We woke up to beautiful weather for the first full day of
camp. We had a breakfast of pancakes and sausage. After this comes the table
inspection. The camper's tables are inspected to make sure that the tables are
clean and that there is nothing on the floor around the tables. The losers stay
and clean the dining hall the winners get the coveted tiki. Paige Denney's won
the table award. We then go outside for a flag talk that was given by Justin
Morgan, and the youngest campers raise the flag as the rest of us say the
pledge of allegiance. The campers and their counselors then go to clean their
cabins, while the staff meet to discuss the different activities of the day and
then we spend time praying over each child by name.
The Grow Up theme was started on day one by Big Faith based
on Matthew 8:1-10. Russ showed a video of him skydiving on his fiftieth
birthday. He was in a skydiving tandem and had Big Faith in the experienced instructor
that was jumping with him. The younger campers were blindfolded and had to show
their faith in a partner that was leading them.
After the devotionals and classes, it is time for lunch. One
of the things that happens at lunch is the awarding of the golden broom. It is
good to have Chad Herndon back to award the golden broom. He sure knows how to
raise the appropriate level of excitement at the prospect of winning the golden
broom. He also gives advice on how to win the golden broom. For instance bribes
are gladly accepted and help a cabin to be looked upon favorably. Grace Phillips'
cabin won the golden broom for the girls and Michael Clinger's cabin won the
golden broom for the boys. The losing
cabins get to clean the bathhouses.
After lunch, the older campers went on the hike to the
nature center. This hike includes crossing the swinging bridge, and a chance to
go into the air conditioned nature center and watch a movie such as the Lorax.
The younger campers worked on their floats in crafts. There are red wagons that
will be used to pull the floats and the floats will be used in some fourth of
July activities that have been planned.
After the older campers got back from the hike, it started
raining, so the decision was made to have free time and postpone the older
campers craft time and the younger camper hikes. One of the good things about
having experienced leadership and staff at camp is that they have experienced
all sorts of weather challenges and know how to respond to them.
Later in the afternoon, the skies cleared and the younger
campers went on the nature center hike, and the older campers went to crafts to
work on their floats.
Tonight athletics started. The softball and volleyball games
got underway in a light rain but the rain cleared soon after the games started.
These are not athletics in the usual sense of the word, but are games that
include everyone of every skill level. You would be proud of how you children
conduct themselves during the games.
The activities tonight were some classic movies. They showed
1940s era cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Chad and Dustin spent some time
after each cartoon drawing some interesting moral stories from the cartoons.
The night ended with a devotional and again you would be
proud of the way your children
participate in the nightly devotional.
This ends a first full day of camp. The campers are off to
their cabins to get ready for another day of camp.
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