The Kid's Arrive

Today the kids came...are coming (we have 10 more coming in the middle of the night sometime - because they are coming from so far away.) Total we will have just under 110 kids (even more than we expected). This is my biggest camp since I started 7 years ago. Many have been here before, but I was encouraged to find out that a good portion of the girls in my ward are here for the first time. And even more amazing is the ones who have been here before are befriending them, telling how great this camp is, and even Praying for them! Wow, How much fun to see kids that we have been discipling, starting to disciple others. I just got back from bedtime stories, and normally it takes 3 or 4 days to get the children to pray aloud, but we had 4-5 girls pray aloud tonight already. I'm excited to see what will happen, this camp with the kids that are here for the first time, and I'm excited to help some of the others deepen their already founded relationship with Christ. God is so Good and is already working in amazing ways.

So as for the rest of the day: In the morning with just hung out with the kids who were arriving. Trying to learn all the names and starting to build relationship...or starting where they left off with others. Twice today I saw (And It happened more than just the time I say) children drop their bags and run into the arms of people on the international teams that have impacted their lives in previous years.

In the afternoon we played game to get to know names better and Cheryl lead each group to make a mural for the dining room walls. In the evening we played Sardines and had a Craft (making name tags and autobiography - picture books that the kids got to share at bedtime stories).

Tomorrow we start our first full day of programming. Pray that everything goes smoothly. I have the Bible lesson, an introduction on 1 Cor 13:1-4. Please pray for open minds as I challenge them to show love in each of these ways throughout the week.