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- [Narrator] Every year, hundreds of children
are impacted by their time at WorldSong Missions Place.
But it's not just the campers who experience life change.
Camp staffers, typically in late high school or college,
often sense God's call on their lives in a specific way
during their summer working at WorldSong.
- It's a beautiful thing when you've spent a summer here
being stretched and scared and tired,
but walk in step with the campers that are in your cabin.
It changes your life.
It changes who you are,
and you're able to hear God's calling in a different way
because you've had this experience.
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- [Narrator] Nick McMinn is one of those
whose call to missions and ministry
was shaped by his time as a WorldSong staffer.
- Definitely a spot where God was
equipping me and preparing me,
and like I didn't even see it,
but looking back now,
it's like, this time was such a good time of saying
get deeper in the word and strengthen yourself
so that you can be a better minister later.
- [Narrator] Sonali Albus grew up going to WorldSong.
She gained an entirely new perspective
when she served on staff during college.
- Gonna get to pour into children and show them God's love,
but also you're gonna be poured into
by just the other staff members,
the people that work on the state level,
and all the other people
that pray for you and encourage you.
And you're also gonna get to do fun outdoorsy things,
act crazy and sing songs,
and act like you have lost your mind
jumping around to these songs.
And the campers are gonna love it,
you're gonna love it,
and it'll be some of the best moments you create
in this time of your life.
- Just to see or to track
the list of the different cabin leaders that went on
to serve in a different area,
or they felt called to full-time ministry
and where they are now,
that legacy of service and investment is just a joy,
and it's amazing what God can do.
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- Thank you doesn't feel like enough.
You don't realize the impact that it has.
People think of giving to missions,
to giving to people in like either Spain
or Thailand or China or something,
and yes, we need those,
but there are people here that desperately need the Gospel.
- [Trish] Thank you so much for your gifts
to the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering.
Because you give, we're able to bring campers
to sit in the seats in this chapel and hear God's word,
and listen and pray,
and just be transformed for those that say yes to Jesus.
- There's so many stories that you could hear
about people getting saved
or being called to the mission field at camp,
and I just think it's really cool
that people from all over the state
get to help be a part of it.
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