Mission Point, ON

So this last week we picked up a whole bunch of inner-city kids from UGM, Wpg and bused them down to Mission Point, which is a camp on a small island in the middle of Shoal Lake, ON. What an adventure that was!! These tough kids all of a sudden were scared of bugs, leeches, and anything of the sort. Our goal is to take them out of their gang environments for a week and demonstrate Christ's love to them. It is hard work, when all they know is cussing each other out... and beating each other up. We take them on canoe trips, hikes, pontoon outings; we let them do archery, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, bikes, swimming; we lead them in singing and show them skits in chapel, help them develop character by teaching them to clean up after themselves, give them piggyback rides even when they're twice our weight, but most importantly we tell them about the One who has made them... and hug them and love them and tell them how much they are appreciated. It is truly something we can only do with God's strength. I will really miss the girls that were in my cabin: Alyssa, Justine, Sheila, Tanessa, Kianne, and Laquisha!! also other kids like Jayce, Emmanuel, Junior, Chanelle, Liam, Jonah, Presley, and Zion... No matter how many times they screamed "F--- you!" and threatened to run away, they fiercely made a way into my heart as I got to spend this past week with them: their beautiful smiles, their funny remarks, their simple questions, and their broken hearts.