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It, thankfully, hasn't rained too much since Sunday, when it poured buckets during dinner. The only other substantial rain was on Tuesday night, when it had been very humid during the day and then the temperature dropped significantly during the evening. I was in my room, as it was my day off and my only goals for the day were to stand as little as possible and get some reading done. My friend Jon ran by and told me to get down to the Waterfront.
This is what I saw.
The sky was glowing an impossible orange over the still water, and to the left, lightening was forking over thick blue clouds. There was a radio call made that whoever was around should get to the Waterfront to appreciate it. I stood there in awe, and then as the first drops of rain started falling, I ran back to my cabin.
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In other weather related news (I realize I talk about the weather a lot, but it is one of my primary concerns when working on the Waterfront I've realized), yesterday was very, very windy. Windy days are tricky because classes can still run, but it is often difficult for small children to swim in large waves and boating classes get shoved into the shores. This often just makes for me feeling generally on edge.
I have a sailing instructor who is a very confident sailor, and he was the only one pumped for the wind. Now, at Adventure Camp we have these two little sailboats called Sunfish (pictured above), beautifully simple little things, basically built for one person, but they work well for our campers. Sometimes Boy's and Girl's Camp teases us because they aren't 'real' sailboats, but yesterday made me incredibly proud.
We towed our first sailing class out into the middle of the lake, and I could soon hear our sailing instructor whooping with joy. They were flying across the lake like I've never seen before. They were in amongst the Boy's Camp sailboats, many of whom were being towed back in because they couldn't handle the wind.
So the sailing instructor wouldn't have to come back and then go back out for the second class, we brought the campers back in on the motor boat. One of the them said to me, "That was the best experience of my life!!! But I never want to do it again." Followed by, "God was definitely with us, because we nearly tipped like 10 times but we didn't!" I had to smile at that.
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Praise God for the fact that we haven't had to use our emergency procedures this summer, that we have mostly avoided sickness among our staff and campers, that it is sunny and gorgeous outside my window, that I find myself in a wonderfully supportive community.
Pray for energy for myself and whole staff team, as we reach the mid-way point, focus for myself on my purpose for being at camp, and for me to find time to spend time with God.
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And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow - not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below - indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39
