Service

A lot of what I do out at Camp Eagle is cook, clean, and serve in any aspect I am asked to do… AND I LOVE IT! Some may not understand why it is something I enjoy so much… Only one day off a week (with limited access to the world even on the off day). My answer… the joy of the Lord is what keeps me going at all times. I am sure you have read or maybe you haven’t about my hard lonely times out here, but PRAISE be to the one who is always there and even in the hard times.. He is the great One!

Service is all about the attitude you have. If you have a good attitude – It is pure joy to serve people. We don’t just serve people physically face to face. My service comes in cleaning their rooms before they arrive and even cleaning their rooms after they have left camp. Service comes while serving them during their time here… whether it is refilling toilet paper or tracking down a director to answer one of their questions. Service means cooking and cleaning all the dishes after each meal…even at 6 am or 10pm! Service means working the coffee shop, the camp store, or any of the elements. My time here is spent serving and I am enjoying every minute of it!

It is a very humbling experience to be able to serve hundreds of guests each month! I know my impact may not be large, but it is minimal and that is a blessing in itself. We as a Walkabout family have a lot of service we do throughout the weeks. Some days we are serving our guests and some days we are serving one another. The main thing is we are being taught or reemphasizing the huge importance of serving!

It is biblical to not only serve one another with a servant’s heart, but also to serve alongside one another. It is a great feeling to be working hard on building trails in the heat, with sweat running down my face, and look over to see a WA sister working just as hard right beside me! A really fun place that we all serve together is in the dish room for our meal cleans. This time is often spent with music blaring and water spraying everywhere. It may be a messy job… but you make it what you want it to be!

So dear friends how are you serving today? Who are you serving at work? Who are you serving beside in your family? Consider your attitude in service… is it a good one? I love you. Thank you Lord for always giving us the strength to serve.