Final Rec. Scores
Ingimar-Team Nimvid (Heather) 10th Place
Thorlak-Team Sveld (Pam) 7th Place
Ingimar-Team Gwinst (Kathy) 6th Place
Thorlak-Team Blarg (Justin & Jay) 3rd Place
Thorlak-Team Ernst (Erock & PD) 1st Place
Friday, August 17, 2007
Friday Night
Final Rec. Scores
Ingimar-Team Nimvid (Heather) 10th Place
Thorlak-Team Sveld (Pam) 7th Place
Ingimar-Team Gwinst (Kathy) 6th Place
Thorlak-Team Blarg (Justin & Jay) 3rd Place
Thorlak-Team Ernst (Erock & PD) 1st Place
Friday Afternoon
Hey friends and families! It’s our last full day here, and what an amazing week it has been! The majority of our kids are going to do the High Adventure ropes course a little later today… I think I’ll use the time to take a short nap; Oliver and I had a long day yesterday. Oliver’s eye got a pretty serious scratch on Wednesday evening, and we had to drive down to the hospital in Fresno yesterday to get him some medical attention. After 3 ½ hours in the ER (mostly spent waiting around for different doctors to show up), we were released into the waiting room, but unfortunately the injury was serious enough that Oliver couldn’t return back to camp. He’s back in Walnut Creek now, and will need to spend a full week in bed recovering. The pain has pretty much subsided and he’s doing a lot better now, but he’d definitely appreciate your prayers for a quick and full recovery; it was a pretty scary experience.
We (the counselors) have had the opportunity to meet with each camper individually by now, and it’s been awesome to get to know these guys, discuss the more important matters of life with them, and pray together. Small groups have been going well too, especially now as everyone is growing closer together and feeling more comfortable and trusting of each other. Our small group has had two of our night small group meetings outside, and have been blessed by amazing displays of God’s glory. There’s not much light pollution up here, so the stars shine with amazing clarity, plus there’s been a meteor shower this week, so the view at night is truly breathtaking.
Your prayers, letters, and e-mails have really been appreciated, and it’d be great if you would be praying for all the kids as they transition back into school in the coming few weeks, that they will uphold the commitments they’ve made, and continue to be as excited about their relationships with the Lord as they have been this week. See you soon!
Love,
Jay
We (the counselors) have had the opportunity to meet with each camper individually by now, and it’s been awesome to get to know these guys, discuss the more important matters of life with them, and pray together. Small groups have been going well too, especially now as everyone is growing closer together and feeling more comfortable and trusting of each other. Our small group has had two of our night small group meetings outside, and have been blessed by amazing displays of God’s glory. There’s not much light pollution up here, so the stars shine with amazing clarity, plus there’s been a meteor shower this week, so the view at night is truly breathtaking.
Your prayers, letters, and e-mails have really been appreciated, and it’d be great if you would be praying for all the kids as they transition back into school in the coming few weeks, that they will uphold the commitments they’ve made, and continue to be as excited about their relationships with the Lord as they have been this week. See you soon!
Love,
Jay
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Thursday Afternoon
Hello Family of Faith,
Thursday afternoon is just ending. It has been a great day and a great week. We started this morning with an extra hour of sleep, woo hoo! I woke up early and so had some quiet time for myself. We have all been memorizing God’s word this week. Not only are we hiding these precious words in our hearts to benefit our spirits as we face challenges in our lives, we also get team points!!! One of the shorter passages is Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. (and women, too) It teaches us to say “no” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. In the evening we have small group discussions to see how these words apply to our present lives. These talks have been great with everyone sharing their thoughts. God is alive and well and speaking to us here through his beautiful creation, music, worship, drama, and the Bible.
So, did we spend the whole day in quiet meditation, praying, memorizing scripture and sipping lattes? NO,NO,NO!!! we had a little activity called dye wars!! The camp is divided into two teams as you may already know. Everyone showed up on the field wearing a white T-shirts. Each team had three 55 gallon drums of colored water, either green or red. Campers were given little cups and counselors got huge glasses that we used to fill with colored dye and throw at each other. It was rather wet, wild, and very noisy. There is a time and place for every purpose under the sun.
