Team Building

So today I taught 3 teambuilding classes in a row. For those of you that aren’t familiar with teambuilding what we do is we take a group and in one hour give them challenges that they have to work out together as a team.  That is essentially the basic definition of teambuilding.  Anyways, the groups I had were really difficult and they didn’t care, they didn’t want to work with each other and for 3 long hours I watched kids argue with each other and struggle. Needless to say I was drained by the end of the day.

I realized that through this I learned a lot about myself and how to adpat to certain situations. Especially with different groups of kids and just dealing with different situations that I never could have been prepared for.  But I also find myself not listening to the very things that I teach the kids.  I always tell them to stay committed to the task at hand, and it’s easy, especially after a day like this, to never want to do team building again.  Somtimes I have to refocus and realize what it is that I am doing and why I am doing it.  So right now that I think about all this I realize that I in fact don’t want to quit teambuilding. But look forward to another oppourtunity to serve others and not myself.

Visitation

So my brother Chris has flown in from North Carolina to visit me and learn what I do. It’s nice to have some family here because as you might know having your parents in a completely different counrty makes it hard to see them all the time.

Some of you were wondering what my mailing address was, or you didn’t so I’m going to tell you in case you want to send me mail or bojangles (because they don’t have that here). So here it is.

N8705 Scout Rd East Troy WI, 53120

I’m back.

So I know it’s been a long time since I’ve been blogging but a lot has happened since then, especially since the last 3 1/2 weeks.

The summer was awesome!!! I learned so much about myself and was able to do what I absolutley love to do, work in camp!!!  So at the end of the summer I had no idea what I was going to do with my life and the camp that I worked at got a postcard in the mail about a 9 month internship in Wisconsin to work at camp. I was so excited, called to get more info, decided I wanted to apply, applied, got it and now I’m in Wisconsin for 9 months working in camp!!! It’s been amazing seeing how the Lord has been working to provide me with a place to work and do what I love.

The last 3 1/2 weeks have been a lot of training and learning and getting certified for lifeguarding (which isn’t easy) and start teaching classes. There are 13 interns and they put us in 2 different departments. I’m in the Timber Challenge, the classes that I teach are high ropes, archery, canoeing, rock climbing, team building, GPS, and in the winter cross country skiing. It’s been amazing just being challenged to do things that are outside of my comfort zone, like being on the high ropes course overseeing other kids while I am afraid of heights and not showing that to the kids. God has just blessed me so much with this oppourtunity to serve him here and work with amazing people and learn a lot about christian camping.

Be praying for me as it gets colder because I’m not used to 29 degree nights in September (yes that was the low the other night) And I don’t have any winter gear. Slowing but surely I am aquiring what I need to stay warm. Also I am in need of someone to take on my part of the lease at my apartment back in Greensboro because I didn’t know that I would be here. So I am having to pay rent and pay for the program here, and my money is running really thin. Also that I can dedicate this time to the Lord’s ministry, because I want to grow as much in this ministry as I can.

Keep on the lookout for more updates.