FUGE...Through the Eyes of a Staffer

The impact of camp through the eyes of FUGE Staffer, Jenna Sanders:
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When I was first encouraged to apply to work at FUGE camps, I had never even heard of them. However, applying and working camp has been one of the most influential things I've ever been a part of. For the summers that I worked, I was a children's ministry track leader for M-Fuge, and because of the ministries I got to be a part of, I was able to see first-hand how the Lord uses each of us to impact those around us. I've seen middle school students affirmed and excited about discovering ways they're gifted in Christian service; I've seen high school students completely in awe of what simple obedience to the Lord's call to love can do in a child's life; and time after time I've seen the trust and understanding that grew from the hardest of hearts as children began to believe God loves them because our M-Fuge staff/campers loved them.

I could never begin to explain what it feels like to watch a child, with tears in their eyes, cling to the leg of a 16 year old, after only knowing them for 4 days, and tell them they love them. I would never be able to describe exactly what it's like to teach Bible study for weeks on end and see the Lord make it active in new ways for each student you teach. The one thing I can tell you is that I would not be who I am without having worked camp. The Lord used camp to teach me about love, community, and His character; the way I relate to people and the way I relate to circumstances in my life today is because of what I learned the past three years through FUGE. The cool part about FUGE is that camp isn't just a life-changing experience for the students and adults who attend; it's life-changing for staff too.

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Jenna worked Mississippi College in 2009, The Cumberlands in 2010, and University of Mobile in 2011. To find out more about working camp, CLICK HERE.