Tues Night

The day started off again with the kids up and ready for another full day of adventures. After breakfast we went to chapel to see more of the continuing story of the Israelites.
After that the staff broke us up into smaller groups and took us on a short hike and where they shared more about the tabernacle and how the Israelites had limited access to God, but through Jesus we now have complete access to God.
Then came recreation. During rec chapel they told us the rankings of each team. Overall the OOOs are winning and all of the Saint Matthew teams are 4th or better in the subframe overall. Today each team played the two games they didn’t play the day before. The enthusiasm was high as each team tried to earn more points to become the champions of the week. After rec came lunch and free time. Today we had paintball and majority of our group went to participate. With it being so hot, a lot of people hung out at either the lake or pond to stay cool. Some went to the pond and went off the blob or Noah’s nightmare. Others went the stores or snack shop. Others just hung out and played cards. After free time we then went to dinner and then to evening competitions. Tonight’s competitions were the blob and Noah’s nightmare belly flop contest. Each rec team had a student and counselor participate in both. The blob competition was to send each student off the blob. Judging was based on height, charisma, and flips. Noah’s nightmare belly flop contest is pretty self-explanatory. It was fun hearing the audience groan or awe as participants smacked the water.
After the pond competitions we had evening chapel. Adam talked about how much God loves us, and thats why Jesus came to live and die among us. Students were given the opportunity for those who have never accepted Christ to make that decision for the first time tonight. We had a handful of our students decide to make that commitment. Praise Jesus! We had a neat moment with the girls. The girls who didn't stay back went back to our cabin and made signs saying "welcome" to the family" For the girls who chose to stay back and make a commitment to Jesus for the first time.
Because it was more of an emotional night some students hung back to talk to leaders, others went to night free time. After that we headed to our cabins for small groups and to head to bed. It was definitely a packed day but everyone had a great time.