The Road Ahead
One adventure ends even as new ones lie on the road ahead. Don't you just love the clever ways I find to work the title of my journal entry into my posts? Hehe. But anyway...
Day 5 of Creative Arts Camp was the final round, and for the kids at least, it wasn't exactly the way they wanted to end the week. The leaders, including myself, kept them in the Sanctuary from 9-11 in the morning to rehearse for their program on Sunday evening. It will incorporate a segment of each activity they've engaged in during the week, including drama, guitar, handbells, movements, and singing. Naturally, kids don't like to sit still anywhere for that long, and trying to keep them dead quiet is a fool's errand (not that it stops us, mind you). Time and again I'd roam the halls outside the Sanctuary and find boys scurrying off claiming they were going to the bathroom. Uh huh. I don't fool that easily. But I could understand their impatience.
Fortunately, we did finally finish the entire runthrough, and we then assembled in the gymnasium for a pizza lunch. I don't think I've had Cheetos and grape-flavored Kool-Aid since I was in elementary school. So that was a nice nostalgic bit. One poor boy got smacked right in the eye with a basketball and had to sit on the bleachers with a cold drink box pressed against his eye for the rest of the period. Please pray that his eye will soon feel better.
And that was basically the end of my experience with Creative Arts Camp 2005. I won't be in town to help with the Sunday program because my family and I are leaving for North Myrtle Beach that morning. We'll be staying at the beach until at least Friday, although my Dad is pushing for us to stay one night longer (no success as of yet, though). My sister is bringing another of her close friends with us named Aimee, who I remember quite well as one of the freshmen who helped bring new life to our school's fledgling Praise Band back when I was a senior. Man, time flies. I can't believe that was so long ago now. But anyway, I just want to say that I enjoyed Creative Arts Camp immensely. Looking back, it was a real growth experience for me because I was forced to come up with a lot of the material for my class alone, and set my own pace and agenda for it. Needless to say, that took a whole lot of preparation and prayer most of all. I treasured my quiet time with God early in the morning when I'd get to the room and my helpers wouldn't be there yet. I'd read a few passages from Matthew (the book that I'm currently studying) and then spend several minutes praying, asking God to empower me with His Holy Spirit and use me to reach out to the kids in my charge with His love and compassion. If the kids and adults' reactions are any indication, I believe God answered my prayers beyond my highest hopes. To God be the glory and honor. :)
Song of the Day: Amy Grant - "Ask Me"
Verse of the Day: "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." - 2 Corinthians 9:8
Day 5 of Creative Arts Camp was the final round, and for the kids at least, it wasn't exactly the way they wanted to end the week. The leaders, including myself, kept them in the Sanctuary from 9-11 in the morning to rehearse for their program on Sunday evening. It will incorporate a segment of each activity they've engaged in during the week, including drama, guitar, handbells, movements, and singing. Naturally, kids don't like to sit still anywhere for that long, and trying to keep them dead quiet is a fool's errand (not that it stops us, mind you). Time and again I'd roam the halls outside the Sanctuary and find boys scurrying off claiming they were going to the bathroom. Uh huh. I don't fool that easily. But I could understand their impatience.
Fortunately, we did finally finish the entire runthrough, and we then assembled in the gymnasium for a pizza lunch. I don't think I've had Cheetos and grape-flavored Kool-Aid since I was in elementary school. So that was a nice nostalgic bit. One poor boy got smacked right in the eye with a basketball and had to sit on the bleachers with a cold drink box pressed against his eye for the rest of the period. Please pray that his eye will soon feel better.
And that was basically the end of my experience with Creative Arts Camp 2005. I won't be in town to help with the Sunday program because my family and I are leaving for North Myrtle Beach that morning. We'll be staying at the beach until at least Friday, although my Dad is pushing for us to stay one night longer (no success as of yet, though). My sister is bringing another of her close friends with us named Aimee, who I remember quite well as one of the freshmen who helped bring new life to our school's fledgling Praise Band back when I was a senior. Man, time flies. I can't believe that was so long ago now. But anyway, I just want to say that I enjoyed Creative Arts Camp immensely. Looking back, it was a real growth experience for me because I was forced to come up with a lot of the material for my class alone, and set my own pace and agenda for it. Needless to say, that took a whole lot of preparation and prayer most of all. I treasured my quiet time with God early in the morning when I'd get to the room and my helpers wouldn't be there yet. I'd read a few passages from Matthew (the book that I'm currently studying) and then spend several minutes praying, asking God to empower me with His Holy Spirit and use me to reach out to the kids in my charge with His love and compassion. If the kids and adults' reactions are any indication, I believe God answered my prayers beyond my highest hopes. To God be the glory and honor. :)
Song of the Day: Amy Grant - "Ask Me"
Verse of the Day: "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." - 2 Corinthians 9:8
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