At the club where I live in Puebla, we are organizing a summer camp for young people from first grade through second year of middle school. From the moment the idea came up, we were very excited about it because we knew it would be much more than just games and sports. It would be an opportunity for many children to grow closer to God, make good friends, and have an experience that could truly make a difference in their lives.

Everything began in May. Two friends and I started meeting to plan the project. For several weeks we worked on the schedule, designed the activities, organized the teams, and took care of countless details so that everything would be well prepared.

Once everything was ready, we began inviting families. We shared the information with different schools, made phone calls, sent messages, and spoke personally with many mothers. We were convinced that registrations would gradually begin to come in.

However, the days went by and almost nothing happened. The answers were usually the same: “I’ll think about it,” “Let me see,” or “I don’t think so this year.” Despite all the work and time we had invested, we still had no participants. Humanly speaking, it seemed that the project simply was not moving forward, and it was easy to become discouraged.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to approach it differently. Instead of thinking about new strategies or better ways to promote the camp, I decided to entrust it to Pedro, just as I had done before with other apostolic activities.

My prayer was very simple. I did not ask for a full camp or an extraordinary number of participants. I simply asked that we would have at least five children registered. What happened next surprised me.

That very day, in just two hours, we had ten children registered. After weeks with almost no results, seeing one registration after another come in filled me with joy. I felt that something had changed.

The following days were even more surprising. The same mothers who had shown little interest at first began to get excited about the camp. They asked questions, requested more information, and, without us asking them, started inviting other families. Little by little, their enthusiasm spread.

Now, with the summer camp about to begin, we have gone from having no registrations at all to having twenty children enrolled.

Some of my friends jokingly told me that I must have a great talent for marketing. I laughed too, but deep down I knew the explanation was different. It was Pedro.

He reminded me that when an intention is placed in God’s hands, it is never in vain. He taught me not to lose hope when things seem to be at a standstill and to keep trusting, even when, humanly speaking, there seems to be little reason to do so.

It may seem like a small favor—just a few registrations for a summer camp. But to me, it means much more. It means that twenty children will have the opportunity to grow closer to God, make good friends, and live days that, with God’s grace, may leave a lasting mark on their lives.

For this reason, I thank God for this favor, and I continue entrusting the summer camp to Pedro, asking that everything these children experience may bear much fruit

PC (Puebla, Mexico)

9 July 2026

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