We had a great day today. We began the day with a devotion at 7:00 am with Juan Carlos on 1John ; 4:7. Juan Carlos encouraged us to deepen our relationship with Christ this week, returning home changed from the way we arrived.
Breakfast was excellent with the main course being baked oatmeal, which was much like oatmeal cake (cake for breakfast!) served in a bowl with milk.
Following breakfast the team met with the camp staff and began our program for the day. We began with some icebreaker type games, then moved on to one of the low ropes elements (the "islands"). This activity serves to build team unity and communication. This is especially helpful as part of our team is a family which speaks no english. We survived better for the experience and definitely stronger as a team.
After lunch we headed to the high ropes course elements for some serious physical challenges. The high ropes activities are done in pairs (we find a partner for the activities). In some of the activities, partners depend on each other directly to complete the challenge, while other activities depend more on individual constitution and faith, with your partner (and the rest of the team) there as cheerleaders. All of the high challenges require a great deal of trust and the ability to set your fear aside and depend on God for your strength.
After a challenging afternoon we had a time to debrief and talk about some of the spiritual applications that we could apply to our lives and help deepen our relationship with God.
Tomorrow we begin our work around camp, as we will start building one leg of the new climbing tower. We may also begin work on the camp amphitheater.
Thanks for your prayers and support!
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