This year was my first year being a counselor in the Camps here in Spain.  It was a great opportunity for me to continue practicing my Spanish.  I have been studying Spanish for a little over a year now.  I finished my formal classes several months ago and since then have been continuously learning through conversation, listening, reading, etc. 

Camp is a great week to help with Language learning because for 5 days, 24 hours a day, you are immersed in the spanish.  As a counselor, I had to give a 25 minute devotional every morning.  It was challenging, but very helpful.  

I wanted to blog about one of the testimonies given by one of the campers.  He is 18 years old and has a very tender heart.  From what I understand, he has been battling between the flesh and Spirit for sometime.  

The last night, he stood up and gave a testimony explaining how one of his friends from school had just died.  His friend was taking a shower and a live electric wire had come loose and fallen on the floor where it was wet.  When he stepped out, he was immediately electrocuted to death.  The young man, during his testimony, expressed how this impacted his life.  His friend was not a Christian and as he broke down crying, he explained how he had never told his friend of the Love of Christ.  

This testimony impacted many of the campers, counselors (including myself), workers, and pastors.  The next morning, before we left, my campers expressed how his testimony impacted their lives.  

We never know when it will be our time to die.  We never know when those around us, family, friends, loved ones, will be ushered into eternity.  God has placed us wherever we are for a purpose.  We are to be a light, salt in the place where we reside.  This young man is possibly one of the few lights in his entire school.  

May we be conscientious everyday to being the light that God intends us to be to those around us.  Talk to someone, give them a Gospel tract, give them a message on CD, give them literature, etc. so that they can receive the opportunity to be know our loving Savior, Jesus Christ.