the kids camp was a blast.

someone asked me a very good question - why am i not serving in the kids ministry if i'm so good with kids?

true, at this camp, suddenly it appeared i had new found abilities in interacting with kids, in doing kids praise & worships, in teaching children... a complete different experience from the struggles i faced with my group in the dec SUPA camp. but i know without a doubt that it wasn't me.

no, none of this was because of me. certainly my two other leaders were a part of it as well. but the glory goes to God.
my lack of preparation, both of my heart/spirit and the materials itself. my inexperience with this - it is after all, my first time leading p&w with children, my first time doing a main teaching session, my first time dealing with kids on such a large setting and not on a group basis... my first time running a camp. everything says that this camp would not have been successful.

yet, i hope that we impacted the lives of the children. those from the church, as well as the community and marymount.
the only reason why the kids flocked to me wasn't because of me, but it was clearly God working through me.

and so, this is just a reminder to myself, that it wasn't my own efforts, my own abilities or my own strength. it never is. because it's always times like these when i know that i'm so inadequate and unprepared, when i know that i can never pull it off, that i surrender totally. and then God takes over and saves the day.

so. am i good with kids? the jury is still out on that.
but at least for this camp, i experienced what i never thought i would. and the love for the kids was incredible. i want to touch their lives. i want to help them work thru their issues. i want them to know that even if i'm not there, they are still incredibly loved and accepted by their Father in heaven.

so, all thanks, praise and glory goes to Him who ran this camp.

"so no matter what they say they can't take my Jesus away! WOO HA!"
(yea, i'm not going to sing this song for the next 6 mths. overdose sia...)