I hope you and your family enjoyed our last night of Base Camp 2016 on Friday! Family Night is always a highlight for us we get to know your families a bit and share all the fun and learning from this week. Tonight we concluded our Olympic games with the Chicken Toss. There was some especially good tossing by Team Brazil who took Bronze and … [Read more...]
Worth IT?!
Have you ever had to do something really, really hard? Have you ever wondered if it is worth it? I was late this evening to our Olympic Events, and listened in on our 5th grade girls to see what I may have missed during teaching time. Meagan, one of their leaders, used verses like 1 Timothy 4:7-8 to help talk with them about enduring the race to … [Read more...]
Getting to the Big Picture
Base Camp 2016 continues to keep us on our toes as we have fun and learn about God through Paul’s race. Tonight I joined our oldest, 6th and 7th grade campers with Mr. Scott C. We talked about how Paul shared all about Jesus with the people of Athens, Greece, and ultimately what we need to know about Jesus too! The big picture shows us how … [Read more...]
The Excitement Continues!
Singing, dancing, learning, snacking, playing - what didn’t we do tonight at Paul’s Race - Base Camp 2016? I hope you all had fun as I know all your staff did! What was your favorite part? I had a chance tonight to hang out with our youngest campers, Miss Shirley, and our puppet friends. Miss Shirley started the evening by asking some … [Read more...]
Let the Games Begin!
Wow! Our first night of Base Camp 2016 - Paul’s Race is over already! The time just seemed to fly by, but I must admit to being a bit tired after all the fun. I don’t think, though, that I am as exhausted as our torchbearer! It was quite a run he made! Why do you think he did it? Didn’t he look tired? Didn’t it look hard? Why do something … [Read more...]