Derelict Theology

It’s Thursday, which means we’ll be coming home tomorrow.  I’m ready and not ready.  I’m ready to be home and see my family, but I’m not ready to leave because it’s been a good week.  Yesterday was a beautiful day with low temperatures and plenty of sun.  Our day was filled with Bible Study, track times, worship, and church group time, which led us into a party last night that was focused on missions.  It was to show how much we have here in our country and how little others in the world have.  Everyone was given a certain number of beans, and they had to buy their basic needs with them.  10% of the kids were given enough to buy all their basic needs.  Then, a slightly larger percentage were given just a few less beans, and finally the majority only had a few.  The trick was, the first and second groups could tag others to get more beans, but the third group could not.  Plus, they had to do ridiculous tasks all while trying to get from place to place.

In place were natural disasters, which took beans from the kids, policemen who took beans when rules weren’t followed (I was one of those), and missionaries who gave beans away freely.  What the kids didn’t know was that the group who “won” at the end, the 10%, were actually the losers, because they didn’t help others.  The 10% represents America, while the other groups represent the rest of the world.  Below, you’ll see pictures from last night.  I will not have time to update tomorrow, as we’ll leave early, but I will get our pictures up as soon as I can once I’m home.  See you soon!

This was our sight for most of last night:

From around 5:15 p.m. to past our bedtime last night we experienced all kinds of rain, as Bubba from Forrest Gump would say: fat rain, skinny rain, rain that blew sideways, and it seemed like rain from the ground too.  But, it cooled us off and today we’ve had great weather.

Last night’s party was the Brainbusters Party, in which the kids played with their Bible Study groups to solve puzzles and work out problems.  Here are some pictures from that:

As you can see, we’re having a great time.  Check back tomorrow for more pics!

After a long, 6 and a half hour drive, we finally arrived at Camp Carson Springs, only to find that, as legends of long ago once claimed, everything was uphill….BOTH WAYS! Carson Springs is a very steep camp, built on the side of a mountain. However, the facilities are wonderful and we are being well taken care of. We kicked off the night last night with Opening Celebration, Bible Study groups, and Church Group Devotions, plus a Guiness Book of World Records party, in which I was asked to come on the stage and dance in a dancing contest.

Unfortunately, the “Marty-shake” wasn’t impressing the judges, and I lost. Afterwards, we went to bed, and it was glorious. Very glorious. So, here’s some pictures from last night and today so far: