Report 6

Record of Ministry Activities
7/26/09 2 hours practice/leading worship, 3 hours getting acquainted w/ campers, ½ hour devotions
7/27/09 ½ hour Bible Study, 1 hour Hiking, 1 hour Bible Ex, 1 ½ hour supervise beaches, 1 hour cabin time, 1 hour games, ½ hour songfest, ½ devotions
7/28/09 ½ hour Bible Study, 1 hour Hiking, 1 ½ hour supervise beaches, 2 hour cookout, 1 hour skits
7/29/09 ½ hour Bible Study, 1 hour Hiking, 1 hour Lunch Hike, ½ hour supervising beaches
7/30/09 ½ hour rest time, 1 ½ hour supervising beaches, 1 hour cabin time, 1 hour games, 1 hour songfest, ½ hour devotions
7/31/09 1 hour Hiking, 1 hour Bible Ex, ½ hour supervise rest time, 1 ½ hour supervise beaches, 1 hour cabin time, 1 hour songfest, ½ hour devotions
8/1/09 ½ hour Bible Study, ½ hour Goodbye Circle

Personal Reflection
This week was pretty rough. I was expecting a break since the campers in leadership training (cilts) were doing their live-ins. They pretty much take over your cabin for two days. However, I ended up getting sick with a sinus infection and had to rest every chance I got so I did not get all that I needed to do done. Even so, I regained my strength the last couple of nights so I could finish the week with my campers. I was able to use devotions as a time to teach them some of the things I didn’t get to because I was sick. I also was able to practice my conflict resolution skills again this week. I am becoming more confident and effective in this. I know that this will be very good to have when in the ministry. I also noticed the importance of raising up the next generation of leaders this week. Youth ministry will not continue if we aren’t empowering others to take over our jobs in the future. It was very hard for me to not want to jump in and help my cilt this week. But I realized that she would only learn if she had to deal with the situations on her own. I could be there if she needed me but I had to have patience and wait for her to ask for help instead of jumping in. As a youth Pastor I want to have a group of teen leaders within my youth group that can be helping out. We could teach them how to be an effective minister whether or not they want to go into the ministry to begin with.

Spiritual Reflection
This week was tough with being sick. On Tuesday I woke up really tired and I felt weak spiritually as well. As I went to do my morning devotions I couldn’t help but cry I was so tired. Thankfully this was the day that the cilt was taking over. I was just very frustrated because I felt I had nothing left to give and I kept asking God to give me strength but it wasn’t happening. Then the next day I woke up and was even sicker and the director made me stay up in the health hut so I wouldn’t give it to anyone else. As I was up there by myself, I realized it was a good opportunity to spend some time with God and get some extra sleep. I decided to use my devotional book and opened up to a devotion on sleep. It was talking about how sleep is a reminder that we are dependent on God. We can’t do anything without Him. I can do so much but if I am not resting or relying on God it is a waste of time. I realized that I may not have been totally relying on God and I was not getting enough sleep. Thankfully I was given the chance to rest because I was sick. Now I am beginning to feel much better. However, I still need to remember that I can’t do this without God. This next week I am moving up to another division with older girls. It is nice because I won’t get stuck going through the motions but it will also be something to challenge me. I really hope to depend on God through it all. These two verses really helped me this week: Psalm 145:10-11 and Psalm 73:26.