Week 3: Garden Camp

Okay so this week has been a little difficult to follow through with my spiritual disciplines.  I got back to PA and immediately was faced with work, church, and many other things.

My prayer walking happened on Sunday. Only I was not alone we had a mission team from Church on the Boulevard, aka CoB in Akron, Ohio who worshipped with us.  They came to do a week of Garden Camp with the Foundry church.  There were 17 of them, 5 students from Widener, myself, and 5 people from the Foundry who walked my campus praying for the school and the ministry on campus.   Unfortunately I did not have my camera that night.  So I cannot post a pic from my time there.

However, I did come in contact with a couple walking their dog on campus.  The group I was leading was going to join the group at the seal (I will explain what that is in a minute) when we met.  They asked if we were taking some campus tours.  I told them that we were prayer walking and asked if there was anything they'd like us to pray for.  Her name was Danielle and she had just battled ovarian cancer and it is currently in remission.  We prayed for her that it would continue to remain that way.  She was a believer and was impressed that we were praying for our campus.

The Seal

older pic not taken this week

Under a skeletal structure of a dome in the new garden is the school seal for Widener University.  The new tradition is that at Freshman Convocation every student is to walk under the dome and over the seal signifying their entrance into Widener.  At Graduation the students will walk the other way across the seal signifying their exit into the "real world".  Every student will walk across this seal at least once.  Sunday we had almost 30 people around this seal praying for every student that would cross it.  It was powerful and amazing.

Work Projects and Garden Camp 

This week was also our Garden Camp at the Foundry.  We ministered to about 10-15 kids all week. (not all of them showed up every day) CoB worked hard in the morning doing some yard work followed by a 2 hour camp in the evening.  The days I was not working I joined them in their process of work and I was with them every evening.  We taught the kids about vegetables, God's creation, several parables in the Bible and showed them the Love of God.  It was an exhausting week.
Below are a few pictures from the week of Garden Camp

 

 

 

It was a tough week.   I did not sit down and do my specific individual spiritual disciplines, but I ended up bringing people into the story with me so to speak.  These are my visual prayers.

God Bless the people of CoB.  
Let us continue our friendship and partnership with them and their ministry. 
Once again thank you for their help and their willingness to come join with us.
Thank you for a wonderful week at camp
Bless every child that came and may they come to know you as Lord, Savior, and Friend
Thank you for the ministry you allow me to have at Widener

When you see this seal pray for the
students at Widener University

Continue to bless the students and help me to reach them with the Gospel.
Help me to show them Your love and Grace.
And help me to be a better servant of yours. 
In Christ name 
Shalom
and
Amen