Love to all,
Pam
Thursday afternoon is just ending. It has been a great day and a great week. We started this morning with an extra hour of sleep, woo hoo! I woke up early and so had some quiet time for myself. We have all been memorizing God’s word this week. Not only are we hiding these precious words in our hearts to benefit our spirits as we face challenges in our lives, we also get team points!!! One of the shorter passages is Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. (and women, too) It teaches us to say “no” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. In the evening we have small group discussions to see how these words apply to our present lives. These talks have been great with everyone sharing their thoughts. God is alive and well and speaking to us here through his beautiful creation, music, worship, drama, and the Bible.
So, did we spend the whole day in quiet meditation, praying, memorizing scripture and sipping lattes? NO,NO,NO!!! we had a little activity called dye wars!! The camp is divided into two teams as you may already know. Everyone showed up on the field wearing a white T-shirts. Each team had three 55 gallon drums of colored water, either green or red. Campers were given little cups and counselors got huge glasses that we used to fill with colored dye and throw at each other. It was rather wet, wild, and very noisy. There is a time and place for every purpose under the sun.
Love to all,
Pam
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Wednesday Afternoon
Wow! Wednesday afternoon already, I can’t believe it! Things are going great! All of the kids are healthy and having a great time! So are the adults of course!! See the pictures for yourself.
So last night was the belly flop competition at the pond! Its great fun!! There is a camper round and a counselor round. The count goes like this, “One-Belly-Belly, Two-Floppy-Floppy, THREE!!!” Then the belly flopper takes the plunge on this big rope swing, and does the best they can at belly flopping from probably 15 feet up in the air. There were some amazing belly flops! You could feel their pain when they landed. My team placed 1st in the camper round. Erock’s and Heather’s team took 1st and 2nd in the counselor rounds respectively. The blob contest was another one of the competitions. The blob is a big balloon basically where a camper sits on one end, and the counselor jumps down from 10 feet up on the other end and launches the kids into the pond!! It was great!!!
Last night’s Chapel was a powerful experience! It was decision night. Dathan Brown presented the gospel and at the end of chapel, the kids get the opportunity to ask Christ into their heart for the first time. We had 2 girls and 3 guys accept Christ for the first time! I can’t articulate in words what an experience it is to see these kids do this, but it’s a very touching experience. I thought it was really special too because we had some of their peers stick around to congratulate them and support them in their decision. God is amazing, and it’s so wonderful to watch how he works through people! It just goes to show you that it doesn’t matter how old you are, but God has a plan for all of us, and uses all of us no matter what age we are.
Today has been fun! My team has risen in the standings from 8th to 5th, and PD’s team moved up from 2nd to 1st. I think Pam’s team is in 7th. Another part of recreation is cabin clean up. My cabin and PD’s cabin tied for 1st on cabin clean up this morning!! Go Saint Matthew’s!!
This morning’s chapel we got to hear from Luke Everett. He runs a school for the deaf in Mexico. His main point is that God has a purpose for all of us. At the end of his talk he did a song in sign language. It was pretty cool.
And to wrap up this entry in today’s blog, I just got back from the lake. Kathy, Pam, and myself took a bunch of kids and went kayaking, canoeing, and boating on the lake for about an hour! It was a lot of fun. The views from the lake are so incredible. You’ve got the trees, the lake, the camp, and the mountains. You often find yourself staring off at the beauty and you just lose yourself in thought or just plain daydreaming.
Well, it is now dinnertime, so I am going to sign off for now. You all know me well enough to know that I don’t miss meals!! ☺ I hope you are all doing well back home! Continue praying for all of the kids and adults for health, safety, and changed lives.
In Him,
-Justin “Bayne”
So last night was the belly flop competition at the pond! Its great fun!! There is a camper round and a counselor round. The count goes like this, “One-Belly-Belly, Two-Floppy-Floppy, THREE!!!” Then the belly flopper takes the plunge on this big rope swing, and does the best they can at belly flopping from probably 15 feet up in the air. There were some amazing belly flops! You could feel their pain when they landed. My team placed 1st in the camper round. Erock’s and Heather’s team took 1st and 2nd in the counselor rounds respectively. The blob contest was another one of the competitions. The blob is a big balloon basically where a camper sits on one end, and the counselor jumps down from 10 feet up on the other end and launches the kids into the pond!! It was great!!!
