Friday, July 23, 2010

Thank YOU!

Hey Everyone!

I cannot believe how quickly these three weeks have gone by! It seems like just yesterday I was getting on the ferry to come to camp and now I'm already home. I thought that three weeks was going to be difficult but sitting here now I find myself wanting to walk over to Qtown to have a dance party with 10 lovely campers.

I just wanted to let everyone know what a blessing each of you was to this special group. Every single person brought something to the group. It wouldn't have been the same without you all. I really needed a healthy environment to be in to kick off summer and you all provided that. It was a place where anyone was accepted for who they were and I thank everybody for that. Again, these three weeks have been such a gift that I really don't deserve.

I don't think I could say anything that would justify how much our three leaders meant to me. Jim, Marissa and Justin, together your wisdom, enthusiasme and guidance have changed my mind on many different things. Before this, I didn't really believe that change in a person was possible. I thought that a person is who they're brought up to be but through your stories and your personal lives I'm beginning to see how wrong I was and how much God had been longing to change me. So thank you.

It was really hard to say goodbye to everyone today. I was doing good on controlling my tears until two campers who I had been particularly attached to and who had made big decisions to follow God had to leave. I felt like my heart was broken when they had to leave. If you want you can pray for Jessica and Jordan that they would continue to have that new passion for God and His word and that they could never stop pursuing Him.

I think that's all I wanted to say. You know it's been one emotional day because my dad just brought me a plate of real cheese and real crackers and I started crying. Thank you again to everyone for making this such an amazing experience.

Love, Brittney