#campglow

Our murals from Camp Glow. Much better at photographing the murals rather than painting them, left that to the professionals. 

Every year (for the last 4 years) I've volunteered my time at Camp Glow for girls. I facilitate a Public Speaking workshop followed by a high-energy Zumba class 🙌🏾 It's an honour to share with these young ladies who are going to be great women. Big up @esha_boo_oh, her team, Peace Corps, Zumba lovers, and everyone who contributes to its success. #campglow #Grenada #girls #forthegirls #volunteer #giveback #ZumbaGrenada #zumba #love (at Saint George, Grenada) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0cRJWYnuaP/?igshid=1wo6m8b0l5c97

Final day to apply. Apply TODAY to participate in Camp GLOW, a residential camp for girls who want to lead our world. Apply online at: https://bit.ly/2YHv7nc or use the link in our bio. Limited Spaces Available. @peacecorpsjamaica @ywop.ymop @lyp_career #ywop #ymop #campglow #femaleleaders https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UuxopBdpT/?igshid=18f8s5swrz0wy

When my beautiful wonderful GLOW flowers all traded one of their shoes for the closing ceremony to "walk in someone else's shoe" 💜😍 🌻 . . . #campglow #campglow2017 #friendship #differentperspective #bff #closingceremony #truelove #campcounselorlife

Throwback to my beautiful GLOW girls being spirited for Field Day 💁 . . . #campglow2017 #campglow #lovethemalways #competition #fieldday

A squad who squats together, stays together 💯❤ Pic taken after our group at GLOW won Penelope for being punctual, polite, and participatory ✨😎 . . . #squadgoals #campglow2017 #slavicsquat #penelope #campglow #macedonia #shulamina #friendsforlife #bff

DO NOT… UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES… become a camp counselor (especially at a volunteer based camp) unless you want to a) Spend a portion of your life with kids who come to love you and look up to you forever The first session of campers I ever had, are now seniors in high school, all of who are graduating this year. I still have my camp notebook from every year so for their graduation presents I’m writing them all letters that still have some part to do with camp. I have campers that I talk to still on a daily basis, who ask me for advice and help which I gladly share. b) Build great relationships with campers, co-counselors, staff, and critters on camp grounds. Relationships that stay and people that stay long after the camp session has ended Like I said before, I have campers that still talk to me on a daily basis, not to mention the dinner dates and coffee shop trips that we often get to take because we are still that close. Counselors I have worked with for years and who I look up to and admire, no matter where we are in life between college, jobs, moving, marriage and kids, we always still make time for each other. Having a strong support system of people who believe the same as you do is so important always, but especially when things go wrong. c) Bring joy to the face of a camper when they see you get on their level and enjoy something silly that they enjoy ( the one time I had an hour long conversation in the middle of the night with a camper who loved pokemon about pokemon go) d) See the look on a kids face the first time he/she hears the gospel, and being there to lead them straight to Jesus (having a kid who credits you with bringing them to Jesus is the most amazing feeling) Midnight cabin talks really make camp a homey place. My mom still writes me letters every day that I am gone to camp and midnight cabin talks seem to be the place where they are shared and loved. Many a conversation about Jesus and the Bible and “how do I get a faith like yours” are brought up during these and I absolutely love that kids are willing and ready to know Jesus. One of my favorite memories from camp involved sitting outside on the porch at 2:30 in the morning talking to a 10 year old who has lived through literal hell and helping her know the Ultimate Healer.

Since one of the major points of Camp GLOW was to shine, I figured some good starting points were in that word. Since day one of the meeting and planning and working on camp, the focus has been on how we are using what God has given us, in the form of money, prayers, donations, and volunteers. One of our main missions with the development of a new camp was to help campers, counselors and staff to understand their purpose in life, God’s plan for their life and how they can use that purpose to SHINE.  Since it was the first year of our new adventure we had no idea what to expect in form of the way we could run camp differently. We came up with these points To “Shine” “Serve” and “Stand” and decided they were going to be our main points of camp. This week at camp was devoted to teaching the youth of Henderson County, how to let God’s light shine through them.