Dean blogging on Sunday after I got home. I'll try to catch you up by starting with Friday night as skit night. The kids made skits that had to have a popular game show theme. Pretty funny stuff. (One child decided he was going to be me and did this by shoving a volley ball up his camp t-shirt. Hmmm. subtle and funny) The staff presented awards to the kids for various accomplishments. i.e. best belly flop or the sweetest swimmer etc... I think you get the idea. Many parents had the opportunity to attend the event and the kids always have a good time with this.
The older campers got to stay up later than the younger campers, and make pizzas, watch a movie and take a scary walk in the woods on a full moon night. We finally got them to bed about 2:30 a.m.. They said that they had a great time.
CHECK OUT TIME.
Saturday morning came quickly. One of the kids said. "This week went by so fast. It seemed like only an hour." Yep, I would agree. The kids and the staff all pitched in and cleaned rooms and the campus. (btw the down side on a water balloon is that the broken balloon has to be picked up and we picked up alot of them.) Everything was mopped, washed and wiped down.
Hugs, email addresses and cell phone numbers were exchanged and the difficulties of saying good-bye and beginning to think about a "normal" life again have begun. As one child greeted her mom with....'Mom - I have a whole mouthful to tell you!"
If you don't know this I have to tell you that the children that you sent to camp are wonderful children of God. To be able to see the gifts and the love that God pours out on them, and in turn on those around them, is incredible. Each child of God - whether camper or staff - brought wonderful gifts to the camp. The interesting and entertaining mosaic that results clearly shows the finger prints of our Lord in all our lives.
Thank you again for bringing your children to camp it has been a Blessing for all of us.
