Summer Has Arrived

I guess technically, summer is about a month away. However, for me, it is kicking into high gear. Last week, several of our summer managers arrived to help prepare for the summer. On Saturday, a group of our past staff members came and helped us move bunk beds and other equipment to the lodge we are going to be using for staff housing this summer. Their help was a tremendous blessing. Today our managers training began, and next Monday our staff training officially gets started.

While staff training is always a fun and exciting time, this year I am not quite sure how to process everything. I've enjoyed hanging out with the managers, and getting them started on their summer tasks. Their fun spirits and great company has been a good distraction for me. However, I also keep thinking how different things would be if Jason where here. He always played such a big role this time of year that I subconsciously think that somehow he will just jump in and take over.

I guess I am a bit apprehensive of my role with the staff this summer. I love our management team, and I have worked with a number of our staff members before. However, my life is so drastically different then theirs, I hope that I can still relate. I've been out of college for seven years. I'm a mom with a small child who needs love, attention, and routine. Now, I'm a widow. How do I relate to single college students 5 to 10 years younger than me, and at a totally different stage of life? How do I oversee and take care of them, when I can barely take care of myself and my child? How do I encourage and challenge them spiritually, when I am discouraged and spiritually challenged myself? How do I live, love and lead out of my weakness and brokenness?

Speaking of summer apprehensions, I am still concerned about our lack of summer staff. Our staff training is supposed to start next Monday. However, at the moment we are still about seven staff short. I'm still praying for a miracle, but God really is going to have to show up in a miraculous way if we are going to have a full team this summer. Please join me in prayer over this matter. Once again, if you happen to know any Christian college students who are available to work in ministry in Tennessee this summer please let me know, or send them to www.confrontationpoint.org!