The Staff Application is in 2 parts

Job List

• Program Director (18 or older)
• Head Counselor Guys and Girls
• Counselor (18 or older)
• Counselor In Training (16 or older)
• Kitchen Staff (14 or older)
• Bible Teacher
• Chapel Speaker
• Cooks Assistant
• Creative Arts Director

What Are You Doing This Summer?

“What are you doing this summer?” I’m sure you’ve heard that question several times already this year, and summer is still some distance off. The common answer is “Who knows? Working, I suppose.”

With college weighing on the minds of many teens, earning money is a very important item to consider. Last spring, as a senior in high school, it certainly occupied a lot of my thoughts. I already had two job offers that looked appealing in order to help pay for fall semester.

However, God had different plans. I had originally figured on teaching Bible classes at camp, and working elsewhere for the remainder of the day. Then, the Bliss Summit newsletter came and I read a couple of sentences that changed my ideas. Someone had said—and I paraphrase—“Let’s say a year of college costs $15,000, and the average summer job will earn about $2,000. If you can trust God to be faithful for 13K, can’t you trust Him for the whole 15K?” Granted, the college I would be attending cost about twice that amount, but I knew that God was sending me a distinct message: “Trust me.”

I ended up working for several weeks as a counselor last year, and the experience was far more than rewarding; it changed my perspective on how faithful God really is. God, when referring to tithing, says “Test me in this…and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.” (Malachi 3:10) God wants us to trust him with our time, our finances, and our futures. The future can be a scary thing for us as teenagers, but God promises to take care of those who trust him. Not only that, He will use us in incredible ways to impact the lives of others. Did I think I could be a counselor? Certainly not. I was terrified, but guess what: He was faithful in that as well.

As I write this, I look around my dorm room and smile. God has provided for me in ways more amazing than I could have imagined. Not everyone is being called to work at camp this summer, but if you do trust God wherever you serve, don’t be surprised when He provides. After all, He already knows what you’ll be doing this summer.

Mindie P.