SWAT shield


Things have been coming together so nicely for Camp Gozo.  We are at full staff (YAY), we have a place booked (YAY), and I went to see it on Saturday, and its pretty cool.  Now I have an idea how to split up the girls and different ideas for activities and different supplies we will need.  Permission forms are made up and will be printed and sent out next week (YAY).  Orientation manual is made up (YAY) and just needs to be translated into Spanish.  Other then booking transportation, getting supplies, finalizing activities and the finances, we are almost ready.  I have still been living off a high since the first steps have been taking and really can’t stop thinking about activities and ideas.  I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED.  We even have a logo, which my friend Nathan designed and that I will post if I can figure it out.
One verse that has been running through my head in this time of preparation is Ephesians 6:16, in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
So I started praying for a shield of faith, but honestly not just any shield, of those big SWAT shields that cover the whole body.  I am praying for a SWAT shield of faith.
Please continue to pray. 
Pray that hearts are changed, that we have a strong unified staff.  Pray that relationships are developed and deepened.  Pray for a SWAT shield around our time at the camp and now has the enemy already has his plans to steal, kill and destroy.  Pray for me that I would listen to the Voice of Truth and not the enemies telling me this is a dumb idea, that I am not good enough to carry this out, that things aren’t going to work out and come together.
Because I know they are, I am not worried about the little details that are left, I’m not worried about the finances that have to come in because I know that our Father already has all that worked out.
We are budgeting $100 per child and staff.  That money includes transportation (which is actually ridiculously priced), meals, lodging and extra money needed for supplies.  Any supplies and money that is left over will be kept and used for next years camps.
If you want to financially support Camp Gozo, go to the Formando Vidas website colombiastreetkids.org
On the top write corner click donate.  (Disclaimer: it’s through paypal and if you don’t have a paypal account paypal takes 3.5%) and in the message part make sure you write Camp Gozo.
Thanks again and another update will come as we get closer.
So excited
P.S Can't figure out how to attack the logo, maybe next time

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