15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And 100% reason to remember The Name"
— Fort Minor
Having no electronics, the kids spent this morning learning about how communication used to get done: face to face, hand-in-hand, shoulder to shoulder and, in the case of some of our new games, earlobe to earlobe and ankle to ankle. Uh, this is weird...
It's a pleasure, as the week goes by, to watch everybody loosen up. Strangers that they had to get tangled up with on Monday will be trusted allies by Friday afternoon, and we'll all look back at moments like the one above and be thankful that we reached out and grabbed that unknown dude's wrist.
Kirk Stevens, who leads the Madison church, spoke to us this morning.
What are we doing after this?
7:07 p.m.:
I've already been stung by a bee, and it's only Monday.
I'm having complete conversations with other voices in my head, which normally doesn't start until Wednesday.
But the real problem is that I'm already smelling like Friday.
Others are worse off, however. Among the walking wounded here at Camp White Eagle, we have a counselor who darn near lost an eyeball this afternoon in The Gaa-Gaa Pit.
Hahahaha, "The Gaa-Gaa Pit." When you stop and think about it, that sounds like something really dangerous. Fear not, dear parents, for in the long and legendary history of The Gaa-Gaa Pit, only two competitors have come close to losing eyes. So it's really no big deal.
Gotta go: 3 out of 4 voices agree that it's time for the evening program!
AFTER THE EVENING PROGRAM:
This morning, Kirk Stevens came down from Madison and spoke to us about the accuracy of the Bible's content. He explained the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in proving that the Bible we have today is the same as what the ancients had long ago. He also shared a few of the techniques the ancients used for memorizing whole books, and our modern-day ability to remember musical lyrics with the same capacity.
After dark, Bill Ellis from Chicago's Metro region spoke about the emotional ups and downs of being a young teen. Some days, it feels like the world is ending; the next morning, it's blue skies and rainbows. He encouraged the campers to cling to God — He has the awesome power to shake the mountains, but He will stoop down and listen to each of us, and help us get through what we're facing.
AFTER THE EVENING PROGRAM:
This morning, Kirk Stevens came down from Madison and spoke to us about the accuracy of the Bible's content. He explained the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in proving that the Bible we have today is the same as what the ancients had long ago. He also shared a few of the techniques the ancients used for memorizing whole books, and our modern-day ability to remember musical lyrics with the same capacity.
After dark, Bill Ellis from Chicago's Metro region spoke about the emotional ups and downs of being a young teen. Some days, it feels like the world is ending; the next morning, it's blue skies and rainbows. He encouraged the campers to cling to God — He has the awesome power to shake the mountains, but He will stoop down and listen to each of us, and help us get through what we're facing.
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