You were made for this.

I've constantly been asking one of my friends what I should write my first blog about, and since I just got back from Colorado for twenty five days she suggested(more like forced) me to write something about my trip. I recently got back from doing summer staff at a Young Life camp in Buena Vista, Colorado called Frontier Ranch. I worked in the Silver Heel (Snack Bar) and got to serve wonderful high school students ice cream, smoothies, corn dogs, nachos etc. for 25 days! As a summer staff whole we did other things also. We made over 500 ice cream sundaes a week, we preformed a tableau, carnival and square dance all in one night. We worked an obstacle course, and had a western review night. All because we are serving God and wanted to show his love through us to the kids that we were also serving. It was one of the most rewarding things that I have ever been a part of. We worked long days of being on our feet constantly and going to bed late and waking up before the sun rose often times. It made everything completely worth it when we saw how many kids came to know Christ as their savior when they stood up in front of their fellow peers to share what Christ had done in their lives that week at camp.

As a summer staffer our coordinators took up our phones, ipods and any other type of technology forcing us to get away from the rest of the world and to really have a chance to connect with God and take in his breathe taking creation and to get to know one another personally without any distractions. Because of this awesome relationships were made and Christ was seen in ways that have never been seen before. During the last week about eight of us woke up at 4 AM and hiked to the "Crosses" to see the sunrise. The crosses are on top of a mountain and there are three of them. Once we got to the top it was breathtaking and nothing like I have ever seen before. It was a great way to connect God and thank him for everything that He does for us. Young Life summer staff is a great opportunity to be able to serve as Jesus calls us.
Mark 9:35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”