Summer 2011 In A Nut Shell

It's hard to explain in meaningful words what I did this summer. I could say all the generics like, I worked at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and lived just a mile down the road from the park entrance. I could say that I lived in a cabin (cabin 9 to be exact) with 7 other girls for the majority of the summer. I could say that there were about 50ish people total at this site called Eagle's Call where there were 9 cabins that housed us all. I could say that we all came from different places and that we did this Bible Study together. I could say that we all would get together and worship on Wednesday nights. I could tell you about some of the crazy things that would happen in my cabin like the random dance parties that never seemed to end. I could tell you about all the friends I made that know me better than anyone has ever known me before. I could tell you all of these things and go into great detail about them all and I still would not be able to capture in words what Discipleship Focus was for me this summer. It's hard to explain how nearly 50 people became so close over the course of 10 weeks. It's hard to explain how one's heart, specifically my heart, was changed over those 10 weeks. It's hard to explain the relationships that were formed between us all, whether we became close friends or not, we still have a connection that is unbreakable due to our common expierence this summer. I could go on for days about what I learned through the Bible Study. I could go on for days about what God taught me this summer about myself and about Him. I could go on for days about how the summer of 2011 was the best summer of my life so far. I could go on for days telling story after story, sharing with you laughs and cries from this summer. I could go on for days about the certain people that impacted my life more than they probably know this summer. I could go on and on and on. I could even tell you that because of it all I feel closer to God than I have ever before and that my faith and trust in Him has grown tremendously over the past 10 weeks. Even after all of this, you would not be able to truely grasp all that is Discipleship Focus in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. All I can say now is that home is where the heart is. And right now, "my heart lives in the heart of the Smokies."