We made it through hump day! Today actually may have been my favorite day of camp; it was a lot of fun. Our major activities today were orienteering and archery. The kids are definitely starting to warm up to us. They are comfortable playing with us, climbing on us, and are even beginning to share their hearts and thoughts with us. In one of the small groups today a camper asked "Why did the Romans put Jesus to death?". This led to similar questions such as, "Why did Jesus have to die?". The kids are curious and quickly soaking up the message that Mr. Dan has for them hidden beneath his "Juli-with-an-i" stories. Through these stories we talked about God's Sovereignty and how God has a plan even when bad things happen. After this story, one little girl explained, between tears, to Mrs. Phyllis that her dog had died, which made her sad, but she knew that God had a plan. Pray that we will continue to have conversations like this the next two days. The rest of our day was spent preparing for tomorrow's family dinner. We have invited the families of the campers to join us for dinner so that they can learn about what their kids have done this week and we can connect them with Christ the Redeemer church. There is a lot that needs to be done in the time between camp and the dinner tomorrow. Please pray for that transition time, that it will be smooth and there will be a place to put everything. Everyone is nervous about exactly how that will work out. Also, pray that schedules are freed so that the families will be able to make it. Thanks again for all of your prayers!
