A little more colder and a little more wetter...

(It is not feeling like summer camp right now! I am sitting in the back of Randy's van with the doors opened so that I can stay dry and the satellite modem can see the open sky. It is cold!)

We have now finished our first full day of camp – well, almost finished. I still hear the boys in the room above running around and laughing. /These kids know how to enjoy themselves!

Our large group and small group times today focused on the subject of acceptance. Our teaching goal was that the children would come to understand that God created them and loves them just as they are – regardless of how they may view themselves.

It has rained on-and-off for most of the day. Along with the rain came some very cool temperatures. We don’t quite have the weather channel here so I am guessing that the temperatures were in the low 60s today (for the high) and even colder if you got rained on!

The weather changed some of our recreation plans but that all came together when we got the 5 foot ball filled with air. Some of the team spent a large amount of time using a small compressor to air the ball but we finished airing it up the old-fashioned way – by using our own hot air. We placed a 1/2” piece of pvc pipe into the hole and took turns blowing in it. Within about 15 minutes it was game time!

I just need to tell you that we have some crazy team members. Lacie Martin is out-of-control! She had a break-away run toward the goal and then suddenly decided to jump on top of the ball and ride it. The ball won. Amanda Quinley would not be out-done. I am not sure where it came from but she came out like a crazy woman and she was knocking people everywhere! David Galat was all over the place, too. Even Randy and Debbie were involved in the craziness.

I've got some photos to send but the modem is working very, very slow tonight and I am very, very cold so I'll try sending them tomorrow. You might call me a sissy but some stray dog just came up to the van and helped convince me that it is time to get some sleep! :) Did I tell you it is cold????