Along The Trail

Monday Hellos

Whatever you are aiming for this week, may you find yourself surrounded by people who care, your sites clear, and a little fun along the way!

Happy Monday, friends!

summer staff are here

We've officially kicked off the summer camp season with the arrival of (most of) our staff! Some returning, some new -- we are excited about who God has brought to serve with us at Whisper Mountain!

Throughout staff training this next week, we are having a little fun, Duck Dynasty style! The Camp Commander Headquarters will be filled with work, play, connecting and preparing to greet those campers with excitement, love and Jesus!

Aren't they beautiful?! I think I say this every year, but this group of people is awesome! Such variety in personality, skills and backgrounds! I look forward to introducing you to each one throughout the summer weeks!

Hey, have a happy happy happy day, won't ya?!

sometimes our boots feel too big

 

Doing what we are called to do sometimes feels like trying to walk in boots that weren't made for our feet. While sometimes we get a good laugh, other times we just find ourselves frustrated from the effort of constantly falling.

Still, we get out in the field and do what we know needs doing, all the while praying for God to somehow use our efforts to bring Him glory.

In His grace, sometimes, we taste of the fruit of our labor. Tasting of His "with-us-ness" is a needed gift, but to have the dripping sweetness of seeing Him glorified among us...this nourishes our stamina and feeds our faithfulness to continue to walk in the shoes of our calling.

Add several of us fumbling around together, relying on each other and most certainly the One calling us, and then we find the towering mountains less daunting, the pressure gauge dipping out of the red. Because together is how life was meant to be lived.

Whisper Mountain Staff find our pressure gauge needle in the red, standing in the shadows of mountains feeling too high to climb. We welcome our summer staff later this week and then dive into a week of training with them, followed by a summer full of campers! We are both thrilled and gasping for breath as we strive to pull loose ends together! Pray for us if you will! We need you on our prayer team as we continue to stumble through this calling of camp ministry! May God alone be glorified!

*to be added to our Weekly Prayer Warrior Newsletter for the summer months, send me an email at Cassi @ WhisperMountain dot org. These newsletters will begin going out this week!

can we say CRUNCH?

On many levels, we are in crunch time here at Whisper Mountain. While we all feel it, I'm pretty sure Marty is bearing the greatest pressure just now. In a week's time this volunteer cabin needs to be ready to welcome our summer cook! Let's just stop there for a second--we have a summer cook! Can you rejoice with Patti please?! (We are down some helpers in the kitchen, so if you'd like to volunteer, contact us!)

Marty has been giving his all during the day, and paying for it during the night. Pure exhaustion these days and summer hasn't begun! Do pray for him! 

Standing on the front porch, the creek can be heard, as can the chorus of birds and countless other creatures of the woods. Quite peaceful and restoring! I'm already making plans for a personal retreat here this fall!

There will be much to share as time allows! Thank you for understanding the quiet of this space lately! Though you can't tell from where you're sitting, much is going on here and still much more to come! We hope you'll journey with us along the trail!