SLC Trip - Opening day of camp

Today we arrived at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, Alabama after visiting the Talladega Super Speedway. I am not a NASCAR fan at all but absolutely loved the tour of the race track and the motor sports hall of fame! It was very cool. Wr arrived at camp today at 12:30 and then we went through the registration process and the always fun time of unloading luggage. We had orientation at 3:00 and got to meet our camp pastor, Adam Robinson, and worship leader, Chuck Hooten. They are awesome! Adam is high strung and Chuck is laid back and funny. He has a hippie feel to his music but we all decided we love it. I managed to squeeze in a few games of football, basketball, and a round of putt putt in with the guys before worship. Now we can get to the good stuff. I just felt like God was going to do something big tonight and I believe He did. We had an incredible time of worship that left me crying on my knees for teo reasons: 1. My heart is broken for our students. I feel like many of them are coasting. God is never ok with that. He is a pedal to the metal God. I want them to want Jesus. I want them to want to know God. I believe there is a certain level of spiritual apathy in our group that I am absolutely done with. These students will guide our student ministry for the upcoming year. I need them to get moving. 2. I just had 4 of the best kids I have known in student ministry graduate. 3 of them were AMAZING leaders. I will never know another group of students like them. They are one of a kind. It scares me to think of doing ministry without them. I leaned on them hard and will always have those friendships. They were at every mission project, youth trip, and spent so much time at our house and ate so much of our food. I care about them deeply. But God told me he has raised up others to lead. As plain as day God told me to tell one young lady that "It's ok. You can be who God wants you to be." She is going to be an amazing leader for Jesus when she decides. God told me to tell another young lady, "Its time. You have been preparing for this through studying, praying and serving. It's your turn to lead." God is going to use her to move mountains. Pray with me that God would raise up young men to take the challenge of leading out in their faith through service, love, and studying God's Word. God has them ready. They just have to get to that place. Philippians 3:7-14 God is good!