Everyone has those moments, whether it is an experience or an achievement, that has special meaning to them. My experience happened in the middle of nowhere in Missouri at a place called Camp Barnabas.
Camp Barnabas is a Christian camp for kids with special needs. Each week is designed for different disorders. The week that I served as a missionary was the week for the developmental disorders, autism, and physical disabilities. My camper was a 17 year old girl named Breannah. She had intellectual disorder, which means her mental age was younger than her actual age. Her mental age was 14. Watching the kids in my cabin and those of other cabins made me realize that you should love who you are no matter what. There was a dance on Wednesday night and the theme was Blast to the Past. Everyone went all out on their costumes and danced like nobody was watching. The campers were grinning from ear to ear and having the time of their lives. They didn't care who was watching or what other people were thinking, they just had a great time. One of the reasons Camp Barnabas has such a special meaning to me is because it taught me to not care what others …show more content…
We even did morning worship everyday. Another reason Camp Barnabas means so much to me is because I learned to have faith in God no matter what. You looked at these campers and you could see that outside of Barnabas, life wasn't the greatest for them. Yet they were still in worship everyday and praying at every meal. Despite all the hard things they have had to endure throughout their lifetime, they still praise the Lord instead of blame him. Asher, an autistic camper in my cabin, lost her mother a few years ago. Every time she prayed she spoke to God and her mother. She didn't blame Him for anything and knew that her mother was in a better place now. The campers' unwavering faith taught me that there is always a light at the end of the
Camp Barnabas is a Christian camp for kids with special needs. Each week is designed for different disorders. The week that I served as a missionary was the week for the developmental disorders, autism, and physical disabilities. My camper was a 17 year old girl named Breannah. She had intellectual disorder, which means her mental age was younger than her actual age. Her mental age was 14. Watching the kids in my cabin and those of other cabins made me realize that you should love who you are no matter what. There was a dance on Wednesday night and the theme was Blast to the Past. Everyone went all out on their costumes and danced like nobody was watching. The campers were grinning from ear to ear and having the time of their lives. They didn't care who was watching or what other people were thinking, they just had a great time. One of the reasons Camp Barnabas has such a special meaning to me is because it taught me to not care what others …show more content…
We even did morning worship everyday. Another reason Camp Barnabas means so much to me is because I learned to have faith in God no matter what. You looked at these campers and you could see that outside of Barnabas, life wasn't the greatest for them. Yet they were still in worship everyday and praying at every meal. Despite all the hard things they have had to endure throughout their lifetime, they still praise the Lord instead of blame him. Asher, an autistic camper in my cabin, lost her mother a few years ago. Every time she prayed she spoke to God and her mother. She didn't blame Him for anything and knew that her mother was in a better place now. The campers' unwavering faith taught me that there is always a light at the end of the