It’s raining. It tried to storm last night… we had a few bolts of lightning and a couple rumbles of thunder, but no rain. Now it’s raining… oh, look, now it’s over. That was a nice 10 minutes… and it’s still 80F.

Just had an amazing service at church. It was the last day of Orphans’ Camp. We haven’t really been involved, but the band has led worship twice, so I was there as well. Today was the last service and boy, did God move and did people respond. Andis shared his testimony about how he gave his life to Christ at camp last year, so today is his birthday. The band played, the altar was full, and the tears flowed as the band sang the song that, for me, is so representitive of their hearts.

I’m giving you my heart, and all that is within
I lay it all down for the sake of you my King
I’m giving you my dreams, I’m laying down my rights
I’m giving up my pride for the promise of new life

And I surrender all to you, all to you
And I surrender all to you, all to you

I’m singing You this song, I’m waiting at the cross
And all the world holds dear, I count it all as loss
For the sake of knowing You for the glory of Your name
To know the lasting joy, even sharing in Your pain

I was so proud of all of them, abandoning themselves in worship to their King, not caring what anyone else thought… it was just them and Jesus, and you could tell by the looks on their faces.

It was so awesome for me to see so many of my students there. Many were at camp as staff, but God touched them in a mighty way, too. The beginnings of reconciliation happened here, too, and I can’t wait to see what God does in these lives.