Jr. High Camp

I love Jr. High Camp!  These past two days, we have been up in Prescott, AZ for Jr. High Camp.  The entire fam is here which is awesome.  We got here Monday and have to head home tomorrow.  It has been good for us to get away from hot PHX and be where it is a bit cooler.  It is weird to say 90 degrees feels good, but it is such a difference and we have enjoyed it!

Camp is camp...some things never change!  It has been good though  I have really connected with a few students whom I had never been able to connect with before and it has been a good time.  We head home tomorrow so that we can do some laundry and pack back up to head to the hospital on Thursday.

Jr. Highers are such an awesome and weird bunch of people.  They are going through so many changes that it seems they soak up any advice you have to offer.  We have had great group discussion times after the services and I really feel like they are hungry to grab onto something that will give their life meaning and worth in the midst of a culture that tries to sell them so many lies.  They ask amazing questions and seem to listen to each other as they discuss.  Of course, Jr. high boys are easily distracted and seem to be in another world each night, but I really feel like they are good kids.  God is using the speaker in a mighty way and I am praying that this week is a spiritual event that they can look back on during the hard times and remember that God is real and that He is faithful!  Of course we at Crossroads will be reminding them of that every chance that we get.  Pray for the students that when they get home it will not be too much of a let down and that they will realize that God lives in Chandler and wants to help them just as much as he does in Prescott.  Pray that when they literally and spiritually come off of the mountain that God will be there to meet them!

If Caleb's counts are where they need to be (1,000) on Thursday then we start his last round of chemo.  If not, we wait another week.  We are really praying for good counts.  It is so weird praying that your son gets put in the hospital, but in our case it means we are another step closer to being done.

Caleb seems to be ready as well.  Of course he really doesn't want to spend a week in the hospital, who does.  But, he seems to understand that it is the end and so he is ready to face it!

He seems to be feeling good.  We have hiked a bit, climbed on a few big rocks they have here, and just enjoyed being together.  It isn't vacation because I have been with students a lot, but it is a nice little get away for sure.

So, things are good!  We head back down to the valley and the heat tomorrow morning some time.  I have a few meetings tomorrow afternoon which will be good.

Thanks for all of your continued prayers.  I will keep you posted on how things are!

Grace and Peace