Mid High/Sr High I Tuesday

Tuesday ended in exhausted campers, counselors, staff and resource people because it was so packed full of fun! In the morning we continued our discussion of God’s grace, and how it transforms our lives.  Some of us then wrote poems or short stories on the pontoon during rec classes, while others decorated flower pots, played Frisbee golf or went on a photography hike.  The afternoon was calmer, including some chill time where some played games and others watched some Peter Pan, followed by a little waterfront, a very refreshing break from the hot, hot weather we’re having.  After waterfront, we had a coffeehouse where we made Italian sodas and Chai teas while we played a few board games to get a respite from the heat.  Worship was brief and then we had dinner.

After dinner was the true manifestation of MacGyver day.  Crazy Deer (a semi-mythical creature who roams camp, munching on compost a stirring us from our slumber with his deep wheezing) assembled an army of deer and was planning to take over camp from his perch at Gruber’s Ridge, so each small group had to build a floatilla – a raft – to float their small group members from one side of the waterfront to the other to signify escaping Crazy Deer.   The trick is that they were only given 90 minutes in which to build it, because that’s how long it takes an army of deer to charge down the hill in an organized fashion, and they could only use 3 materials given to them.  The materials included funoodles, logs, a garbage can, and of course, duct tape.  I am proud to report that all groups were successful, and Crazy Deer was thwarted once again.

As a reward for such great work, after campfire we all headed up to Terry Field to watch Bruce Almighty, a film about grace and the power of God.  It was a very long day, but loads of fun, and we of course look forward to another!