God is faithful

My boss Bev, had told me an encouraging story at training camp which happened last summer. If you read my blog from last summer, you might have remembered that there was a kid called Anders at my Camrose camp. He is actually the grandson of Phyllis (Bev's sister). Anders grew up in a non-Christian home despite his grandparents being Christian. Bev and Phyllis would always try to reach out to them but Anders father was strongly opposed to it. He told his kids that the Bible and all its stories were just like fairy tales, and that they didn't actually exist.

Fast forward to the first day of camp at Camrose. Anders was one of the kids in my small group who didn't acknowledge God or his existence. But through out that week I could see a gradual opening of his heart. He really enjoyed coaches corner. He loved the Bible skits that we did, and most of all he was  genuinely intrigued by all the coach testimonies. He must have wondered why did this Jesus character have such a big impact on all of these coaches lives. When it was near the end of camp, he had told me he felt like he could trust God. He must be real, how else could he have impacted so many people.

Well fast forward again, after camp was over (and I had left town already) he went home and told his dad. Bev was actually there at the time of the exchange and it went something like this:

Anders: "Dad, God is real"

Dad: "what? No he doesn't Anders, God is something your grandparents believe in, not us"

Anders: "Well you're wrong dad, Coach crunch (that was my name at camp) told me at camp, and I believe him"

And since then Bev says he's been asking his parents to read him Bible stories every night. He's also been bugging his dad for a Bible for months, and I think he finally got one for Christmas this year. His hunger for the word was so contagious, his parents started questioning and they started reading the Bible to see what it was all about too.

 Bev told me that Anders was crying a few weeks ago when he was told he couldn't go back to soccer camp this summer. (he had to go back to sweden for the summer) She said Anders told her "I wanted to go back and see coach crunch, and tell him I still believe in God"

After that, my heart just melted, I sorta wanted to cry..from all the happy feels. It was just such a great example for me personally, of God's faithfulness. That the holy spirit continues to work.

I'll be praying for you Anders, maybe I'll see you next summer bud.