If I were an only child, life would be drastically different.
There wouldn't be anyone around to play with my own age.
My use of free time would be used more creatively.
The sense of community has been a recurrent theme in the past month; whether I'm in community with others where I come most alive or I'm reflecting upon it wishing I was more in community with others.
The encouragement I was surrounded by during the time I spent at Frontier Ranch with 40 fellow college students was fulfilling to me and is helping me get through that last part of summer; for me, summer staff was smack dab in the middle of my summer - perfect timing. I am so thankful for the time I got to spend away from the busy lives full of distractions that we live everyday and really focus on what the Lord has for me and learn to be more selfless and be open to the Lord using my whole self for others. I believe the serving and not getting any reward and credit is the most fulfilling. It was that I got to serve, one, our Heavenly Father, but also in community with others, knowing that I would have their support, laughter, and enthusiasm every part of the way.
Being in community with fellow college kids reminded me of how much I take for granted the blessing of the community I have slowly become a part of at Seattle Pacific. Through the people I have met and the love that I have felt from them is more than I could ask for, especially just for being a part of it for 9 months. Nonetheless, I'm STOKED to get back to campus in just three weeks and begin round two. It's the encouragement and excitement that I feed off of daily at school and I'm ecstatic to be back in that place.
Below is a photo of the 'banquet' table that we created in the infield at Frontier for the campers to eat at on the last night of camp. This is the most beautiful picture of Heaven right here:
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." - matthew 18.20
