Day Three - Birthday Bash, Sailing, And More

Some of today's teaching included the story of David and Goliath, the giant.  In this story we read that although David was a small boy, he was able to face the giant and with God's help defeat him.  Campers, buddies and staff members can face giant problems in our lives. We learned that with Jesus supporting us, we can face those giant issues head on. 

Goliath was described as being nearly 10 ft tall

Puppet stage sheep decorations 

This year's camp is centered around the Good Shepherd. Matthew 18 and John 10, speak of the Good Shepherd who will seek out one lost sheep.  In other passages we read that the sheep know the Shepherd's voice and follow him. We see this concept reinforced  in the object lessons as well as this year's drama. We all can  feel comforted that we can call on Jesus and ask for his help.

Sheepfold stage for the drama

No Idaho sheep camp would be complete without a
trusty sheepdog 

Campers were able to take a sailboat ride
around the lake

Today was our Birthday party for all of the campers. This has been a tradition of our camp for years.  Birthday gift bags filled with presents are distributed to each camper. Campers receive their gift bag when they are called to the front based on their birth month. When  all are center stage,  the rest of the campers  sing the "Happy Birthday" song to them.  We work our way from January to December.  Once everyone has their gift bag, they head out to the lawn to open their presents and see what they've received.   A Birthday cupcake is a part of dinner as well.

Rounding out the day is our Give It a Go Show. The Give it a Go Show  resembles America's Got Talent without judging the acts and Simon Cowell.  In fact each camper is encourage to choose something they can share and feel safe doing so, regardless of how off-beat it might be.   Many campers, sang, dance, told jokes, played the piano, or sang songs they wrote.  Along with the more traditional  acts were ones like the one where each contestant competes to see how many chips and hot sauce they could could eat in one minute.  Any act is good in our books. 

With this much activity in one day, our campers are likely to be tired and will get a good night's rest.