Last night’s Chapel was a powerful experience! It was decision night. Dathan Brown presented the gospel and at the end of chapel, the kids get the opportunity to ask Christ into their heart for the first time. We had 2 girls and 3 guys accept Christ for the first time! I can’t articulate in words what an experience it is to see these kids do this, but it’s a very touching experience. I thought it was really special too because we had some of their peers stick around to congratulate them and support them in their decision. God is amazing, and it’s so wonderful to watch how he works through people! It just goes to show you that it doesn’t matter how old you are, but God has a plan for all of us, and uses all of us no matter what age we are.
Today has been fun! My team has risen in the standings from 8th to 5th, and PD’s team moved up from 2nd to 1st. I think Pam’s team is in 7th. Another part of recreation is cabin clean up. My cabin and PD’s cabin tied for 1st on cabin clean up this morning!! Go Saint Matthew’s!!
This morning’s chapel we got to hear from Luke Everett. He runs a school for the deaf in Mexico. His main point is that God has a purpose for all of us. At the end of his talk he did a song in sign language. It was pretty cool.
And to wrap up this entry in today’s blog, I just got back from the lake. Kathy, Pam, and myself took a bunch of kids and went kayaking, canoeing, and boating on the lake for about an hour! It was a lot of fun. The views from the lake are so incredible. You’ve got the trees, the lake, the camp, and the mountains. You often find yourself staring off at the beauty and you just lose yourself in thought or just plain daydreaming.
Well, it is now dinnertime, so I am going to sign off for now. You all know me well enough to know that I don’t miss meals!! ☺ I hope you are all doing well back home! Continue praying for all of the kids and adults for health, safety, and changed lives.
In Him,
-Justin “Bayne”
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday Afternoon
The competition is starting to really heat up, of course team Ingimar is going to whomp Thorlak, despite their early lead (yes, Thorlak/Ernst, PD’s cabin is in second, Pam’s Thorlak/Sveld is in 5th, Justin’s Thorlak/Blarg is in 8th. But my Ingimar/Gwinst is going to climb from 6th to dominate for Ingimar!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Rachel is our secret weapon. Tonight is the Blob and Noah’s Nightmare competition. I think we have convinced Bayne that you can’t Blob someone with a broken fibula. Hopefully, we get some good pictures for you.
Today a bunch of the guys went to play paintball- huge smiles all around upon their return. It was tough to tell who was wearing more paint Anthony or Caden.
You can see from the pictures that the kids are having a great time. All of them! We have a number of kids who don’t attend regularly or are just starting mixed with the usual suspects, but they are all smiling, all talking and all connected. A real answer to prayer.
The speakers and actors have done an amazing job of bringing the story of Daniel from 600 BC, to the Viking era, then relating it to the present. The kids have been able to relate and identify areas where they can grow their own faith.
Hi to all the families that haven’t heard from their family members. Camp is fun, drinking plenty of water, food is fine.
Go Gwinst!
-Kathy
Today a bunch of the guys went to play paintball- huge smiles all around upon their return. It was tough to tell who was wearing more paint Anthony or Caden.
You can see from the pictures that the kids are having a great time. All of them! We have a number of kids who don’t attend regularly or are just starting mixed with the usual suspects, but they are all smiling, all talking and all connected. A real answer to prayer.
The speakers and actors have done an amazing job of bringing the story of Daniel from 600 BC, to the Viking era, then relating it to the present. The kids have been able to relate and identify areas where they can grow their own faith.
Hi to all the families that haven’t heard from their family members. Camp is fun, drinking plenty of water, food is fine.
Go Gwinst!
-Kathy
Monday, August 13, 2007
Monday Night
Hey Guys!!!! Camp is neat! It’s been so much fun except for all the crazy middle school kids here. I keep telling the other counselors that camp would be so much easier if there were no kids here. Just kidding. The kids are awesome although crazy. The guys are pretty much all in one cabin with one partial wall that separates our group.
We had a pretty late night last night but today has been great so far. In chapel this morning we dove into the story of Daniel when the staff did a pretty goofy Viking rendition of the beginning of Daniel’s story.
