Lay for the Little Girls

You three
around your work
innocently
you follow

the example of
your mother
and women's work
is not toil for you.

It is your play
as you laugh,
and tease;
as you pound,
and sift,

your hearts light,
too young for
the weary sorrow
that your mothers bear.

What will your eyes see
as the years come,
your soft hands hardened
when play becomes work?

Will you be the first,
or a second wife,
and will your smile
abide, or die
with your first
or second child,
oppressed by the tears
you are forbidden to cry?

And what of your sweet,
child-clean souls,
knowing now only
a god you must appease,
a god far away
full of wrath
unable to keep
evil spirits at bay?

bye!

Bye everyone! I think I'll leave the States now. I'm not sure how much I'll get to update this but you never know....maybe I will have a little bit of time on the internet.

So...if not, I'll see you in December. Maybe I'll have a tan. On my face only. (evil laughter) (after all, it is three a.m.)

My Family

Family; baptism; "Only Alive" by Jars of Clay; being identified with His death and resurrection; being in the same family as those who are tortured and killed for their faith in Jesus; saying yes to Him no matter what! Whew! I'm tired now. :)

Leaving AGAIN!

Howdy Y'all! Sooo...after a delicious experience in Guatemala at Camp Guamiski, I'm going back to camp! Except this time, it's right here in my home state, CO. I'm going to Camp Salvation in the Rockies for two weeks to be a counselor and love on some kids with Jesus' love!

Even though I had a wonderful time in Guatemala, Camp Salvation is my favorite camp ever. God has used it in my life in significant ways in the past, and through it I've made some very valued friends! I'm looking forward to seeing what God is doing this year there--what He's changed and what He's kept the same--what He's creating.

Every year we are a new person, "like the rings on a tree--some years you grow more than others." (Mom) I can't wait to see how God is using all the new people this year to make up his Camp Salvation body!

See y'all in a couple weeks!

PS that y'all is something I got from my Guatemala teammates from the South. :) Wouldn't take it from anyone else, but they were awesome!

WOW

Wow. I know I have "failed" in keeping you all updated about my experiences. It's just that Guatemala was so overwhelmingly....um, so overwhelmingly, overwhelming. I don't have enough words to say what words can't say. So I got overwhelmed and said nothing:)

YA.

It was AMAZING and AWESOME but those are words that don't describe it--they just say that I liked it and it was overwhelming, in a good way.

Which is pretty much all I'm going to say here. The people on my email list get a much bigger letter...and anyone who wants to be on my list need only leave me a comment with their email. If you don't want it published, just let me know. I screen all the comments before they're published, so I can get the address and not show it to the world.

That said, I'm looking forward to Camp Salvation soooo much! I'll be leaving this coming Saturday, and I'm so pumped! I feel like God has healed and filled me and I'm excited about getting to share some of Him with others who need Him just like I do!

Truly God is good to those who have a clean heart. Funny, He's the one who makes it clean.

Guatemala!

Hey everyone! I'll be in Guatemala working at Camp Guamiski 'till the 22nd! Hope you are all well and keep a lookout after I get back cause I know I'll have tons of pictures/stories/praises to share!

Until All Know Him!

MillieJo

Camp Guamiski, Friday!

Sooo...

I am packing for Guatemala.

We will be there nine days. We'll stay in the city the first night, and then go on up to camp in the mountains, have our leadership meetings, and WHOOOO!!!! Camp starts Monday!

I can't wait. My first flight. WOW.

And then there are the kids. Half of them are homeschooled (like I was--not always easy, but good), all of them are living in a culture that doesn't even speak their native language. From the city to the jungles of the Peten, they are faced with real peril on a daily basis. They are heroes. I am praying God will give us wisdom and the ability to minister to them. I am praying He will do a mighty work in their hearts this week. I am praying for some very special worship. I am praying the rain will quit!

After camp (which I can tell is going to be AWESOME) we'll have a fun shopping day and eat at a nice restaurant before we head home next Sunday!

Why is God so good to me?