Babies and their Mama's

Sooo..... The mentors, mama's and babies arrived yesterday... It was a rough day for sure. One bus with about 40 moms and 20 or so babies showed up with a leader throwing up. We had to immediately take all of those people to the gym and quarantine them for a long time till we knew what to do. Our head leaders had to talk to the AZ health department and eventually, after the sick leader was tested by the flagstaff doctors and they said she was clear of viruses, those campers were able to join camp this morning. (They were confined to their dorm rooms). It was so scary because we were all sure they all were going to have to go back home! But God was faithful and made things work out right. 

Now that all the moms are here, it is a very different experience for A Team. The men's roles have changed dramatically and us spouses have been very very busy. Since many of these moms have experienced some sort of abuse, they don't exactly like men very much... HOWEVER, the attraction that the majority of them have to Jeremy is getting worse. 

In our twilight skit they were going crazy! At one point some girls were screaming saying they were going to sneak into "Edwards" room (which is Jeremy). And then later in the night some of them were asking where "Edward" was and someone said, "Probably with his wife" and they responded with, "Oh he's married? Well ill just steal him from her then". Others have overheard some girls saying, "Oh there's your man, you better go get him".

The majority of it is just funny and some little crushes, but some of it is pretty crazy and very forward. Not just with Jeremy but with other guys around camp too. This is why the guys do not have very upfront roles this week. But since Jeremy is on Program and does the most skits, he is THE most upfront guy out of everyone, and the girls definitely like him. So hopefully they will see and get more out of this week than the cute guy in the skits, but actually here about the man in their lives that loves them unconditionally, God. 

This is so important for them to hear this week. From the sounds of it, many of these girls do not have a good male role model to show them how they deserve to be loved and looked at. And many do not know about Gods grace and his love for them. That is my prayer for this week. Pray that these girls see that love and look to GOD for fulfillment in their lives.

Of course the babies are adorable but it is just so weird to see girls as young as 13 (maybe younger) as moms and some pregnant with their next baby. I thought this would be a really exciting experience, but I have really been having more conflicting feelings. I am very proud of these girls for being brave and choosing to have their children rather than having abortions. But its hard to see such young girls who have cut their own adolescence so short by making just bad, but common decisions in their lives. Don't get me wrong, these girls LOVE their kids and they are their whole lives, but its just hard to watch a 13 year old feeding her baby and knowing that she will miss out on a lot that most high schoolers get to be involved in.

Anyways, I am not sure how this week will end up or what God will teach me personally about this. But he is definitely working in not only these girls but in the work crew, summer staff and A Team. 

Blog ya soon,

Kayla