After tidying our cabins, filling the water coolers and cleaning up the bathrooms, the Phenomenal Firecrackers went rock climbing. Whoohoo! Nearly everyone climbed. It was challenge of strength and wits—strength of arms and legs and wits to find the tiny hold for our hands and feet. Kaylee didn’t think she’d climb, but once she saw how much fun it was she climbed to the top four times! It’s a lot easier when your friends are cheering you on.
In the afternoon Steve taught us about forest stewardship—about the pine beetles, forest fires and how to care for the forest. We’ve enjoyed HR camp all week and now its our turn to give back to keep HR camp going. Steve cut down three sapling pines, cut off the limbs and cut the trunk into firewood. We dragged the limbs to the slash pile and the firewood to the firewood pile.
The 2nd Street Angels spent the morning with Steve also learning about stewardship and hauling wood to the pile. It felt good to give back!
In the afternoon the 2nd Street Angels tackled two high-ropes courses- the Two Line Bridge and the Giant’s Ladder. The Two Line Bridge is a high wire 30 feet up in the air strung between two trees. The high-wire walker walks from one tree to the next with a rope to keep their balance. The Giant’s Ladder is a set of 5 steps—too high for one person to climb, but possible for two people if they work together. Three teams of two made it to the top!
After dinner, beach games and a game of Zoom we cooked smores at the fire pit, sang songs and ended with worship. During worship each day we have been growing our mustard seeds with encouragement and self care. On this last night we added leaves, nests and birds to the now very large tree. On the leaves, nests and birds we wrote what seeds we will bring home to plant.
Indeed our tiny mustard seeds have grown a giant bush of community. We are ready to go out into the world spreading seeds of our own, with God’s help. (Jenifer Gamber, Spiritual Director for Jr High Adventure Camp)
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