On the Tuesday of our vacation/road trip we got to visit a couple WWII forts which protected the coast from attack. We also learned that the west coast of Washington/Oregon was the only US soil attacked during WWII! Crazy. We hiked to a lighthouse and through the thickly wooded forest that led right up to the beach. We saw tide pools with mussels and barnacles and anemone. And then we drove a very long way through Portland to Mt St Helens. It was MASSIVE! At the ridge we were five miles away but it felt like I could reach out and touch the mountain. It was absolutely beautiful! We also spotted a herd of elk as we drove back so took a few minutes to observe about 25 of them there. We got back super late but Wednesday got picked up early to assist at an association retreat.
We provided childcare for four adorable children from Wednesday to Friday which allowed the men on the association team as well as their wives to be a part of the planning and information sessions. Again, we repeated Colossians 3:23. Babysitting for the glory of God allowed the team to bond and get a lot accomplished without having to worry about their children.
Tonight we get to go to a concert and fireworks show so we're pretty pumped for some July 4th celebrating! And tomorrow we leave for Girls Camp. We are all counselors so we'll have about 5 girls each. Please be in prayer that God will prepare the hearts of those coming and will energize us as leaders. Pray that we will be focused and listening for His instruction and won't get tired/frustrated/annoyed by 3rd to 6th grade girls. I will blog again when we get back and let you know all that God accomplishes over the week and I expect it to be amazing so stay tuned!!
Thank you for your prayers!!!
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