Lord, relight the fire!
Submitted by Huck Finn on January 02 2001 18:38:09
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I visited a few boys from my camp this past weekend. IT's the second time I slept over at one of their houses. And every time, I come home inspired by God! It's amazing. Some of you may know, but last summer, I had a horrible time. Word got out at my Christian camp that I was "homosexual." I don't claim to be a homosexual because I plan to get married and love my wife very much... but my struggles are part of my testimony and some people have heard the unabridged version. Well, someone told someone else and then called the camp because they were freaked out. And had the WORST four weeks of my life! It was horrible. I couldn't do anything without feeling like I was being watched. So I decided I'm not going to return. Well, after this weekend, I'm thinking twice about it. You see, at the church service I attended where a bunch of the boys know me from camp, I was mobbed by about 20 or 30 boys who were so excited to see me. My ministry came alive again. What I saw as a dead ministry at camp became alive! These boys had such a sparkle in their eye because of me! Because I showed them the Love of Christ. Because I CARED! WHOA! What a feeling. A 7 year old on one knee with a 14 year old on the other... and I'm not talking about a sexual feeling. I'm talking about how Jesus felt when the little children came up to him and said, "Tell us a story Rabi!" One little boy who is a brother of two other campers I had has been patiently waiting 2 years to have me as a counselor. And when he found out I wasn't going to go, he yells, "NO I DON'T WANNA GO NOW!" and his brother said, "It's not going to be any fun without you." So now I'm wondering... am I going to go back? It's a ministry I DON'T want to give up! And I don't have to. My boss supports me. He said to me when he HAD to confront me about the rumors, he said, "I just want you to know what's being said. And I don't care if they are true. If you wanted me to know, you would have told me. But I trust you and you care more about these kids than anyone else. I don't want your ministry to be ruined." What a great boss. :-D So please my friends, pray for me! I have any possibilities... but 2 plans for this summer. The one plan is going to a secular camp (on the other side of the country) for the whole summer... or go back to my old camp for half of the summer and another camp for the other half (the camp I grew up at and the camp I've worked at for 3 years). The second plan is 2 Christian camps where I can openly share the gospel with boys and girls. I need God's guidance. And I thank you all for your prayers. God BLess you! I'd appriciate your opinions. Huck Finn |
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