Another Falls Creek has come and gone. This is probably the 8th or 9th year in a row that I have taken a week's vacation and spent the week down at Falls Creek. I do it because I love the students and I love to see them make decisions for the Lord that will change their lives forever. I have worked with our students at South Lindsay for the past 10 years now. We have gone through around 4-5 youth ministers since I have been there, yet I have stayed through thick and thin. There are actually two of us that have stuck with it for many years. The students know they can depend on us and know they can talk to us about anything.
It was a hot week at camp, but many of us were still out in the heat walking around and playing sports. Many of the students enjoyed swimming everyday just to stay cool. The girls, boys and sponsors, all had volleyball teams. We all eventually got eliminated, but we had fun......and we drank lots of water.
Our cook, John, did an outstanding job as usual. The meals were very well prepared and balanced....and there was plenty to eat. If anyone left the cabin hungry, it was their own fault.
This year, our worship band in the tabernacle was The Dutton Band. They have a great style of music the students loved. The main reason we went to Falls Creek this last week was because of the guest speaker. His name was Ed Newton. He spoke to us last year at the Youth Evangelism Conference and the students fell in love with his message. They like him so much, that when they found out he would be a guest speaker at Falls Creek this year, they wanted to make sure we went the week he was there. They were not disappointed.
We did have many decisions made in the cabin, which made it a successful week for that. We only had a few minor injuries that I took care of and just a little drama. All in all, God did a wonderful work last week and I was so blessed to be a part of it.
I had to leave Thursday evening because Karla had a procedure scheduled for 8 am on Friday morning. She was due to have a heart monitor surgically installed. Her procedure was scheduled for 10 am, but due to a meeting her doctor was in that morning, the procedure did not take place until 12:30 pm. While we waited for the procedure to take place, I had my laptop with me and was able to go online and get caught up on some stuff. (I actually paid for Internet access at Falls Creek last week, but their wireless did not work most of the week, so I got my money back. Because of that, I had no Internet for four days....that was tough).
I actually hoped to get a little rest in on Friday, especially since I got very little sleep at Falls Creek, but that did not work out. After Karla's procedure, she recovered for about two hours and they released her at 4 pm. After running some errands and getting her home, I did not get to sit down and rest until around 9 pm. I went to bed early, but was too tired to sleep.
Most of the morning Saturday, I ran errands....and then came home to spend time with Karla and help her out. Actually, most of the day Saturday and today was spent at home with Karla. I did dishes, laundry and kept the house clean. I even got a nap or two in, which was something I really needed.
Tomorrow, it is back to work. I know the office was extremely busy last week with over 150 water main breaks. This week, my boss is on vacation, so we will see what the week brings.
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