Hey y'all.
I know it's been a while since I have updated everyone on whats been going on. Well, from December 9th through January 10th I had Christmas Break! It was really good to be back home and to just relax. While being at home I got to go to the church that we are currently doing a summit at. I met some of the people from the college group, and was able to just do nothing. It was very nice.
Right now we are at Calvary Baptist Church, in RUSTON!! It's so nice to be at home still. Getting to stay with my family during the summit has been so different that in the past. I have really enjoyed it, but I also feel so spoiled. I have Savannah staying with me. I love her :) We get to have coffee with my parents every morning and to talk about life. It's been a blessing to be at home for an extra two weeks. With us leaving in two days, I really need to start packing. (Its easier said than done!)
But as for the summit, I think it went pretty well. There was a good amount of people who came every night. And it was the biggest college group we had all year. Happy Heart had anywhere from 7-20 kids. This summit was good, and it was challenging. It was good to see people I already knew. But at the same time, its really hard to balance home life with road life. And once again, the deadline is coming up to let Head Quarters know if we are traveling next year. So please pray for the entire team to do what God has for them. It's a stressful time of the year for all of us.
This summit, we also got a new family revivalist. They have six children, five girls and a boy. The oldest is 13 and the youngest is 4. They are super sweet and a lot of fun.
Thanks for all your prayers!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Home for the Holidays
Oh hey,
so right now we are in Schererville, IN. We started last Sunday and we end this Sunday. I am staying with Bev and Charity at Connie and Bob's house. They are a sweet couple and they love the Lord. In Happy Heart we have around 15 kids. They are a very energetic group but its fun. At the end of this summit we will be spending Thanksgiving back up in Buchanan at the camp. I am excited to spend it with my Red Team Family. We have one more summit before going home for Christmas break. We will be in Fort Wayne, IN and then I will be home on December the 9th. I am very excited to go home and see family and friends, but at the same time, please pray for me that my heart would be here until then. That I would have focus and love for the people around me. Thanks for all of your prayers!
Sarah
so right now we are in Schererville, IN. We started last Sunday and we end this Sunday. I am staying with Bev and Charity at Connie and Bob's house. They are a sweet couple and they love the Lord. In Happy Heart we have around 15 kids. They are a very energetic group but its fun. At the end of this summit we will be spending Thanksgiving back up in Buchanan at the camp. I am excited to spend it with my Red Team Family. We have one more summit before going home for Christmas break. We will be in Fort Wayne, IN and then I will be home on December the 9th. I am very excited to go home and see family and friends, but at the same time, please pray for me that my heart would be here until then. That I would have focus and love for the people around me. Thanks for all of your prayers!
Sarah
Thursday, November 7, 2013
How Do We Come?
Hey everybody,
I didn't get a chance to update y'all last summit. So here it goes: Last summit we were in Harrodsburg, KY. We had been there once last year. This time we were at a smaller church called Shawnee Run Baptist Church. It was different than most summits we will have. Both Base Camp and Happy Heart were combined. We had about 12-15 kids total. It was fun to work with the other club teachers for a few days and to watch God work in the kids! Me and Amanda stayed with Gary and Patti. They were great hosts! We got to play with their grandson, Titus, and chill with their 9 month old baby granddaughter, Addison. Because last summit was an 8 day summit, we had time to relax at our host homes. On our off days, we went to a corn maze, picked pumpkins and destroyed them with machetes!! That was fun! God is faithful to provide us time to rest. We left Kentucky and headed to Pennsylvania.
We are currently in Lebanon, PA, which is right outside Hershey. We are at Lebanon Valley Bible Church for the week. This is also an eight day summit. Happy Heart has around 20 kids every night! It's one of our biggest groups yet. They are all very attentive and they are fun to get to know. I am staying with Angela at Carol's house. Carol has 5 grandsons that we have had the privilege of knowing and I am excited to see how God is going to use these last few days. Friday we are having our annual Fall Cook Off. I am really excited to get together and all cook. It was a lot of fun to do last year, but this year I am not doing something as elaborate. I learned my lesson. But so far, this summit is going pretty well. I am enjoying the fall in PA. Its so beautiful.
The other day we were singing a song. The words were:
I come broken to be mended
I come wounded to be healed
I come desperate to be rescued
I come empty to be filled
I come guilty to be pardoned
By the blood of Christ the Lamb
And I'm welcomed with open arms
Praise God, Just as I am
And it got me thinking... Do we come to God how we are? Or do we get so caught up in trying to clean ourselves up that we forget He is waiting to do the cleaning. We can't do it, and He is willing. But if we don't come, it can't be done. So, the question I asked myself was : How do I come to Christ? Do I come broken in faith, knowing that He will fix me? Do I come hurting, believing He will heal me? Am I desperate for Him? Do I try to fill myself up or do I let Him fill me? Do I come guilty, telling Him something He already knows, so I can be free of it and pardoned... Not because of what I have done, but ONLY by the blood of The Lamb.
