Day Three - A Birthday Bash and Much More

Top: Prince Moses, an Egyptian (played by campers)
and Sue watch as a Hebrew slave (camper) works.
Bottom: Moses, flees Egypt, no longer a prince.

The early life of Moses has many connection points for our campers, most of whom are foster children. This morning during J-Zone teacher Sue Carpenter continues the discussion of Moses, an adopted Hewbrew baby, later grew to be one of the princes of Egypt. Knowing his Hebrew roots, Moses sought out the people of his birth family to learned more about them.   One day seeing an Egyptian beating one of the Hebrew slaves, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand, which angered the Pharaoh.

The pyramids of Egypt, or a close facsimile 

Tomorrow we learn about the consequences of his actions and where God takes him from this moment on.

Camp mascot Kid Royale encourages positive interactions, like sharing and being kind, by awarding prizes for "Acts of Kindness" to the campers.  Usually the prizes are themed with the Bible story of  the week, for this camp, the story of Moses.  To support the story, Kid Royale is handing out stuffed frogs.

Kid Royale with one of his frog prizes eyeing a new sign added to his puppet stage. The sign reads,
" Frog parking only. All others will be toad." Pretty sure this is the work of Sue.

 

During camp we like to celebrate all of the campers' birthdays. To accomplish this, the camp and staff throw a big birthday party, announce every campers' birth month, and then watch as the campers tear into their presents. The party wraps up with dinner and cupcakes. 

Birthday presents wrapped and ready for the campers

Uncle Bill and Aunt Kim distribute the gifts.

The final event of the day is the Give it a Go Show, where campers can share their many talents.  This year we had singers, musicians, mathematicians, dancers, face painters, artist, and magicians.  All were cheered on and applauded for their performances.   Our camp is a safe place to take a chance and "Give it a Go".  

Camp Buddies (counselors) share their talents with a song

The smiles of the campers as they left the stage indicated they had a lot of fun and a great night.  We're looking for another fun filled day tomorrow.