So I got back late last night from a week in Colorado. It was a great trip, exhausting though. We did a bunch of stuff, like high and low ropes, white water rafting down the Arkansas river, and actual backpacking. I didn’t shower for a week and have more cuts, bruises and bug bites on my legs then anyone ever should have. It’s hard to write how great the trip was for me, so here is an excerpt from my journal.
Thursday June 28th,
It’s early morning and the sun is coming up over the mountains and I sit here amazed at Gods beautiful creation. How He created such an amazing place here in Colorado. These past couple of days have been so refreshing for me, it is reminding me why I love working with youth. I think recently I have forgotten the passion I used to have for youth. It just became this thing I had to do, and to be honest I didn’t really want to do it anymore. I figured this trip might be my last, lets face it six years is a long time to be a youth leader. However, my mind is quickly changing, six years isn’t that long. We have had a tough couple of days, yesterday we hiked up to 13,000 feet. We didn’t make the peak, we were 300 feet shy when we had to turn around to get off the mountain before bad weather came in. So close, yet so far away, the final 300 feet was straight up and rocky. However the view from where we stood was amazing. I looked down and saw these amazing mountain lakes and then the valley for miles. Last night we continued sharing our life stories, and it was great. One girl shared how I made a difference in her life with Christ. When I heard that, the tears came flowing. Sometimes I really wonder if I am making a difference in this world, in the lives of these kids. I know I don’t deserve to ever know if I am, yet as soon I heard those words, my heart felt filled. Part of me doesn’t want to leave, I am scared that if I get back to Dallas, I might forget what I have re learned, that I love these kids. Maybe my heart is slowly opening up to ministry again. Who knows but for now I know that I am so thankful for this trip.
