It's the first day of Kid's Camp! And we kicked it off immediately with a team field competition. The teams had to work together to solve an oversized board game/puzzle. But, in order to get the step by step instructions, they had to take turns crawling across a wet Slip-N-Slide, jumping into a pool of purple slime, and fishing for floating clues. 
Then they ran their clue back to the rest of the team, where the counselors helped them piece together their puzzle. The BLUE team finished first,earning their team big points! The other teams earned points respective to their team finish. After the field competition, the kids hit the path to the lake for a fun swim!
Service time was amazing.
We started out with a comedy skit about a guy who wanted to be the next 'American icon.'
But the panel of judges thought his 'audition' was horrid! This led into an upbeat worship time with the Kid's Connection band.
Pastor Michael explained our theme for the week, which is the word Eikon. The letter 'E' stands for EXPRESSION! This is the video that he showed the kids, to demonstrate this point:
He pointed out that we are willing to scream at the top of our lungs during team competitions. We cheer for teammates and expend lots of energy supporting our teams.
We learned that we should put forth even more effort and excitement into praising God than we do for team competitions and other entertainment.
At the end of service, Pastor Michael opened up the microphone for the kids to come up and express their praise to God. Long lines of kids formed up at the stage, where kids excitedly shared with the rest of the group some of the amazing things they have seen God do in their lives. It brought the adults to tears, to hear these kids honestly express their deepest thoughts and thanksgiving.
Of course, we couldn't resist playing another game! Tonight's team competition was called "Pants That Catch Pies!" Kids had to toss shaving cream pies to their teammate who was wearing a pair of oversized pants. The BLUE team again dominating, catching a whopping 11 pies!
We finished the night with a hayride and bonfire. What a way to end our very first day at camp. :)
3 comments:
This blog is an awesome idea, it's really fun to see what's going on down at camp. Thnx for updating us! Luv you Elliot - Go Blue~ XO cici, oppa, umma
Awesome!!! Looks like you all are having a rockin' good time. This was a great idea to post pics and updates of camp this week. Kennedy, mommy will check back tomorrow to see if I see you in any pics.
I can't fail to mention that I was also moved to tears when I read about the kids being so willing to share how they had experienced God. May God continue to bless the Kids Connection Team for your great work and commitment to our children.
LaShawn Reynolds
loving the blog!!! was also moved to tears about hearing how open the kids were to share their experiences and praise to God!--miss and love you anna!!!!
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