Week 3 - Stephen

​Wow!! What a way to wrap up WildHeart. To finish, we have a 5 day canoe trip that takes place on the beautiful Flambeau River. It is absolutely breathtaking to see the fantastic sites and views, enjoy the campsites, and most importantly take our last chance to impact the campers. The days all have multiple hours of canoeing and this is a great time to take in the fantastic sites while talking to the camper that is in your canoe. This opportunity is great to get to know the camper and to really create a bond with them. Relationship growth with the campers is just so essential for impacting their lives in a spiritual way. In the mid to late afternoon we would arrive at the campsite for the night and get to set up tents, get dinner ready, have fun time, and go to chapel before lights out. Chapel was powerful and talked about influence and being a leader in your life, and these challenges brought about questions to the campers to help it apply it to their personal lives. One thing that the trip cannot go without mentioning is rapids! Though many of the rapids we faced were small, they brought about a challenge and level of fun to the campers while we were out on the river. It really was awesome to challenge ourselves in that manner. After the canoe trip was over, we had to head back to Amberg, WI and the campers got to meet up with their dads. It was great to get to know the dads behind the campers and develop relationships with them as well. This opportunity was fantastic and great to see the dads interact with their sons. That wraps up camp though.... And if I had to say one thing about it.... Worth it, every last minute. Even though there were times of stress and it was very busy, the opportunity to work with the great staff here to impact lives of others who are having struggles with the relationships in their lives is so worth it. Well, this is my final entry and thanks for reading. To God be the glory.