Update on my summer for all teh Birthdayans!

Hey everybody! I literally just finished my time at Pine Cove for the summer. I left for training (ropes course certified, thank you very much) and orientation about 3 days after my last final, so that was a pretty hectic return home. I worked at the Towers, which is the camp for kids from 2nd-5th grade, so I definitely got worked in patience and tolerance. To be honest, I really went into the whole thing pretty confident in my counselor abilities, but was soon faced with an incredibly difficult first cabin that wrecked my face off (spiritually, of course). But looking back I am super thankful for that kick in my pride, and the weeks after that went much more smoothly. One of the biggest things that I learned from being at the Towers for a solid seven weeks is that my identity is found in Christ and Him alone. Not popularity, not girls, not ultimate frisbee; I am the most complete when I am seeking Him. The bible study was on Gideon, so identity was hugely emphasized, because the angel of the Lord called Gideon a "mighty warrior", and BAM- Gideon was from then on a mighty warrior. Awesomeness! I'm super pumped to still have yet another camp to pour into in a few weeks with you all, and bring whatever I can to serve Camp Birthday and the freshies. So that's pretty much it, now on to a ridiculous five weeks of summer school, please pray for me!

Oh and I now have a Pine Cove camp name, so feel free to call me Spoons Not Forks if you wish! Can't wait to see y'all.

-Sean "Spoons" Franks