Week 2 greenfield

The week at greenfield, we had around 26 kids. Camps ran a bit better in the sense that my team was finally starting to pick up the slack a little. It was great week. It was the first time Greenfield had done soccer camps but I think the church really enjoyed it. Camp was pretty good most of the week with the exception of some of the drama happening with the older kids. (although we did see improvement as the week went on) One of the highlights in this camp was seeing kids from other soccer camps. Some kids that I had coached in Camrose or in Terwiliger camp in previous years were also in this camp! It was such a pleasant surprise and it was heart warming that they remembered me so fondly. It was nice to have the opportunity to continue to build the relationships that I had started in previous years. There was also a girl who was a camper last year in Terwiliger, who became a volunteer this year. I really enjoyed being her coach in previous years, and it was nice to see that she was inspired to volunteer. I was able to connect with her and show her the ropes a bit during the week. It was encouraging to know that our camps make big impacts on the lives of campers and volunteers! Our boss always tells us that our goal with this AIA ministry is to be spiritual multipliers. Meaning that we should be inspiring believers who will inspire more. Our goal is to not only do camps at churches and leave but to inspire campers and volunteers to serve God, whether thats through AIA or with anything else. To train and build into the lives of the volunteers and campers so that we can bring up the next generation of believers. And when I saw that camper who was inspired to volunteer, it gave me great encouragement to know that what God has been doing through me in the past few summers has had a great impact!