Day Nine - O yes sir. The camp goes on!

So often we in the body of Christ refer to the goodness or sovereignty of God with little introspection as to what that means. I know I speak for the entire T.F.M.07 when I say that the Father has continued to reveal His goodness to us, from allowing the weather to remain wonderful despite reports of storms coming, to giving us a faithful group of kids who come to the camp for seeds of the gospel to be planted in their little hearts. We truly serve an Almighty God!

Day 9. Hmmm. Well we had another boringly delicious french breakfast (I think everyone has gained at least 5- 37 lbs, except Jeff. The guy's got a gnat's metabolism. Oh yeah and Stephanie...still svelt!) After breakfast the guys gladly lent their backs and arms to Pastor Anthony and helped him pull a coupla dozen Redwood tree stumps out of his front yard. Ok , it was four, and they were baby trees. BUT they had really strong root systems! Once done we (the guys) met to discuss the camp and how to glorify God by making it run more smoothly. Meeting adjourned. Lunch. Then time to pack for the camp.

So we get to the courts...there's already 12-15 kids there willing, and ready to go. But even more encouraging and reflective of God's afore mentioned goodness is the passion these kids have to HELP. Yeah I know, right! Kids wanting to help do work??? Well that's these little ones standing in line to grab something, anything to be of service.

After the set up. We lay a few ground rules, sign up the new kids that have come, and get to work. One of the harder things to deal with was trying to teach a sport to a culture of kids who play ball with their feet. They were a little rough around the edges at first. But their eagerness and attentiveness has shown results. Everyday they get better and better. We had a water break then John Adams gave his testimony.They were really interested and paid attention. Today was also the first day that we gave prizes at the end for performance and attitude. I think we enjoyed giving the prizes out more than they enjoyed receiving them, and they loved getting them. Quick story.

One of the better kids named Jahid won a prize the first day of camp, then won a similar prize today. Rather than keep his prize Jahid gave it to one of the smaller kids who didn't have anything. Hmmm, God's goodness again.

So we gave out the prizes cleaned up, and went to the beach to watch the sun set over the Mediterranean and eat to some sandwiches. The guys all went swimming, except J. Adams who took pix (excuse I know). Adams then threw down the gauntlet and challenged Stephanie to catch a little crab that he would eat on a dare if she would get it herself. Alas no catch. No eat.

Well that's pretty much it for the day. We packed up drove home, and hit the sack to get it all started for day 10. Pray for us that God will help us to finish strong.

Grace and Peace!