Day Three – Boats, Birthdays And Assorted Other Activities

As promised in the previous day’s post, I wanted to give you an update on the story of Hannah and Ricco.  The plot took a sidetrack and  We heard from a new character today, LeeRoy.  LeeRoy finds it difficult to make decisions.  At the end, we learned that it is best  to use God’s values when making decisions rather than leaving the decision making up to chance.

The campers have continued to enjoy the good weather we’ve been having at camp. As is typical most afternoons, the campers went for a swim.  We have many water toys, with which  the

children can play.  The ring pictured here was a big hit today. Some of the campers and counselors were having a contest to see who could make it into the center of the ring by jumping into it from the dock.

 

Of course for those who didn’t feel like competing,

a casual swim was just the ticket for a relaxing time in the water.   If being in the water is not the campers’ thing, there’s always the option of sitting on the sandy beach and building a sandcastle.

Today had several special events for our campers. One of the host camp staff member took each of the campers for a speed boat ride.  It was quite a sight seeing the campers skimming across the smooth water in the boat and I noticed that each camper exited the boat with a huge smile on their faces.

Every year, we have a Birthday Party to celebrate each child birthday. Organizations from around the valley have  donated small toys and other items to fill the Birthday Boxes . At the Birthday party, we group the children by the month of their birth, call the children for that month up to the front of the gathering, and sing Happy Birthday to them.  They’re also given their Birthday Box and then the campers are asked to go back to their tables to wait (sometimes a little impatiently although who could blame them)  until everyone has received their Birthday Box. On cue, each camper excitedly opens their boxes to see what they’ve been given.  The party is topped off with dinner and cupcakes.

The final event of the evening was the Give It A Go Show. This is similar to a talent show, but we would rather say “Give it a go”

and pretty much anything goes at this show.  We had a Field Goal Kicker, which was on video since we’re indoors, pianist, puppeteers, singers, dancers, joker tellers, karate demonstrations….. the list goes on.  The Give It A Go Show is a safe environment to test out your skills and a place where you know you will always been cheered and receive a standing ovation.

It’s been another great day and we’re looking forward to what tomorrow holds for us.