Counselor Confessions #1

Last summer was my first summer as a counselor at Village Creek Bible Camp.  It was wonderful and I will hold tight to those memories for a long time.  My last week of camp was during Junior #3.  I had a WONDERFUL group of girls!  They all had so much fun and I had Beth Bender as my co-counselor.  The girls loved us both and wanted Beth to live with us for the week!

I have never been wonderful at sticking with getting my one-on-ones done early in the week.  I had a hard time starting them before Wednesday every week.  This week was no different.  I even had to use precious TAG time to get them done.

I think it was about Thursday when I had the feeling that I really wanted to do Madi's next.  I just really wanted to.  When we came back from chapel, I asked to have Madi come with me outside so we could do our one-on-one.  During a one-on-one, a counselor talks to the camper and asks them questions about their lives, and if they've accepted Christ, and other questions along those lines.

Madi and I went and sat and I began these questions.  All week, she was so happy and had a huge grin on her face and this time was no different.  I don't remember everything we talked about, but I remember the most important part of the conversation.

"Have you asked Jesus into your heart yet?"

"No, I know that they have that night where they tell you to go pray with your counselor if you want to and I was going to wait for that."

HUGE grin appears on my face!

"Ya know, you don't have to wait until tonight!  You can ask Him into your heart right now!"

And she did.  Right then and there on the stairs leading up to Bunkhouse, sitting next to me, she asked Jesus to come and be Lord of her life.  I saw her again this summer and she is growing up into a beautiful, young lady.  I was so glad to see her again and to continue to see the joy showing on her face.

That first step is a prayer.

Have you taken it?