Adrianna

The past few days at camp have been especially challenging, and yet I can still see God allowing us to see what He's doing in the lives of these kids.

This week, the whole team has been struggling with staying up late and getting up early. It's so cool to see how God brought the right people with diverse backgrounds to help make this camp possible, but at the same time, this is one of the smallest teams Lilli and Hector have ever worked with. Pray for grace for each of us to pick up the slack with joy and wisdom to know when to just let things go.

We have about 22 kids in this camp, and each one is different, with different emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. Adrianna is young, vibrant little girl, struggling with her parents divorce. She can be so sweet, but she has trouble getting along with some of the other alumnos (students). At the beginning of the camp, she didn't really want to participate. Yesterday, however, we ended up having an extended chorus time. After practicing for a while, we took a break from singing and played the piano. When it was Adrianna's turn to play, she was upset because she didn't know what to play or how to play it. Another student, Lydia, began helping to teach her how to play "What makes you beautiful" by One Direction. (Spanish kids are obsessed with One Direction!) It was so cool to see another older student come alongside and help Adrianna! After that, she took her lyrics sheet home, and  when she came back today she asked me if I needed to read her lyrics sheet. It was so awesome to see her get excited and involved!

There are many other students in this camp who have similar stories. Please pray for Adrianna, that this camp would be a time of refreshing for her and that she would see Christ through us. Please pray for all of our students, that God would open up their hearts to see him. Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support, it really makes a difference here!