Wanting more and not howing how to get it...

I am amazed by this world we live in more and more everyday. People become more and more harsh, shallow, and superficial than i believe is even possible. Believe me, i am no where near perfect and i will admit at times i can have some of these qualities. However, i do believe that the more i learn from God's word and realizing the way that we are supposed to be living and treating others the harder i try to diminish these qualitities. People in America often do not realize that there are other people in the world. That outside America people are going through horrible times, mostly without any hope of anything getting better. Since Carlye is in Kenya and sending frequent emails about her time over there and the things she sees on a daily basis it all becomes more and more real each day. I now stop and realize that life is not always a beautiful thing for everyone. I feel so called to action. I constantly wish i could be over there with her helping and serving God like her team is. However, this summer i have another purpose. It may not be as drastic a purpose, but it is definately just as important. Whether we are in Africa or Blue Ridge or Clemson or Crossroads our only hope is that we will touch a life. With the reality of knowing that it may be impossible to change society and change a belief of someone. It has to constantly be our hope that we touch someone. anyone, who needs a change in their life. I learned in a health class last semester that knowledge is the easiest thing to change about a person. Values and beliefs are the hardest. It has been my prayer this summer that God will show me His will and not my own. That it will become clear to me His thinking and not the hopes of my own mind. I think these next 4 weeks at camp will surely test that prayer.