Recreation got kicked off today as well with some relay games. We got some pictures of that so check those out.
During free time some kids rented canoes and kayaks and went out on the lake. I spent a good deal of time on the pond going off Noah’s Nightmare (a giant rope swing) and launching some kids off the blob. Kathy and Pam got some great pictures of some of the kids so check those out as well. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to what God is going to do in the kid’s lives this week. It will be amazing to see. It’s just the first full day and we are already starting to have some good discussions with the kids. So now we are about to head to dinner and have some of the most delicious food I’ve ever eaten in my life (sarcasm). I hope that everything is going well back home. Please pray that God will do amazing things in kid’s lives, which I know He will. Thanks. BYE GUYS!!!!!!!!!
-Erock
We had a pretty late night last night but today has been great so far. In chapel this morning we dove into the story of Daniel when the staff did a pretty goofy Viking rendition of the beginning of Daniel’s story.
Recreation got kicked off today as well with some relay games. We got some pictures of that so check those out.
During free time some kids rented canoes and kayaks and went out on the lake. I spent a good deal of time on the pond going off Noah’s Nightmare (a giant rope swing) and launching some kids off the blob. Kathy and Pam got some great pictures of some of the kids so check those out as well. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to what God is going to do in the kid’s lives this week. It will be amazing to see. It’s just the first full day and we are already starting to have some good discussions with the kids. So now we are about to head to dinner and have some of the most delicious food I’ve ever eaten in my life (sarcasm). I hope that everything is going well back home. Please pray that God will do amazing things in kid’s lives, which I know He will. Thanks. BYE GUYS!!!!!!!!!
-Erock
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Sunday Night
It was a nice and uneventful ride and we made it up safely to Hume Lake by 3 pm and got checked in, went to our cabins and most of us went swimming.
This year there is a new worship band called Chasing Cadence. They started off our opening chapel with a powerful high-spirited worship set.
This week's speaker is Dathan Brown (no relation to Chris who spoke during the high schooler’s week in Ponderosa) who is the youth pastor at EV Free Church in Fullerton, CA. For the first time Hume has a universal theme (Isola: Alone at the End of the World). So the middle schoolers are also looking at the story of Daniel. Dathan challenged the students to be more like Daniel and stand alone when needed and to not just be a part of the crowd.
The opener was amazing (we had a lot better seats than the week the high schoolers were at Ponderosa). This year the opener was held out at the pond (behind the Ark in Meadow Ranch). The setting was a peasant village that ended up being besieged by Vikings. Mandy Klem (one of the Hume staff from Saint Matthew) was one of the village peasants and Aaron Davidson (one of the Hume staff also from Saint Matthew) set a guy on fire up on Noah’s Nightmare (the rope swing platform) and shot flaming arrows at the Viking long boat. It was pretty spectacular. All of our students, who wanted, got signed up for Paintball and High Adventure.
Well I’m off to the Youth Pastor’s meeting. We'll post some pictures tomorrow.
PD et al.
This year there is a new worship band called Chasing Cadence. They started off our opening chapel with a powerful high-spirited worship set.
This week's speaker is Dathan Brown (no relation to Chris who spoke during the high schooler’s week in Ponderosa) who is the youth pastor at EV Free Church in Fullerton, CA. For the first time Hume has a universal theme (Isola: Alone at the End of the World). So the middle schoolers are also looking at the story of Daniel. Dathan challenged the students to be more like Daniel and stand alone when needed and to not just be a part of the crowd.
The opener was amazing (we had a lot better seats than the week the high schoolers were at Ponderosa). This year the opener was held out at the pond (behind the Ark in Meadow Ranch). The setting was a peasant village that ended up being besieged by Vikings. Mandy Klem (one of the Hume staff from Saint Matthew) was one of the village peasants and Aaron Davidson (one of the Hume staff also from Saint Matthew) set a guy on fire up on Noah’s Nightmare (the rope swing platform) and shot flaming arrows at the Viking long boat. It was pretty spectacular. All of our students, who wanted, got signed up for Paintball and High Adventure.
Well I’m off to the Youth Pastor’s meeting. We'll post some pictures tomorrow.
PD et al.
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