I believe that I have finally figured out why God has put me up here for the summer. After 7 weeks of wondering I can finally see what is was that He needed me to see. And I now realize that I have a very long road ahead of me and it all starts right here.
My department allowed me to make the week review again this week so here is the link to it.
Week Review #7
Three weeks left and I can't wait to see what is going to happen in them. One thing that I need prayer for is the next step outside of Hume. I don't know what I am going to be doing or where I am going to be doing it so I just ask for prayer that God will give me new opportunities to pursue the next part of my life.
I hope you all enjoy the video. For any summer staff that is reading this, it is because of you guys that students are able to give testimonies like these.
Psalms 18:2
God Bless
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Just another great week.
Instead of reading another blog entry I decided that it would be better for you guys to watch a video that pretty breaks down what every week is about up here.
http://vimeo.com/26839247
ENJOY!!!
http://vimeo.com/26839247
ENJOY!!!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Just another sunrise?
So for the 3rd time I decided to go out and shoot my own time lapse of the sun rising again. It looks pretty good besides the dirt on the lens which I will have to clean up in post. I got to hangout with a pretty cool person who I got to know a little better. She was apparently in a year long pranking war during her senior year in college which is pretty sweet if you ask me.
Besides the nice sunrise, the cool conversation, and the awesome time lapse there was a couple that came out to watch the sunrise round the same time we got out there. After a few minutes go by I look over to see the guy getting down on one knee...yup he was proposing. I have never seen a guy propose to a girl before but I could definitely tell that this guy was doing it right considering she said yes and was ecstatic with excitement. So congratulations to those two people whoever you are.
The camp is passed the halfway point which is pretty weird. Everything seems to be going really fast now since I have gotten used to everything I do. I took a break from the mountain over this last weekend and went with a group to see Harry Potter down in Fresno. It felt good to get away from Hume for a bit and step back into the real world. I have to say that for a personal response to the movie that I loved it. Nothing was cheesy and nothing looked like it was rushed in production. I could honestly sit there after the movie and say that it was good and well made. Except the epilogue at the end which was nothing but pure laughter for the whole audience and I. It definitely broke all of the dramatic tension in the room from the epic fight scene before.
I have found myself reading the bible and praying a lot more that I used too. I am finding that all of my strength is from God and not from things like my job, friends, or a girl. I figure that everything in this world can leave you, break, or get lost. What is the point of putting my strengths in worldly things if they are not going to last. God will always last and I know that He will never leave me. That is definitely one thing that I have learned while being up here.
Besides that everything seems to be going really well. I love my job more and more everyday but at the same time I can't wait to get back home.
Miss you all!!!
-Paul
Besides the nice sunrise, the cool conversation, and the awesome time lapse there was a couple that came out to watch the sunrise round the same time we got out there. After a few minutes go by I look over to see the guy getting down on one knee...yup he was proposing. I have never seen a guy propose to a girl before but I could definitely tell that this guy was doing it right considering she said yes and was ecstatic with excitement. So congratulations to those two people whoever you are.
The camp is passed the halfway point which is pretty weird. Everything seems to be going really fast now since I have gotten used to everything I do. I took a break from the mountain over this last weekend and went with a group to see Harry Potter down in Fresno. It felt good to get away from Hume for a bit and step back into the real world. I have to say that for a personal response to the movie that I loved it. Nothing was cheesy and nothing looked like it was rushed in production. I could honestly sit there after the movie and say that it was good and well made. Except the epilogue at the end which was nothing but pure laughter for the whole audience and I. It definitely broke all of the dramatic tension in the room from the epic fight scene before.
I have found myself reading the bible and praying a lot more that I used too. I am finding that all of my strength is from God and not from things like my job, friends, or a girl. I figure that everything in this world can leave you, break, or get lost. What is the point of putting my strengths in worldly things if they are not going to last. God will always last and I know that He will never leave me. That is definitely one thing that I have learned while being up here.
Besides that everything seems to be going really well. I love my job more and more everyday but at the same time I can't wait to get back home.
Miss you all!!!
-Paul
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Never so in Love
This week started a little different. We switched up positions so I had to learn a new schedule and a new job. I guess the first mistake I made was missing part of the team meeting on monday morning. First time I had to have my boss come up and wake me up. Yeah that was pretty embarrassing. I decided the next day that I would get up early and shoot a time lapse of the sun rising so I could put it at the beginning of my video. Well the clouds decided to block the sun for me so all I got was some clouds moving towards the camera which looked sorta cool I guess. The rest of the day was a huge blur cause I was working on 4 hours of sleep and began getting a soar throat.
My mood was not to great on Tuesday and I still had to go to evening chapel to film something the camp calls Decision Night. Chris Brown is the speaker this week and I had to basically film his whole sermon and then pull clips from it to put in my video. I was very tired while filming but I kept myself awake until the end...and I am glad I did.
At the end of the chapel Chris asked everyone that wanted to give their life to Christ to stand up. It was not until that I realized what decision night was all about. Chris asked those not standing to leave chapel so there could be room for everyone else that stood. Part of my job that night was to film students with there leaders and get emotional shots to put in the video. Before I started to get shots I saw in the middle of the room a leader run up to a student and give him a huge hug. I could see the leader and the students both crying and before I knew it my eyes started to tear up as well. I tried to ignore it but as soon as pressed the record button it suddenly hit me that these students were giving their lives to Christ for the firs time.
As soon as this realization hit me tears began rolling down my face and I had to stop filming. I walked to the back of the chapel and had to take a 5 minute breather. As I was looking around the room and saw the lived changing before my eyes I thought to myself for the first time "I have Never been so in Love with my job before." I walked back down the aisles and began filming and couldn't really see my screen cause my eyes were to watery.
Many times I had kept telling myself that I am doing my job not for the money but for God and the students. Tuesday night was a good reminder of who I am really working for.
My mood was not to great on Tuesday and I still had to go to evening chapel to film something the camp calls Decision Night. Chris Brown is the speaker this week and I had to basically film his whole sermon and then pull clips from it to put in my video. I was very tired while filming but I kept myself awake until the end...and I am glad I did.
At the end of the chapel Chris asked everyone that wanted to give their life to Christ to stand up. It was not until that I realized what decision night was all about. Chris asked those not standing to leave chapel so there could be room for everyone else that stood. Part of my job that night was to film students with there leaders and get emotional shots to put in the video. Before I started to get shots I saw in the middle of the room a leader run up to a student and give him a huge hug. I could see the leader and the students both crying and before I knew it my eyes started to tear up as well. I tried to ignore it but as soon as pressed the record button it suddenly hit me that these students were giving their lives to Christ for the firs time.
As soon as this realization hit me tears began rolling down my face and I had to stop filming. I walked to the back of the chapel and had to take a 5 minute breather. As I was looking around the room and saw the lived changing before my eyes I thought to myself for the first time "I have Never been so in Love with my job before." I walked back down the aisles and began filming and couldn't really see my screen cause my eyes were to watery.
Many times I had kept telling myself that I am doing my job not for the money but for God and the students. Tuesday night was a good reminder of who I am really working for.
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