A brief summary of a busy year (in snapshots)

Its been a while since our last update, so I thought a brief summary of the last year would be helpful.

Summer 2010. If you will remember last summer, I had planned on leaving Youthfront and moving to Louisville for seminary. Through a strange set of events, God called us to stay here, where I would work as Youthfront Camp West operations Manager and take seminary courses from a distance.

Fall 2010. After finishing an intense summer of camp, and starting in on retreat season in my new role, I began to realize that the “off” season for a manager does not come till after Thanksgiving. In addition to opportunities for ministry at retreats, I really enjoyed pouring into the community of five guys who lived on site here.  During the Fall of 2010 I took New Testament 1.

Winter 2010-2011. Finally a break! Sort of.. During the winter, is really the best time to do projects around camp. I and the “camp community” refinished the kitchen floor, put a kitchen in the chapel basement, and replaced a circle stairway. One cold night, going up to check on the guys at camp I fell emptying some trash and suffered a mild concussion. It really could have been much worse than it was. A few days later I flew to Louisville to take a one week Systematic Theology course. Everyone loved my scar =). This winter was also FULL of snow, which the girls loved!

Spring 2011. Retreats started back up (though not quite as intense as the fall). Our time was consumed mostly with getting camp ready for summer camp, leading two Bible studies, and being a family. Anna turned 1 and Abi turned 3. It was crazy, but our lives were starting to find a rhythm in this role.  In the spring I took New Testament 2.

Summer 2011. Wow! Camp. This summer was a great first summer for me in this role. I was the busiest I’ve ever been, but I learned so much. My favorite part of the summer was pouring into the summer staff and seeing spiritual friendships develop that would exist far beyond the camp season. Abi and Anna loved the pool and playing with their best friends Mason and Brody, and their uncle who came and worked for me this summer.

Fall 2011. Here we are. One year in, I'm now taking old Testament 1 and finally getting a good rhythm for being in the role of camp manager. Daily responsibilities aren’t quite as overwhelming, Hopefully this new rhythm will prove helpful for both us and you, our loving faithful supporters. More news to come!