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Youth Camp October 15-18, 2021

The week before youth camp I was so sad, worried, and scared about leaving my secret place with Jesus to go back to work five days in the week. I didn't want Jesus and me time to slow down or be limited again like it was working at the hospital. I didn't want to feel stuck again. For so long I've been telling Jesus, "it's You and me against the world." But that isn't true because God needs and wants me in the world, but not to be a part of it. He made me a light to the world. If I didn't venture out in the world a year ago I never would have felt so at home, I never would have met my family.

Before camp, I prayed for more intimacy, deeper connections, and an anointed abundance of love from God. I also wanted to win of course. I called on Jesus and He answered. Youth camp was filled with all I prayed for and more, thank you, Jesus. Each night of service changed me and impacted me. I broke down in tears each night. My heart was breaking for the lost, forgotten, and stubborn when I was so blessed to know the heart of Jesus with this newfound family. I was overwhelmed with compassion for the ones who fell away, for my family, my old friends, strangers I meet, the dying, young and old, the ones running from God. All I could imagine during worship was the Father running after every son every daughter.

I sang to the Lord and the Lord sang through me. A love song told a love story. I kept singing, " bring them home, come home, bring them home, Shepherd." So I wrote down this song and called it HOME.

God orchestrated this whole weekend to be what we were all praying for, to feel at home with each other, to make deeper connections with each other, to come home. The Good Shepherd takes care of the flock; He leads, serves, calls, comforts, encourages, and never gives up on the lost, the runaways. Words came out of people's mouth that I knew was from God's voice, His sweet voice. God didn't just give me a title for the song, but He also wanted me to finish the song for someone I told a while ago that I would write him a song. I happened to get this person as my anonymous nice person to tend to over the weekend. God's timing is perfect.

I'm finally home and I desire every orphan to come home!

PS: LOVE MY WINNING TEAM: KHAKI FOREVER

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