5th and 6th Grade Camp Has Begun!

Another camp has started at YAA and it couldn't have started better. As campers arrived there was plenty of games going on and everyone was getting to know one another. As people got more comfortable with each other, we got into each of our cabins and came up for our cabin names. Here they are:

Guys' cabins: The Titans, Fast Food Guys, and the Justice Burritos (yeah... they're definitely guys)
Gals' cabins: Team Extreme, Silly Stallions, and Supersonic Sunshine Girls (yeah... definitely girls)

After having dinner, we had some games to get the excitement up. Eventually, we divided the campers up again into teams for our competition games. They come up with some other creative names:
Nation of Domination, Laughing Llamas, Matrix, and Pink Chickens
Make sure to ask your kids about all the cheers they came up with.

After having fun with a lot of tug-o-war games, we had a little free time and then went to Fireside. Fireside is a time where we have the staff put on some silly skits and then do some interactive worship songs. We then have Jerome and Harriet Jackson, our mission spotlight couple, tell stories about amazing things that missionaries do throughout the world. This week Jerome is talking about David Thompson, a missionary who grew up in Cambodia and did work in Gabon. Jerome is a excellent story teller and gets everyone on the edge of their sit. I had a very hard time following him.

I followed Jerome by telling everyone about the mission organization that we are supporting this summer. Each summer, YAA chooses a missions group to raise money for. Since our summer theme involves heroes, we wanted to support a mission that dealt with fighting injustice. The obvious choice was the International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM deals with civil injustice throughout the world. Things that range from slavery to women's rights, IJM has dealt with. They fight for those that do not know how to fight for themselves. Each week we present campers the opportunity to save a portion of their store money to give towards IJM. Its a great way for them to feel a part of something bigger. I look forward to sharing more stories as the week progresses.

Well, campers are starting to go to bed, and I hope to follow suit real soon. My name is David Denny and I am the Program Director at YAA. I love being able to schedule all the fun that your kids will have this week. I will ask a different counselor to talk about their day so you can get different perspectives on what is going each day. I hope you enjoy what they have to say. God Bless and we look forward to seeing all you parents later this week.

David