Gerlee

She's the team mom. Gerlee is the oldest person on the staff team, and has been committed for several years. She works in the office with Anji and they share responsibilities at club 92.

Gerlee often assumes the role of the silent leader. She saw Erik and I washing our laundry by hand the other day, and offered to take our dirty clothes home and wash them for us. We told her that we were more than happy to simply wash them by hand, that she didn't need to do that for us. The next day, during a meeting, she snuck away, dug the washing machine out of the storage room, and rewashed all our clothes for us.

She places herself in this role often. Yesterday she reorganized the entire storage closet while the younger staff members and other leaders worked on planning program and games. Then she cleaned the bathroom. And the kitchen.

But she has a sense of humor, too. She likes to point at a picture of The Kung Fu Panda, and then point at Erik. She calls him her panda. Erik's not to sure as to why she has made this association. Personally, I think it's his resemblance to Jack Black.

At camp, Gerlee will likely find herself in this role of the quiet servant leader. Please pray that she is built up and encouraged in that role. Pray that she is placed in the way of kids so that she too can impact their lives for Christ. Pray that there would be one to two kids that would really latch on to her and learn Christ's love through her servitude.

We're very grateful for our friend, Gerlee, and are looking forward to seeing how Christ will use her for his glory at camp.