We have a great team! The way the Aslan day camp runs our students are broken up into four teams and are teaching different groups of teenagers who are led by local counselors. One of the benefits of this is our teens getting to share and teach things they are passionate about. Will and Mason are teaching soccer, Abbie and Megan are teaching volleyball, Mosses and Sophie are teaching percussion, and Lindsey and Maddy are in charge of arts and crafts. They have planned out activities and lessons around each of these areas and have done a great job!
Any time you do something for the first time you always learn a lot. Our student’s experience is no different. We had a great debriefing time today to talk about what they learned as well as what went really well. They each had suggestions and were able to learn from the things that did not work as well as the hoped.
As a leader, it is great to see them coming together as a whole team and all encouraging one another. They are learning about one another quickly and we have seen how much they genuinely care for other. This team is a blessing.
Tomorrow we will take a field trip to the Shore (they don’t call it the “beach” here). Each of us will be responsible for 2-3 students for the entirety of the day. It is going to be a great day together of relational ministry and we are really looking forward to it.
Please continue to pray for our team to have the energy we need to love these students well. It is a,ways harder to be patient when you’re tired and patience is important. Pray for Aslan to continue reaching families and for the other volunteers who come to engage 100% with the students as well.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
-JC