(pictured left) had captured a caterpillar in his bug jar and was on the hunt for a prize dragonfly to add to the collection. He was awfully proud of his caterpillar and was eager to show it off. The capture gave him a great sense of achievement.
Today was also the first day we brought out
the jumping house for the campers to play in. It always brings some fun to the party. The campers were very creative as they played in the house. They weren’t just content to jump but decided to make up games to play while they were in the house.
Camp runs on a schedule to make sure we can get to all of the activities during the
day. First up on the schedule is Breakfast Club. Breakfast Club helps us start the day out right with music, games, and object lessons. We had an introduction to a story with Hannah and Ricco, two friendly puppets who are facing many of the challenges our campers face. Each day we have an installment in the story and in today’s installment Ricco talks with Hannah about wanting to try out for the baseball team. Even with Hannah’s encouragement, Ricco is afraid to try out for the team because of his fear of not being chosen. In fact Ricco feels that he would not be chosen by many of the people in his life. Hannah ends the day’s skit with telling Ricco God demonstrates the he has chosen Ricco through the love God gives him. I’ll be sure to post each day’s installment so you can hear how the story progresses.
It was during Breakfast Club that I met one of our new campers. All of the children had been allowed to chose a new stuffed toy the night before and this little camper, a boy, had chosen the bull pictured left. I noticed that once he’d picked it out, he’d always had it in his possession as he went
about doing the camp activities. I asked him, “What’s your bull’s name?” and he told me and pointed out a few other things about his bull. As I started to turn my attention back to the object lesson, the camper continued on with more information. Not looking at me and staring intently at his bull he told me that his bull’s mother had died and that he was going to be the bull’s father. Whether this is his story or the story of someone who is close to him i don’t know, but his comment was a hard hitting reminder that while the Jump House and bug catching can be fun, we’re here for a deeper purpose which is to let’s these children who have been abuse, neglected or abandoned some time during their young lives, know that they are loved by God and of great value. This is why we are here.
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