The Phenomenal Firecrackers (Quinn, Abby, Joey, Natalie, Catherine, Kailee, Shelby, Ben, Bailey) worked with Ord and Carole Buckingham in the morning grooming the horses and getting to know their temperaments. Every creature has its own gifts to offer, and it takes time and care to get to know them. The same is true for us! Carole also taught us how care to care for the saddles and reigns. Caring for the horses and equipment is a way to give thanks to God. After grooming the horses, we were ready to ride! Here are pictures of Abbey and Ben cleaning the saddles and Carol and Ord. 
Counselor Sam challenged the 2nd Street Angels (Lindsey, Ella, Liberty, Stephen, Sam, Chelsy, Shalee, Chandler, Grant, Ashlyn) to work together on the low ropes courses. Campers brainstormed how to solve the problem in a way that used everyone gifts and included everyone. In the afternoon they rock climbed--working as a team to belay and climb.
At evening worship, the boys’ cabin presented a modern telling of the parable of the mustard seed with a skit that explored something we wondered about the night before: what does the seed need to grow? The story is of four bean seeds. The first was watered. The second given sun, the third soil and the fourth all three—water, sun, soil. The first three grew a little and the fourth grew tall. Everyone offered what they need for the seed of faith to grow inside them. We need families, the Lord, friends and affirmation. The day before we wrote our names on the roots of a growing mustard seed bush drawn on large paper. Each day this shrub will grow. So today, we added a trunk and each of us wrote something that happened during the day that has helped our seeds of faith grow. (Submitted by Jenifer Gamber, Spiritual Director for Jr High Adventure)
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