I apologize for the delay in blog posts...camp life has just been so busy lately! I'll try and catch you all up as best as I can. :)
So some of you may know that the fourth week of camp I was the fishing instructor. Now, those of you who know me are probably thinking, "What?! Mackenzie...fishing?!" Your thoughts are valid. If there's anything that I can't do, it's fishing. However, God surprised me once again and it was an awesome week!
Before I started my new position, my friend Daniel took me and James out fishing for some "practice." I didn't catch anything (woohoo!!!) but James caught something! Dan took a picture of him holding the fish and then when we looked back at the picture, we could see a fountain of pee coming out of the fish. It was hilarious! We all laughed so hard.
Anyway, that week I really enjoyed getting to know the campers that came down to the fishing shack. They were all boys, which was an interesting transition (going from interacting with girls all the time to interacting with boys all the time). It was so fun just chilling out in my camp chair watching them fish and interact with each other. There was one time when I had two brothers down there fishing, Robby and Julian, and Julian caught a fish and Robby was freaking out at him and said something to him that made the "Camper Quote Board." While Julian was trying to get the fish off the hook, Robby said:
"Julian! Just yank it off! It's gonna squirm but you gotta squeeze it like grandpa does!"
I then started to laugh to myself, and they all were looking at me like I was crazy. Luckily Julian got the fish off eventually! You may be surprised at this, but that week I didn't have to take a fish off a hook at all (PRAISE THE LORD). However, I did have to put some worms on...but hey, it wasn't too gross...
That week was also my first time being on program staff at camp. I had a lot more free time than I did counseling, and so it was very nice to relax and reenergize. I also was able to participate in the staff devos at the end of the night. It was great reconnecting with everyone in that way and learning more about God.
Anyway, this past week of camp I was the worship leader! I've been leading worship all summer, but that was my only role this week (and it will be next week, too). I love it so much! For me, it's a little stressful to play in the band, just because the songs that we do are SUPER fast and upbeat, which is awesome, but if you know my style of music it's a lot more acoustic and soft. So that's definitely been something to get used to!
Thursday nights we have campfire chapels, which means that we do chapel and worship down by the campfire circle. It's one of my favorite nights! The campers are able to sing to God while looking out at the lake and the sky and the trees. This past Thursday during one of the songs I was thinking to myself how I wanted to see the same view as they were seeing- all of God's creation. But then, God gave me the realization of how I was seeing something even more cool...all of these kids worshipping God! Once I realized that I teared up a bit. :') Man...
This is the best job ever.
I definitely have days where I am just not feeling it, and there are days when I want to cuddle up in bed and stay there for hours, and there are days when I want my dad's grilled chicken more than anything...but let's be real. Being at camp the whole summer and working with awesome people and having opportunities to lead kids to Christ?!! AWESOME.
So yeah! That's how it's been here at camp. If you would like to contact me more, feel free to shoot me a Facebook message or even better, send me a letter!
Mackenzie Johnson
N18250 Lake Lane
Pembine, WI 54156
Also, I still haven't reached my financial goal for the summer, but I'm trusting that God will provide! if you would like to be apart of my mission here at camp, please visit www.llbc.org and click "give", then "donate now", then "give to LLBC", and from there you can scroll down and find my name. Thank you guys so much! Also, please pray that I would continue to find my strength, joy, and energy all in Christ. Pray that I would be able to carve out time in my day to spend with Him. Thank you all so much!
-Mackenzie
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