I can share some news now

It has been a whirlwind finish for summer camp this year.  We finished our final week of summer camp and then hosted staff for a couple days to finish off the summer season.  I took 5 folks on a canoe trip to Frontenac Provincial Park (felt like our camp backyard, it was that close) and 3 had never been on trip before.  It was great!  We paddled a little, hiked a lot and slept in!  I am always glad to be on trip and even more thankful when it ends off a busy season because it gives me the time and space to really start processing and helps me transition to the next season or head space.

Summer was made a little crazier by way of a major transition happening at work.  Camp has been going through a process of realigning with our mission/vision, which is a great thing, and needed.  However, that meant, in light of our mission, that we have begun some large changes.  Part of that included some lay-offs and changes around focus and how much we do.  I didn't know until a couple weeks ago whether I would still be working there or not.  I am still working at camp but my role has changed slightly, we are changing what we do (a little) and our staff team will be smaller.  

It has been a challenging month but God has been steadfast through it all.  I have had a consistent measure of peace through the whole process, although daily emotions were on a roller-coaster of highs and lows the last few weeks of waiting.  I have been encouraged by how prayerful the board has been through this and that the decisions made were not taken lightly nor done hastily.  The timing in one respect made things challenging as we had to wait for quite a while to hear news but I am thankful that they were looking to the Lord to make those decisions.  I would never want to work in a ministry that was not looking to the Lord for direction and really listening to hear His plan for that ministry.

As I have been so transient in my life, I fully expected that the Lord would move me, and I was content with either outcome.  It was a little surprising that I am staying at camp (part of me was excited by new possibilities in the wide world) but I am peaceful about retaining my job.  It is hard to know what the next 6 months will look like, but I am confident that I will be leaning on My Beloved for strength, wisdom and courage in those weeks.

If you are a praying person, please add me and camp to your prayer list.  We are going to feel the affects of transition for some time to come and I appreciate all the prayer you can manage for us.

The physical rains came on the same day the staff started hearing about their jobs.  We were glad for the rains, as camp and canoe tripping are so much better without a fire ban (yeah campfires and campfire cooking)!  I think that staff were glad to know, even when the news was hard, cause the waiting was wearing on us all.  

I am learning to trust the Lord and waiting on His peace for this season.....and His strength as I am tired and we start a new season on Tuesday.