Micheal

I just spent a little while praying for a group of people that I have never met.  That may sound crazy, but I’ll explain.

I realize that it’s been forever since I have posted.  Life has been a bit crazy lately, but no complaints about that.  The craziness of rush, Homecoming, Follies, and Informal has come and gone.  And I’ve lived to talk about it.   God has been super faithful and has showed Himself to me in some ridiculously awesome ways during what has been possibly the most hectic few months of my life.

As most people know, I’m a planner.  I have every detail planned out.  But 90% of the time, my plans don’t work out, and the final product is even better because I eventually let go and let the circumstance take over.   In reality, the final result is even better because I give up my pride and let God take over.

My first summer with CentriKid, we used a verse to debrief the big game with play with the kids on Day 4, OMC.  The verse was Isaiah 55:8-9.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

God has shown me how true that verse is over and over the past two years. But, he probably hit me in the face with that truth most of all about three weeks ago.

A month ago, if you would have asked me what I was doing this summer, I would have matter-of-factly told you that I was returning as a CentriKid staffer and would hopefully be a production leader.  It has always been my dream to be on the leadership side of camp because God has given me such a passion for it and seeing kids come to know Christ through CentriKid.

That was my plan:  be a team leader for two years, be a production leader for a year, and, if I was still working camp, become a director the summer after my senior year of college. Well, that wasn’t God’s plan.

Through a series of unbelievable circumstances and with-out-a-doubt work of God, I am so excited to announce that for the summer of 2013, I get the blessing and honor of serving as a CentriKid camp director!   I cannot tell you what a blessing and humbling experience it has been so far.  God has shown me that his plan for me is way cooler than anything I could have come up for myself.  I must admit, I’m a bit terrified about leading a team this summer, but God is constantly reminding me that it is not me that will be the head of the team, it will be Him. He alone will guide me, the assistant director, our leadership, and the staff on bringing the Gospel to hundreds of kids at 4 locations and 10 cycles of camp this summer.

It’s going to be a major time of growth in leadership, maturity, and spiritual lives over the next few months as God prepares me for this role.  Even now, I can barely sit still because of how excited I am to get this opportunity!

Even though camp is months away, I am already praying for the group of awesome staffers that I will have the privilege to lead and serve with.  In the next few months leading up to camp, you may see more blog posts on leadership and growth as I go on this journey to prep for the summer.  Any prayer that you would like to send my way about this would be greatly appreciated!

-Micheal