Surf City 2014 Day 5

I can't believe it's already Friday and in just a few short hours we will be packing up and heading home. It was an incredible week and I'm sure these students will come home with lots of stories to tell.

Yesterday started out like all the others with Bible study, breakfast and then our morning seminar. After that we headed out to compete in the longest standing tradition in the history of Surf City...the Regatta! Teams come together to design and build a boat. Teams then plan out a parade to show off their creation and finally we compete in a race. It was a great time and we had FUN! It doesn't matter that we came in last place...because we had FUN! :) Although I will say...I did see some cheating...but it doesn't matter because we had FUN!

After a break for lunch, some of our group went horseback riding and the rest spent some time at the waterfront playing some full-contact water basketball or getting a final ride on the tubes. After a long day in the sun, we had a delicious dinner at the dining hall that was interrupted by the announcement that it was Justin's birthday and the group proceeded to pick him up, take him outside and then throw him in the lake. It was especially hilarious watching Justin run out of the lake after everyone to give wet hugs.

Later that evening we went to club. We were all excited to see that Putt and Putt were able to rescue their caddy, Cups from the gopher and in front of the x-games commissioner...they were able to sink the most incredible and extreme trick shot any of us had ever seen! Mark also shared with the students last night the fact that Jesus didn't just die, but rose again so that we could experience the life He wants for us...and because of that we can choose whether or not we let things get in the way. We have the ability to live an extraordinary life because we have been rescued. What great news!

The evening ended with an over-the-top lip-syncing competition where a lot of our students took the stage and rocked it! Austin got up in front of camp and did his own lip-sync version of Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Gone" and Corey did a killer version of Fall Out Boy's, "Light'em Up."
I had no idea that so many of our students had the nerves to get on stage and act as ridiculous as they did. It was quite a sight to see.

That's all for now, we will be headed home to all of you this evening. Thanks for your prayers and support. It was an amazing week.