The Fear of the Lord, and the Fear of the Little Ones! (pt. one)

Well ok, the little ones aren't very scary, or scary at all, but it seemed like a good title.
Anyway, this past week has been a great week, but it has also been jam packed with events. Starting with Saturday, June 26th I went down to a town called Villa de Leyva (where Samuel is working, and is also the background of this blog.) There the assemblies have a camp where I worked. For the first three days ( Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) I worked in the kitchen with (obviously) the kitchen staff. The head cook had four daughters 18 and under that helped her out. She also had a friend of theirs helping, and three hired helps as well. It was fun getting to know them, but nothing compared to kids camp.
From Tuesday to Friday I also had the privileged of counseling with the head cook. (Her name is Alma). Together we were responsible for nine girls ages 6-9. We had a blast working with them teaching them, and watching how quickly they soak up information. The theme of this camp was the Fear of the Lord. We looked at who God is in comparison to us, what this Fear is, and why we should have it. As far as the kids were concerned they did a great job paying attention (at least as much as they could) and they responded well to the messages. We also presented the gospel throughout the camp explaining why they needed God and what would happen depending on the decision they make. The whole camp staff did an excellent job presenting the message to the little ones. On Thursday we went down to a really muddy place on the camp grounds and had them get all muddy. The mud represented their sin and how God sees us as unbelievers. Then in a little canyon they placed a log and brought the kids from death by having them sliding across the log. On the other side the kids were reciting Jn. 3:16, Romans 6:23 and other gospel verses. They then also want to sing a few songs, so on the way back to get cleaned up we did. That was probably one of my favorite parts of the camp. For some of the kids it was like "click" "I GET IT NOW". For others it was just fun getting dirty, but we pray that the seed was planted in their hearts.
It was sad to see the kids leave the next afternoon. Some of the counselors also left, while some stayed and worked in the next camp.
I would ask prayer specifically for the nine girls that were in my room: Maria Jose Niño, Maria Jose (last name unkown) Gabriela, Lina, Alieth, Enmanuela, Daniela, Lydia Easter, Laura. Pray that these girls would grow up to know Christ as their savior and Lord and that all they learned would stick in their minds. Also pray that they would continually attend a church and work hard to study their Bibles and be more like Christ.
Thanks so much for your prayers,
God really has given me a good summer so far and I don't want it to end.
Thanks again,
Christina