Summer Camp at the SAL

I don't even know how to begin... I realize it has been a very long time since I have shared about my new ministry here in St. Paul. What an adjustment this has been with a steep learning curve over the past several months.

Summer Day Camp has just ended and it was my first time ever directing and organizing such a venture. 10 weeks, 45 kids on average, ages K-6th grade, & 6 staffers. These are the stats, yet they hardly begin to describe the challenges and joys that I experienced during the summer. Each week was spent focused on a different Biblical attribute such as trust, love, & forgiveness. The weeks flew by as we traveled all over the Twin Cities doing such activities as swimming, visiting museums, and playing at waterparks.

Although, the weeks flew by, sometimes the days dragged on. Yet, it was the small things that kept me going and reinforced the reason why I am here in the first place. One example of this was when 3 girls sat down with me and began asking me what the book of Genesis meant or why do we have communion? This is why I am here! To share Jesus with kids that otherwise might not have the chance to hear.

Keep praying for me as the new school year begins and I start up the After School Program again. Also, pray that I can begin to reach out to the large surrounding Hispanic community.

-Enrique