Becoming Fully Alive
I just stumbled across this video tonight posted back in September by Kelly Goddard, who taught a class at Teen camp last summer called Becoming Fully Alive.
The Last Day Is Always the Saddest
After last evening’s church service and snack time, we played The Pirate Game for our night game. The campers had to find lost treasure; if they got caught by the pirates, they were taken out to the dock and made to “walk the plank,” which is really jumping into the lake from the bridge. Excitement was in the air, because the campers had been pleading to play this game all week. One by one, the captured campers jumped into the lake (unless they chose not to), as the other campers cheered them on. Jon Falcone, our activities director, really did save the best for last!
Instead of having planned recreation yesterday afternoon, I took photos of the entire Teen II group, as well as individual dorm photos. The teens had some really interesting pose ideas for the photos, which will be available to order on .
Sadly, today is the last day but the campers are trying to make it last. Some are at the craft shop designing creations to take home for their friends, in addition to the tie-dyed shirts they made yesterday. Some are at the beach swimming with their new found friends or rowing boats on the lake together. Others are playing soccer one last time with their friends the soccer field. I’m sure they’ll have many stories to share with their parents once they get home, because this was truly a great week.
See more photos at the Teen II Picasa page.
Day Four Already?
How do Delanco campers have fun at night when it rains? Indoor night games! The teens played Human Musical Chairs, where the boys were the chairs and the girls were prepared to fight for their right to sit on them. The campers enjoyed themselves and nobody was hurt—well, except for some tiny bruises here and there that blended in with the other little bruises from slipping around on a wet, soapy tarp playing Duck Duck Wham.
During today’s lunchtime, Steve Tucker set the girls against the guys in a pizza eating contest—the guys beat the girls by seven slices. Planned recreation was Four Corner Soccer. The object was to score as many points against the other three teams while keeping the balls out of your own net. Jon Falcone, activities director, organized a volleyball tournament. All the campers split up into teams to play against each other. They showed tons of team spirit!
Many of the campers are very musically talented; one particular group of guys sat in the breeze providing background guitar music at the volleyball court this afternoon. That breeze was greatly appreciated. It was a little cloudy today, but the weather was otherwise fairly decent.
I can’t believe tomorrow is the last full day of teen camp! The deans, staff and campers have made Teen II so much fun that it feels like the week just started.
See more photos at the Teen 2 Picasa page.
Like Trees planted beside the River of Life
Today was sleep-in day. The campers had breakfast at 9:30 a.m., and in place of classes they participated in a prayer walk. The deans set up different stations in the tabernacle each with a Scripture verse to meditate on. At one station, the campers listed their strengths on cedar shingles. At another station, the campers listed what improvements they needed to make in their lives. They wrote this on a leaf made of construction paper, attaching it to a stick with string. In the end, the campers assembled the pieces to make a tree. The cedar shingles—with the lists of each camper’s strengths—made up the trunk. The leaves, hanging from the sticks, displayed the improvements needed. Jeremiah 17:8 says, “He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” We are the trees and God is the water. God is our care taker. He prunes whatever needs improvement in our lives so that we can continue to grow spiritually strong and firm.
The planned recreation activity was Duck Duck Wham, which turned into a giant slip ‘n slide where everyone tried to outdo each other. Some people managed to slide off the tarp and into the dirt—definitely a sight to see. One of the deans, Steve Tucker, raced his dad in a “who-can-make-it-the-farthest” contest. Everyone had tons of fun getting soaked in soapy water and running around in the sand.
See more photos at the Teen 2 Picasa page.
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