Well, I just got back from a week of camp with a small group of teens from my church! I was the "Group Leader" so I was nervous at first... would I be too rough? Would I not be stern enough? Would I have a kid die on my watch? I was a tad stressed with the pressure of being their guardian for a week. Nevertheless, I am thankful I was able to go! You see, I am a camp veteren! I've been going to the Power of Two Youth Camp (http://powerof2youthcamp.net/powerof2youthcamp/Home.html) since I was 15. Now that I am 21, I have just been a chaperon, so I've been able to sit back and watch the kids. Let me just say, my heart was blessed TREMENDOUSLY! I watched our teens drink Sprite with Alka Seltzer in their mouth and spew it, catch chocolate covered marshmallows in their mouths while laying on the floor and do all sorts of crazy things! Their enthusiasm reminded me of my camp days (I might share some pictures later). :) But, as fun as that was, nothing helped me more than to see them praising God during the worship service and respond to the preaching. Each of them made me proud as their leader, as well as pleased the Lord in their actions and behavior.
So yes! I was very blessed this year. I will be honest, a lot of my excitement was getting to see some of my best friends that would be working. But ya know, they were working so I barely saw them lol. Just as I was finishing that thought, we heard some great, straight and true Bible preaching and let me tell you... it was GOOOOOD! One of the messages that touched my heart the most was the message on purity. Not a lot of preaching is done on this Bible truth these days. Yes, I said *Bible truth.* Purity it taught to be practiced in the Bible, and for some reason people want to pretend it isn't. But for those of us who DO have a past of impurity (in heart OR an act), I am SO thankful that Jesus buried our past! You can be pure NOW. So here's the link to the message that really helped my heart this week in that subject. More to come!
- Carrie Anna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvxg0uBgNkU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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