37+1

I know...only a day in and I'm already behind.  But what a great few days it has been!  First, 37+1 kids accepted Christ today!!!  Praise the Lord!  I don't know if I can actually put enough exclamation points on that statement.  :)  And let me explain the numbers and the +1.  So, we had our second day of camp at Jaquita and La Entrada today.  The Gospel was presented and 37 kids accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior!  The +1 comes from God working in ways even beyond our set camp and planned outreach.  Some of our guys heard there was a baseball field nearby and went to visit.  Upon arriving, Alfre started preaching.  Some kids walked away, some stayed, but most excitedly 1 kid asked Christ into his life!  (Hence the +1).  Gloria a Dios!

So, one of my favorite times during camp is "story time".  Every evening as dinner is coming to an end, those from all the different sites (although only 2 right now) share some of their favorite moments, funny stories, God movements, etc. so those who are not at their site can be a part of the entire camp and get the God-size vision for the camp.  Yesterday, my favorite story (and one I was able to witness) was from Jaguita with Keka (a volleyball coach who has been part of AIM for a long time, and the only other girl on the trip besides Aubrey and me).  As she was running drills and practicing setting the volleyball with the girls, one came up and was struggling to get the positioning correct.  She tried several times and eventually said "I can't do it."  Keka stopped her immediately and said, "Don't tell me I can't.  Tell me I will learn, I will do."  Keka made the girl repeat "I will do it" (in Spanish).  And guess what happened on the next try, the girl did it perfectly!  This stuck out to me because you never know where someone comes from.  I don't know what kind of home life this girl has, I don't know if she has support, I don't know anything about her, but Keka had faith in her and made the girl believe in herself.  Sometimes sharing the love of Christ is simply believing in someone and not allowing "I can't do it" to stop you. 

It is such a blessing to be a part of the team where we can see and feel God moving constantly.  His hand is all over this team, these kids, these camps and even the communities.  Please keep praying because each one of you has a part in the story God is telling through this camp. 

(And yes, lots of pictures to come... I will get them uploaded and post them soon.) 

"...A farmer went out to sow his seed.  As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil.  It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.  But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.  Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.  Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop- a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.  He who has ears, let him hear."  Matthew 13:3-9