Update: Teen 2

The second teen week has been completed, and it was another good week.  The weather, however, was not as good to us this past week as it had been for Teen 1.  Teen 1 was sunny and warm but cool in the evenings, almost perfect.  For Teen 2 we had two very wet days and thunderstorms one night that bothered some of the campers and kept them awake.  By Wednesday we had some campers that didn't have any dry clothes to put on or a dry towel to use.  Cold and wet makes for some unhappy campers but the end of the week improved so we finished strong.

This week I didn't have to lead the games, so I was able to spend some time helping out in the kitchen.  The kitchen is a great place to work as a team and have some fun conversations while you work.  Phil and I also jumped in to prepare the Sunday lunch meal, which gives the regular cooks a small break from kitchen duty.

We had 65 campers last week which made for a very full camp.  The staff is fantastic at making it all run smoothly, and I'm so thankful for their hard work.  Phil continues to do the same job he's done for the past several years, helping out with canoes and paddle boards during swim time.  He often has some of the staff or some of the campers come sit with him and talk.

At the beginning of the week the campers divide up into teams which compete the rest of the week.  All the team names this year are constellations.  Their first team task is to create a mascot out of craft materials we have.  I have been amazed by their creativity.  Here's what they've come up with so far.

I'm sure you can see Scorpion and Gemini is there
(a turtle with two heads, the twins).

There's a phoenix here and Orion on the right, the hunter.

Prayer requests:  The coming week we have around 70 junior campers coming.  The whole feel of camp changes when the younger kids come.  It's requires a lot more work for the staff so pray for them.

My mom goes to Emery in Atlanta for consultation about surgery on her nose.  Pray for good understanding of what needs to be done on her part and on the part of the medical team.  Also pray for their travel (Will is taking them) because the weather down there is looking bad because of the hurricane.