Today was our first day of sports camp. We had about 25 kids show up and play basketball and soccer and learn cheer leading with us. We had a short drama, a parody of Star Wars called "Scar Force," and told the story of Adam and Eve, then finished off the night by teaching them how to dance the Interlude.
Tiffany and Reid bonded with the kids while shooting hoops, Cassie and Lydia taught some of the girls how to cheer for Jesus, Josiah kicked a soccer ball around with some more of the kids, and Matt,
Preston, and I played the "J-Di" (Jesus DIsciples) warriors in the drama.
Earlier in the day, we'd split off into groups, one group helping around the church, building a shed and assembling soccer goals and basketball hoops, and one group walking around the neighborhood and handing out flyers. With God's grace, both groups made progress with their projects despite sweltering heat, issues with building the shed, dehydration, and our own fatigue. The shed is started, the sports equipment was ready on time, and at least one family was brought to the camp by the flyers we'd handed out earlier. And the sports camp went relatively smoothly, despite our lack of preparation.
As we drove back to the campus after cleaning up from the camp, we were listening to a song called "Signed Up To Die," by Thi'sl, about how as Christians, we don't need to fear death. And that song got me thinking, because if we don't need to be afraid to die, than why am I so afraid of us not being prepared enough for sports camp? Why am I so afraid of not being there on time, of ending a few minutes early, of not having enough snacks, of everything not going exactly right? God has it all in his hands, and all we have to do is be there and love the kids that God has brought to us. He can use us, even with our lack of preparation. If we don't have to fear death, we certainly don't have to fear imperfection or confusion.
I'll keep you updated with what God continues to do with us here in Robbinsdale. Until next time, as we say in the Scar Force Academy, may the Lord be with you!
Signing off,
Hannah McLean and the Atlantic E-Free Youth Group
Soccer
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