Day 8

Today is the last full day of camp.  The morning started as usual.   Hair, Exercises, Breakfast, Bible Lesson Sea.

The Bible lesson was called I'm ready.  It was about making sure the kids can take the tools with them that they need to continue their faith when they leave this place.  Encouragement (through phone & letters of friends here at camp, Bible, Prayer for strength, remembrance of our forgiveness and that we are loved by God.  And most important of all that we need to bring Jesus with us. It was my lesson, but Many team members helped me out with skits that went with the story.

At the sea we did relay games.  It was like 95+ degrees out and high humidity, so the doctor said that I needed to include a lot of games that got the kids wet.  We did a sponge relay were the kids have to get a team member wet with a sponge.  We did a run to a team member 20 feet in the water and then make a basket using a balloon instead of a ball and their arms for the hoop.  And last we did tug of war in the water.  It was fun.

The afternoon we did the closing ceremony/talent show.  Each ward did  or 2 things.  The counselors did a song and we had very funny MC's.  The international team did a skit that we thought was hilarious... and for the second time in my 21 camps her the kids also thought is was hilarious.  It was about a couple at a movie theater that couldn't sit next to each other.  So they had to pass their affection down the line. Which was Boy, Girl, Boy, Boy, Girl, Boy Girl, Girl.  So you can imagine how awkward and hilarious we got as this affection was passed down the line.   First an arm on the shoulder, then a head on the shoulder, then a tickle, then a hand on the knee, then a kiss on the cheek, but when the kiss on the lips was about to happen everyone in the middle moved.

After Supper we did the last craft (draw your own puzzle).  Then the Bonfire (on a 95+ high humidity day) as 6 ft tall bonfire looses its appeal.  But we did it anyway as it is tradition. (Not to mention the mosquitos were out!)  We sang all the songs of camp then the kids were able to come say thanks, then we prayed for the kids and they prayed for us.  The evening ended with a slide show.

For the younger kids bedtime stories was just good night and prayers.  We went to the older kids and had almost the whole time.  In my group Nicole (a team member from colorado) made chocolate cookies with the girls and we had them this night.  This is a big deal as they don't have brown sugar here in Ukraine or chocolate chips.  We brought some but since our luggage was still lost (yes we have been here 9 days and we still don't have our CARRY ON)  - although it came later this night!!!...but the chocolate chips were now in one big block!  So they just used regular chocolate chopped up.

Did I mention that we got our luggage today!  So excited!  I don't know if we mentioned the story.  They made Darren Check his carry on in Frankfort.  It got lost.  We took almost an Hour just to report it.  Then  after calling them when we got to camp they told us that we would get it on the morning of Day 2 of camp.  Better yet they delivered it on then end of Day 1... but it wasn't our bag.  So they have no idea where our bag is!  So a few days later they said they found it and that it would be delivered on Day 5 or 6 of camp.  So when we didn't get it that day we called.  They said they thought they knew where it was, but they did not.  Again they have no idea where it is.  We called a few more time and still no information.  Then as I was going to craft time on Day 8 they deliver the bag, yes it was ours and the only thing they took out of it was almonds.  I assume that it was because they thought they were seeds to plant.