Post-camp

Yesterday was the day the campers left. It was so rough! I had no idea we would be crying so much. Pretty much all us girls were bawling our eyes out. I didn't realize how much I would miss all the French girls until yesterday. It was hard to stay the extra days in camp without the French kids walking around with us. I am glad that I don't have to be sad alone, and the fellowship amongst the team is comforting.
One girl that I got especially close to during the length of camp is S. She and her twin sister live in France, but were born in England. Their parents are missionaries and their dad is the pastor of their church, so from the first day it was easy to connect with her. She slept in the same room with me, and so we had cabin time together as well. This was such a blessing because her bilingual ability made it easier to communicate with the other two French girls in my room who didn't speak very good English. During this cabin time each night, I felt like I could really sense God working in her heart.She asked such good questions and her passion for Christ was so evident. In cabin time and when she shared her testimony in front of camp, S talked about how just this past December she realized for the first time how important Christ truly is in her life. Over the past week, S and I grew very close and we stayed up late every night talking-sometimes getting in trouble like I mentioned in my last post. So I think S was especially influential to me because I could see how God was working in her heart and growing her to become closer to Him. We are definitely going to keep in touch often once I get back home.
The most important thing that I learned during camp was what it really means to have a servant's heart. Before coming, I thought that it would be easy to put the French campers before myself and find ways to serve them, but once I came, I saw just how difficult it was. You really have to change your whole mindset and despite the difficulty, I think God showed me how much it can change my life. If I live now with an intentional servant's attitude when I go back home to my family and around my friends at school, I am sure that my life will change. And I am sure that it will change for the better. Here at camp, when trying to look for ways to serve others and not myself, it made a huge difference in how I related to the French kids. I definitely want to keep this up when I go home, but I will need God's constant help and support. I am so thankful that he has shown this to me over these past couple weeks.
So our time here at camp has ended. Tomorrow we come back home, but Champfleuri will still be in my thoughts and prayers, along with everyone I met here. Thank you God for this opportunity and the power that you have shown in the peoples' lives here.

In Him,
Natalie Scott