The craziest story of the week has a happy ending, thank goodness! Yesterday at staff prayer J mentioned trying to get an extra scholarship for one of our pre-teens to go to camp. I suggested M and even said that I would be willing to pay full price for her to be able to go. I have really enjoyed watching her blossom over the last few months, and recently she and Linda have become really close, which is so great for both of them. So, the idea of M going to camp with Bonita and Linda was so exciting.
J said that if we were able to pay full price then it shouldn't be a problem at all to get M in. Unfortunately, in my excitement I assumed way too much and it came back to bite me. I immediately called M and went to her house to get all the forms signed. She was SO excited! By the time I got to her house she had already told her neighbors all about it. :)
About 20 minutes later J got a phone call that camp was full next week. I was devastated and knew that there was no way I would be able to tell M that she couldn't go to camp. I immediately started praying as J tried to find another solution. We found out that there were plenty of spaces available the following week and I decided to switch Bonita and Linda to that week so that M wouldn't be at camp alone. (J, another girl from our church, will be at camp next week. This will be her 3rd year at camp, though, so she will be okay without Bonita and Linda).
Then we got a call that the camp the following week was for 7th-9th graders. Linda is going into the 7th grade, but Bonita is going into 6th and M is going into 5th. M is actually turning 12 in September and should be going into 7th, she is just 2 years behind. We asked for special permission for Bonita and M to be allowed to go the 2nd week, but we had to wait for the camp to make the decision.
All day yesterday different scenarios ran through my head (I'm a big time planner). What do I do if M can't go at all? What if we can only switch Linda to the 2nd week? Can Bonita and Linda go on different weeks? How in the world am I going to tell the most excited 11 year old girl in the world that she can't go to camp?
Thankfully, none of those questions had to be answered. We found out today that Bonita, Linda and M will all be about to go to camp the 2nd week!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!! Bonita and Linda are a little upset that they have to wait an extra week before they get to go, but they will be alright. Another exciting piece of news is that Linda will be allowed to go for the entire time! She has summer school and is only allowed to miss 3 days. Camp will make her miss 4. Today we also got special permission from her principal for Linda to miss 4 days and still be able to pass.
God loves these girls SO MUCH!!!!
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