We started out our day (June 22) at 7am with a voluntary hike up the ridge. I am so pleased to say that we had all 17 campers hike with us this morning! Parents, be proud because us staff are still struggling with the steepness of the hike, and your kids did it in a breeze! We will see how many we still have volunteering to hike at 7am on Friday morning as we go through out the week :o).
After the hike, we honored our country with the raising of our flag and reciting the pledge of allegiance. From there we moved on down to the field to play some intense tug-o-war. It was a great way to get our energy flowing, and our bellies ready for some delicious breakfast! Every meal we gather together outside of the dining hall and begin with a ridiculously hilarious camp song led by Joni (Assistant program director.) After our song we say a prayer for our food and then proceed with our meal.
After we all worked hard at cleaning up our cabins, we listened to Pastor Jim share in chapel. Pastor Jim is an amaing artist and is sharing with us the story of Pilgrim's Progress as he illustrates the story simultaneously.
Post chapel, we all scattered to our various skillbuilder activities. I (Naomi King-Counselor) head up the climbing wall with Cassie (counselor) and had the privilege of teaching 6 campers the basics on how to climb and belay safely. I believe the other skill builder activity was arts and crafts. Based on the beaded bracelets and necklaces I have seen around, I think they had a pretty rockin time! Encourage your kids to share with you what they have learned in their skill builders when you see them on Friday. They will be proud of the knowledge they have gained!
From there we enjoyed some time in the camp store, and headed up to the dining hall for lunch. At lunch they announced the winner of the grimmer (cleanest cabin) award. Cabin "Hulk" received the grimmer for the day with the "Peace Peeps" coming in a close second! This trophy awards the cabin first in line at breakfast tomorrow morning! After lunch we enjoyed some nice relaxation time on our bunks. Most of my girls spent their time writing letters to you all (parents) and asking me how soon they can write a second one after the first gets there! (See, they do miss you!!) We enjoyed some amazing sunshine and went to our second skill builder activities, and then played several variations of tag. Who knew there could be so many?! This was a great way to spend some of that bottled up energy that 9 and 10 year olds can so easily keep hidden.
After playing hard all afternoon, we saluted the flag as it was lowered and once more entered the dining hall for a delicious dinner! We studied a few Bible verses that Pastor Jim challenged us with, and then hit the field again for some more games. This time we played some intense dodgeball that came to be a big hit! The kids were so into it that it started raining on us and they barely even noticed!
So now we are enjoying the rest of our evening with some reoccuring Montana summer rain, and preparing for an indoor fireside tonight. Thank you all for entrusting us with your wonderful children for the week. We are doing everything in our power to care for them in a safe, Christ-like manor. Keep checking back for more posts from other staff members throughout the week! Blessings be with you all!
Naomi King
"Powerful Panda Peace Peeps" Counselor
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