NIPGEN

i just got home from nipgen jr. camp.

it was a great week. i know that nipgen has it's problems and could be improved in so many ways...but that doesn't affect my love for that place and for the thngs that God does there.i got to spend time with some of my best friends and i got to make some new friends that i am so excited to continue to get to know better.

there was a little girl in my dorm, her name was kendra, and she was very shy the whole week. she talked to her friends but amy and i had a hard time trying to get her to relax and talk with us. i prayed with her one night about her father. she completely opened up to me about her parent's divorce and how she hasn't seen her dad in a really long time. i could tell that he has really let her down...but she still loved him and wanted so badly to see him. when she finished telling me about her situation i got a little teary eyed. at that moment i knew i was in the right place at the right time. i had alot in common with kendra concerning our relationship with our fathers. i shared with kendra my situation with my father and then we prayed. after we said 'amen'...i told her..." even though sometimes our earthly fathers let us down...our heavenly father will always be there" and i wasn't just saying this to comfort her... i was comforting myself at the same time.

i am so thankful that God gave me the chance to have this experience with this amazing little girl.


i leave in two days for another week at nipgen. i'm extremely tired but also very excited!