Prayers for Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp

As my European adventure comes to an end, I've been busy enjoying the finer parts of Parisian life, including (but not limited to):
-girls' nights out, including a trip to Favela Chic in Oberkampf, one of the coolest and most unpretentious places I've been in Paris
-afternoons in parks with new friends, involving a mandolin, a guitar, 1 Euro bottles of red wine, an American football, plus some of the cutest French kids on earth
-salades chevres chaudes and indulgent chocolate desserts with my girls
-rock climbing adventures with some Colorado boys (a taste of home...)
-one last Boca Mexa trip
-dressing up and making music videos with the girls of Chez Glacière, whom I will miss so much
-Paris in the rain...
-etc.

Despite all of the wonderful things I've been up to during my last week in Paris, some sad news has come to my attention (as well as my Facebook newsfeed)...my favorite place in the entire world is just 3 hours south of Denver in the Sangre de Cristo mountains outside of Westcliffe. Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp is where I've spent nearly every summer for the last 5 years. The staff is my family and it is as close to home as just about anything for me. They started their first week of camp on Sunday, and within an hour of the beginning of registration were forced to evacuate all 180 people on site, due to a forest fire blazing about 1/4 mile from camp. The staff have been super heroes and have kept camp running for all those kids, basing programing out of the Westcliffe High School gymnasium. The fire is still not contained and the behavior is considered "extreme" but the firefighters are working tirelessly to keep the site safe and as of right now no structures have been burned (Associated Press article).

If praying's your deal, then RTLC needs all you've got! This place is home for so many, and although buildings can and will be rebuilt, a little prayer never hurt anyone :) And if it's not your thing, then please, keep them in your thoughts and keep your fingers crossed for any sign of success any time soon.