The answer... I fail... miserably. But, God is a God of second chances and He is a loving God. So, yes, I come to Him.... Just as I am.
I didn't get a chance to update y'all last summit. So here it goes: Last summit we were in Harrodsburg, KY. We had been there once last year. This time we were at a smaller church called Shawnee Run Baptist Church. It was different than most summits we will have. Both Base Camp and Happy Heart were combined. We had about 12-15 kids total. It was fun to work with the other club teachers for a few days and to watch God work in the kids! Me and Amanda stayed with Gary and Patti. They were great hosts! We got to play with their grandson, Titus, and chill with their 9 month old baby granddaughter, Addison. Because last summit was an 8 day summit, we had time to relax at our host homes. On our off days, we went to a corn maze, picked pumpkins and destroyed them with machetes!! That was fun! God is faithful to provide us time to rest. We left Kentucky and headed to Pennsylvania.
We are currently in Lebanon, PA, which is right outside Hershey. We are at Lebanon Valley Bible Church for the week. This is also an eight day summit. Happy Heart has around 20 kids every night! It's one of our biggest groups yet. They are all very attentive and they are fun to get to know. I am staying with Angela at Carol's house. Carol has 5 grandsons that we have had the privilege of knowing and I am excited to see how God is going to use these last few days. Friday we are having our annual Fall Cook Off. I am really excited to get together and all cook. It was a lot of fun to do last year, but this year I am not doing something as elaborate. I learned my lesson. But so far, this summit is going pretty well. I am enjoying the fall in PA. Its so beautiful.
The other day we were singing a song. The words were:
I come broken to be mended
I come wounded to be healed
I come desperate to be rescued
I come empty to be filled
I come guilty to be pardoned
By the blood of Christ the Lamb
And I'm welcomed with open arms
Praise God, Just as I am
And it got me thinking... Do we come to God how we are? Or do we get so caught up in trying to clean ourselves up that we forget He is waiting to do the cleaning. We can't do it, and He is willing. But if we don't come, it can't be done. So, the question I asked myself was : How do I come to Christ? Do I come broken in faith, knowing that He will fix me? Do I come hurting, believing He will heal me? Am I desperate for Him? Do I try to fill myself up or do I let Him fill me? Do I come guilty, telling Him something He already knows, so I can be free of it and pardoned... Not because of what I have done, but ONLY by the blood of The Lamb.
The answer... I fail... miserably. But, God is a God of second chances and He is a loving God. So, yes, I come to Him.... Just as I am.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Catch Up
Hey!
I didn't get a chance to update y'all last summit. Last summit we were in Hopkinsville, KY. I stayed with Danielle and Bethany at Ms. Peggy's home. The church we were at was Concord Baptist Church. We had anywhere from 6 to 18 kids in Happy Heart City. It was cool to have a lot of boys in Happy Heart, because its normally all girls. We had a lot of fun with that group and I know that God is still working in the kids and the adults.
This summit we are in Allegan, MI. We started on Sunday and we are half way through our first week. The first Sunday, we had 14 kids. We are down to 5 on average at nights now. I am staying with Ms. Annabell at her apartment. Hilary was staying with me, but went home to visit her grandmother. Please be praying for the rest of this summit and for all of us to have energy. These are some really great kids, and I am excited to see what God is going to do in Happy Heart this summit.
This Friday, I get to see my parents! I am really excited to see them and will send my love with them.
Thanks for your prayers.
Sarah
I didn't get a chance to update y'all last summit. Last summit we were in Hopkinsville, KY. I stayed with Danielle and Bethany at Ms. Peggy's home. The church we were at was Concord Baptist Church. We had anywhere from 6 to 18 kids in Happy Heart City. It was cool to have a lot of boys in Happy Heart, because its normally all girls. We had a lot of fun with that group and I know that God is still working in the kids and the adults.
This summit we are in Allegan, MI. We started on Sunday and we are half way through our first week. The first Sunday, we had 14 kids. We are down to 5 on average at nights now. I am staying with Ms. Annabell at her apartment. Hilary was staying with me, but went home to visit her grandmother. Please be praying for the rest of this summit and for all of us to have energy. These are some really great kids, and I am excited to see what God is going to do in Happy Heart this summit.
This Friday, I get to see my parents! I am really excited to see them and will send my love with them.
Thanks for your prayers.
Sarah
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
New Beginning
Hey y'all,
so we just finished our first summit of the year. It was in Flushing, MI. The week started out a lot different than last year, because our bus was broken. We drove to our first church in personal cars and with the truck. We got to the church and everything went pretty normal. We met our host family, and went to their house. I stayed with Savannah at Pat and Rebecca's house. They have four kids, Bridget, Emma, Maggie and Dylan. They were so much fun to get to know and to hang out with.
