Camp Mode

Two weeks from today I’ll be in the Quad, introducing the first night game. This Thursday we have our final leader training. All of this means that I am in full camp mode. I love this time of year. This is when my “green” gets a chance to shine. At work we describe our abilities based on four different colors as described as the people at Personalysis. While I’ve never gotten to take the test to find out what colors I actually am, I know enough about the process and myself to think I have a pretty good idea of what I would be- green. Green means I’m detail oriented- a planner who makes lists, works best in organized situations and thinks things all the way through beforehand. I love being behind the scenes and making things happen. While other people are the dreamers, the ones who come up with the ideas, I do my best to make them happen smoothly and efficiently. People don’t tend to realize just how much organizing and planning goes into each aspect of camp, and that’s fine with me. I hope that I can make it look effortless- that means I’m doing my job well.

But, that means that the next two weeks are a little chaotic and very busy. Luckily I work with a lot of great people- both paid and volunteer- and after ten years, I feel like we’ve got this camp thing down pretty well. Even though we aren’t taking as many students this year as we have in the past, I have complete faith that God is going to bring the kids and leaders that He wants to be there, and He’s still going to move through camp that week.

I finish my teaching series next Sunday and it’s been a really great experience for me. Not only has it helped me grow in my own faith, but I hope that our students get something out of it as well. I love that it has given the students the chance to get to know me, and I feel like I’m getting to know them as well- both of which will make camp even better.

It’s going to be a great week- and the only way I want to end my summer