Great week in VT

We had an amazing time in Vermont rock climbing, taking on a high ropes course and canoeing.  We were all challenged; mentally, physically and spiritually.  I think the highlight of the week for me was seeing Danielle on the trip and thriving.  Last year, we (Danielle, her parents, myself and Rich) made the decision not to allow her on the same trip.  She was heavily medicated.  Her behavior at that point was erratic, sometimes uncontrollable and she was distracting to our other students.  I felt like I would be setting her up to fail if I allowed her on the trip last year.  It broke my heart to make that decision but everyone involved felt it was the right thing. She has grown so much over the last year.   I attribute a lot of it to the other girls in our middle school group accepting her and loving her as she is.  She was amazing. She had a great time and needed no more redirection than any of the other students.  My eyes are welling up as I am writing this thinking about how Christ has moved in her life; how other middle school students were Christ’s hands actually reaching out to her.