In Happy Heart, we started out with 18 kids, and ended with 5. Even though we didn't have too many kids, we had a lot of fun with them and got to share God's word with them. Base Camp had about 45 kids to start and ended with about 15. The church had a pretty good response to the messages, and overall, things went well.
It has been a long week and most of us are super tired. But on Friday, we will be back at the Life Action Camp for the day. Adam is taking the bus driving test, and the rest of us will be relaxing. We will leave for our next church on Saturday morning and arrive at the church Saturday afternoon, set up, and meet our host families at about 9:00 and get ready for Sunday morning.
I am really excited about what God is going to do at this next church and what He is going to teach me. Please keep me and my team in your prayers as far as health, general provision and energy.
Thank you!
Sarah
so we just finished our first summit of the year. It was in Flushing, MI. The week started out a lot different than last year, because our bus was broken. We drove to our first church in personal cars and with the truck. We got to the church and everything went pretty normal. We met our host family, and went to their house. I stayed with Savannah at Pat and Rebecca's house. They have four kids, Bridget, Emma, Maggie and Dylan. They were so much fun to get to know and to hang out with.
In Happy Heart, we started out with 18 kids, and ended with 5. Even though we didn't have too many kids, we had a lot of fun with them and got to share God's word with them. Base Camp had about 45 kids to start and ended with about 15. The church had a pretty good response to the messages, and overall, things went well.
It has been a long week and most of us are super tired. But on Friday, we will be back at the Life Action Camp for the day. Adam is taking the bus driving test, and the rest of us will be relaxing. We will leave for our next church on Saturday morning and arrive at the church Saturday afternoon, set up, and meet our host families at about 9:00 and get ready for Sunday morning.
I am really excited about what God is going to do at this next church and what He is going to teach me. Please keep me and my team in your prayers as far as health, general provision and energy.
Thank you!
Sarah
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Camp and what not
Hey y'all!
So training camp is coming to a close. We only have two days left until we load up and hit the road. I have made so many great friends over the past 5 weeks. Two weeks ago, we went to Battle Creek, MI, for a one day practice summit. It was great to go back to that church again. They brought out the boats again and we got to go tubing and just fellowship and relax with one another. Last weekend we got to help out with Labor Day family camp. I worked night shifts in Sonshine Club, which is for 2-3 year olds. It was a refreshing change of pace. On Friday we head out to Flushing, MI. We will be there for 11 days. I am excited to see what God is going to do in the congregation and in the team. We have already had some changes during camp with changing people to different teams. But God has the big picture in mind and His way is better than ours. Please keep us in your prayers as we head out and do our first summit together as a new team!
Monday, August 5, 2013
Your Grace is Enough
Hey again, I know its been a while since I have updated.
To begin, I had 6 weeks off for the summer. I enjoyed seeing family and spending time with them. After the short six weeks at home, I left for Life Action Family Camp. I worked three weeks of family camp. I was a family assistant all three weeks. I also taught Happy Heart for the entire time. I met so many great families over the three weeks, and make a lot of great friends. The second week of family camp was eventful. I broke my finger, and lost my voice all within 24 hours. But, God's grace is enough. I really had a great time at family camp and I learned how important surrender really is. Even though I was teaching kids, God used what we were teaching them, to teach me.
Now we are starting training camp. We will be training for 5 weeks. Training camp is a lot of fun, but it is also super exhausting. On top of all of the new team members coming in, we are kicking it all off with Seek Week. That is where we have speakers come in and speak to us. It is intense, deep, and very much needed. I am so excited to see what God is going to do this week here at camp, and this year in my heart.
I am still trusting God to provide all of my needs, and I know that it is His timing and not mine. Please be praying for me to rest in God's love and peace. I need to let go and let God.
Thanks for all of your prayers!
To begin, I had 6 weeks off for the summer. I enjoyed seeing family and spending time with them. After the short six weeks at home, I left for Life Action Family Camp. I worked three weeks of family camp. I was a family assistant all three weeks. I also taught Happy Heart for the entire time. I met so many great families over the three weeks, and make a lot of great friends. The second week of family camp was eventful. I broke my finger, and lost my voice all within 24 hours. But, God's grace is enough. I really had a great time at family camp and I learned how important surrender really is. Even though I was teaching kids, God used what we were teaching them, to teach me.
Now we are starting training camp. We will be training for 5 weeks. Training camp is a lot of fun, but it is also super exhausting. On top of all of the new team members coming in, we are kicking it all off with Seek Week. That is where we have speakers come in and speak to us. It is intense, deep, and very much needed. I am so excited to see what God is going to do this week here at camp, and this year in my heart.
I am still trusting God to provide all of my needs, and I know that it is His timing and not mine. Please be praying for me to rest in God's love and peace. I need to let go and let God.
Thanks for all of your prayers!
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