It’s probably a good thing I posted yesterday when I did. A storm was brewing and I hadn’t posted my entry yet and there was a reasonable chance the lights would go off. Sure enough the power flickered and my computer promptly rebooted. I would have lost that entire post if I hadn’t posted when I did. Catastrophy avoided.
Just thinking back at yesterday’s post. One thing I noticed while our former youth minister, Joey Davis was around, was Joey always choose State Parks for retreats. Rarely if ever did he choose a church sponsored camp for retreats and summer camps. I don’t know why that is. Perhaps he had something against church sponsored camps. I feel as though it is a church obligation to try to support church sponsored camp facilities since it is our dollars that keep them running. Why throw our money at the state parks?
I have mixed feelings about the upcoming camp. At times I am excited about it. Other times I feel that it is being thrown together at the last minute without any foresight in planning. There is a thin red line that separates a good camp from a bad retreat gone two days too long. To be honest with you, I don’t know how Mt. Juliet’s camp is going to turn out. I’m prepared to stay. However if it turns out lousy, then next year I’ll spend my vacation time elsewhere where I’m needed.
Capture the Flag…it’s one of those pointless games which youth leaders tend to think of when there is nothing better to do. Supposedly it is one of our evening activities at camp. I will not be participating in this game. It’s just not worth getting hurt in some pointless sprint for the flag. I can almost guarantee you that some kid will get hurt (perhaps seriously) playing this game. People in the youth group take this game way too seriously. I just don’t need this. I’m up for any other game. But capture the flag is just pointless.
Anyways I did help teach (and teach is used very loosely here) the 4th graders at church Wednesday night. It was review night so Nick just gave them crossword and wordsearch puzzles to do. No problems with the kids.
In other news….
You can get a free Slurpee at 7-11 today, because it is 7/11. Too bad there aren’t any around here.
There’s some mutant fish invading the American Northwest. Run for cover!