tomorrow i leave at noon for a one-week trip to lake charles, louisiana to help run camp noah, a day camp for children that have been through traumatizing natural disasters.
the group of 18 adults and youth are heading out to facilitate this camp where about 45 children will attend a week of activities, games, music, food, and healing. the healing part, of course, is the most important part of the week.
i've had my reservations about this trip to be honest with all of you. my spirituality has evolved over the last few years and the idea of evangelical christianity is the equivilant of fingernails on a chalkboard and an x-acto knife through styrofoam all together. *shiver* but once i read into this program i realized that, true, it's a bible-based curriculum but more importantly, it's not an evangelical one. i think, if you read thru the site, you'll see what i was most relieved to see... this camp is to help kids heal from traumas that have left them hopeless, it's NOT a camp to take advantage of their situation to "turn them to jesus." for this reason i am proud of what i'm about to do.
i'm excited, nervous, scared, and unsure of what to expect. i've worked with a lot of kids in my life, i've worked with lots of vacation bible schools in my life, and i've done lots of teaching and leading in my life, but i've never worked with people, or children, who have been thru traumas of any type - i solicit your thoughts and prayers to whomever you pray or chant to. if you do neither, then i will simply accept your praise and money = )
the laptop is coming w/ me so i can keep all of you up to date (hopefully daily) of my adventures in camp noah land!
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