Sports Camp
Well it's been a great week. This past week has been sports camp which Amigo does in cooperation with Bethany Christian Schools, meaning we run an almost normal week of camp only instead of doing the usual camp activities, the kids choose between volleyball, soccer, and basketball which the Bethany coaches run. I've been helping out with volleyball which has been great. It's been too long since I've played and it was fun to play with my highschool coach.

Camper numbers are very low, so I'm the counselor of the only girls cabin this week while the other female counselors are staying in a staff cabin. At first I was slightly dissapointed that I wouldn't be able to hang out in the staff cabin, but I have a wonderful group of girls and they've been so much fun. They all love to sing (along with myself and the other staff in my cabin), so we worked up two acts for the talent show last night, after which we spent a good deal of time hanging out in the handicapped shower and singing four part harmony together. All six of my campers will be 7th-9th graders next year, so they're the oldest I've had. I thought at the beginning of the summer that I'd enjoy the younger ones better, but getting five 8-year-olds places on time and to bed, reminding them to brush their teeth, and keeping them out of trouble and at peace with eachother all while trying to maintain a happy and calm attitude proves to be quite stressful at times. It almost feels like a week off, as my girls can for the most part take care of themselves, and I can be more of just a friend.

This week it rained! Praise the Lord. It wasn't much, but it helped. The lake is very low right now which makes boating more difficult, and the deep end of our swim area only comes up to the kids shoulders. The rain also now allows us to drive up the drive or walk up certain paths without leaving a trail of dust clouds behind us. Although when I made my choice of where to spend the summer I was slightly dissapointed that I'd only be going to Michigan and not somewhere beautiful like Colorado or Oregon, I've been marveling at how beautiful our little area of Michigan can be. It may not be the coastal mountain range, but it sure is a nice change from Goshen, IN, and it turns out the beauty of God's creation stretches all over. When I go home, it's even nice to look at the cornfields sometimes...

The first few weekends I went back to Goshen to spend some time at home and hang out with friends, but the last three I've stuck around up here. The summer staff is a great group of people, and even though we're at an empty camp and the closest town doesn't have too much entertainment, we've managed to have fun. After we send this group of campers home this evening, I'm looking forward to my last weekend with the summer staff before we head into our last week of camp together. Well I'm on break right now and I think I'll go use the rest of it in an attempt to supplement the lack of sleep I got last night. May you enjoy the weekend as well! God bless.
Posted at 11:29 #