She looked ALIVE!
From Rachel, a Camp LELA volunteer...
Katya, my wonderful Katya, is an 8 year old girl with autism who is incredibly smart, but cannot talk. Her mom was desperate for her to attend camp as she hasn't been able to communicate in any way with her child for the last 8 years. This is frustrating for Katya and she is often violent and just drags people to what she wants.The girl that could not communicate at the start of the week, left camp with the ability to use picture communication tools, sign language, and even started to copy some verbal communication. God is good and powerful, even situations which seem hopeless can work out for good when God is in the center. When I handed Katya back to her mom on Friday afternoon with tears in my eyes, her mom said it was the first time she has ever been able to communicate with her child and the first time she has ever looked ALIVE, what an incredible way to show the love of God to a family.