turn over issues that I turned over less than a year ago! God worked in me so much. He showed me so many truths about who I am in Him and that He is powerful in the darkest of situations.

One of my campers, Heather, came from a devout wicken family. Her lesbian mother and father worshiped the devil. She was brought up watching rituals in her backyard, seeing her dad drink other people's blood, and feeling a deep oppression. She was taught magic and wicken, prayed out loud to the devil and taught to hate Jesus. She fell into the party life, alcohol, drugs, smoking.....she cut, tried to kill herself, was raped, hospitalized for mental illness, and placed in juvenile detention. Wait....did I mention....she's 13? This girl had gone through so much and was so lost. She put up walls, refused to talk during invitations and chapels, would cry but close down. When everyone else was on their knees before the cross, or coming to talk to me, she stayed behind. The last night, Mr. Michael did an invitation, not as emotional, and kinda just a "last chance" thing. She stood up and walked back to me so fast. She was feeling SOOO convicted. We talked for a long time. She told me that when she tries to pray at home she shakes and scary things happen because the devil is there. I talked to her about covering her walls with Bible verses, reading the bible and praying out loud. And just saying Jesus's name outloud! She seemed pumped to pour her past and issues over to God. As she prayed to him my heart just broke for her, but I knew that she was a new creation in Christ, and that with him, all things are possible! God is so good! (PS: this is just ONE story of the HUNDREDS of girls whom were impacted this summer at Lighthouse)

As I head to bed I pray for each of my girls from camp. "Jesus, it is my prayer tonight that you wrap your arms around Heather and all of my campers! God you know each and every one of them by name! Lord, I pray for Liz who said she didn't want to talk to God and didn't want to know you. Jesus, change her heart, work in it until she breaks and falls for you! I thank you for all that made commitments to you! Lord continue working in their lives and discipling them. I pray for Shae and Natasha, my 2 campers that I had to send home for misbehaving. I pray that you would help them to feel your love right now, tonight. I love you Lord! Give these girls sweet dreams or no dreams at all! You are powerful God and I love you so much Jesus!"

(PICTURE: Week 4 campers! Cabin 4A! Destiniy, Heather, Me, Brittany, Ashley, Alison)