Bible Camp

Well it's been a while since I posted. Does anyone ever read these anyways? Bible Camp sure was a lot of fun and busy. I arrived in Unalakleet to give the give the counselors a break and chaperoned all the 5-6th grade girl campers in the auditorium. The next day we traveled by pick-up truck with all the luggage and campers in the back. It was very dusty but the scenery in Unalakleet country was gorgeous. After 45 minutes of laughing and just enjoying the kids we made it the trail head.

We got a tour of camp and was praying that we didn't get the cabin that there was lice in. We didn't. We actually got the biggest cabin with 7 girls. We had two girls from Koyuk, 3 from Elim, 3 from Unalakleet. They were very respectful when lights were out and went to bed when we told them too. I didn't sleep well at all while I was there. I don't sleep good in new places and then the dampness came. I have two funny stories of sleeping the cabin. The bunks were three high. Alyssa from Koyuk was at the top. The first night, we heard a huge thump in the middle of the night. Alyssa said, she "jumped" down from the bunk to use the bathroom. I have a hard time believing that. Then, another night I hear her saying Tristen's name over and over and saw her legs dangling from the third bunk. I couldn't see a thing without my glasses; they were broke. So I went over to see what the problem was and realized she was head first falling off the bunk. So I was very comforting and told her, "I don't have you." I wasn't sure if I was strong enough to help her down. No one was hurt.

A few highlights were: swimming, large group games, cabin time, low ropes course, my favorites: geocatch or some sort of relay game, chapel time.

The large group games were fun and it was interesting to see the 3-4th grade boys not be so honest and wanting to do the game themselves and not work as a team. It pissed me off a bit because I'm very competitive but it was also quite funny to see them want to be the "hero." By the end of the week I was exhausted to play any large group games.

I didn't go swimming but some of our campers chose to. I supervised from the shore. There was tons of mud and it was very funny to see the boys playing in the mud and covering themselves with it. Even the girls were hilarious. It was funny to know that the kids did not even know what happens when you wear white in water. I had to turn away at times.

Cabin time was my favorite because the girls asked amazing questions about God, the Bible, and what it means to be a Christian. Some questions they asked were: How do you tell someone is a Christian, Did God have a father and mother?, etc. This age is more curious about the Bible and God too so that made it fun also. Our theme for the week talked about the hope we have in Jesus because he loves us no matter what, but wants us to make a Decision to accept him into our life and to follow him. All the girls indicated that they did make the decision to follow Jesus. It's hard to to know that when they get back to their village they may not have an adult person to help them grow in their relationship with God. Please keep these girls in your prayers.

My favorite was a sort of relay game. We all worked together and did different tasks to get a can of water boiling on an open fire. We got 4th or 5th place. It was fun to anticipate when the water would boil. I assumed too soon or we had a bad judge. I jokes.

I'm thankful I had Mary to be the main counselor with me. We also had a junior counselor who added really good analogies of Bible concepts so the kids were able to grasp them. I praise God for this opportunity to teach these girls that God is awesome and how to begin a personal relationship with him.I'm also thankful that I got to see three of the Unalakleet girls when I passed back through after my Alaska Trip We got smoothies and coffee.

Soon to come...Alaska Trip