Thursday again started out like the rest of them... Bible study, breakfast and seminars. After seminars we were invited to participate in the legendary Surf City Regatta. The Regatta is an "anything the floats" boat build-off where teams make a boat and perform in a parade to show off their team pride. Then the boats are walked to the lake where we have a boat race to see which teams have leaders who are engineers...I mean,... which kids had the best boat building ideas. :) This year we had a strong showing. Our boat had a rough start... unfortunately I didn't have enough time to give a quick lesson in how to use a canoe paddle to steer, but what Sadie Lee and Hannah Steffey lacked in navigation they made up for in strength. The boat came back and ended up in second place. I'm just happy we didn't have another Titanic incident.
After Lunch the rain came... and didn't stop. However the best part about being at camp is that we won't let the rain stop us... it only makes middle school boy's shoes smell like death. Even with the rain stinging them in their faces Chais and Alex endured tubing. Even with the rain turning Brenden and Timmy into living sand sculptures... they dominated in the Gaga Pit. Even with the rain soaking Kaylee and Abby to their core... they went out for another round on the Battle Barge. I however, with the smart kids, sat on the covered porch and played Uno. But don't worry, your kids weren't left unattended to fend for themselves... I took one for the team and let Jordan Fuller "enjoy" the fun in the rain.
That evening in Club Jayson shared with us the story of Jacob and Esau. Jayson talked to the kids about how Esau was so blinded by his own desires that he was willing to sell his birthright for a measly bowl of beans. Unfortunately, so many of us do the same thing everyday... we give up what's most important to meet a presumed immediate "need" without thinking it through and seeing what it could cost us. We challenged students to make wise decisions because it's not worth selling a birthright for a bowl of beans. In life you can either be part of the problem or part of the solution. God sacrificed His Son so each and every one of us could be part of the solution.
We ended the night with a whole bunch of great activities like scaling the indoor climbing wall (Jessica Farra crushed it), dancing for hours, and a highly competitive dodgeball tournament. Our team, "Chocolate Milk" went all the way to the championship game but lost to a team who the kids referred to as being "juiced up!" HAHAHA!
Well,... it was a great week. I hope that these kids will go home and apply all that they've learned. We will be home late.
I also wanted to let you know that in order to help these kids continue to grow and apply these truths to their lives we will be kicking off some incredible environments this fall. Students in 6th-8th grade will be going to Transit on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8:30. Students in 9th-12th grade will be going to InsideOut on Sunday nights from 7:00-9:00. If you have any questions feel free to contact me: rob.gage@northbridge.org
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