It's already our day off again and we are in Saginaw, MI staying with a couple named Keith and Kathy. They have been away at work all day and let us just hang out at their house. The day has been pretty uneventful but good and relaxing. We played some games and have caught up on writing our team journals. We are just coming off a tiring weekend where we did a retreat at Loon Lake Retreat Center in Hale, MI. There were about 15 confirmation kids from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Interlochen, MI. We had a good weekend. All of us lead small groups for 4 different sessions for the weekend, talking about the cores of the Lutheran confirmation. We played a fun game of volleyball and threw a Frisbee and football around for a while on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday night we played capture the flag in the dark. It was soooo much fun! We were divided into two teams. One team wore green glow stick bracelets and the other wore red. There were yellow glow glow sticks lined up as the middle line. Each team had to hide two big glow sticks of their color for the other team to find. The field we were playing on was pitch black and it was crazy that all we could see were the glow stick bracelets running around. We played for at least a good two and a half hours!
Our team lead worship for the retreat on Friday and Saturday nights and then again on Sunday morning. Loon Lake Camp is no longer used as a summer camp, which is really too bad because it's a beautiful camp that would be awesome for the summer. This week we did our first round of one on ones now that Ua joined our team. Jenny and I walked around the camp for our one on one and ended up sitting on the dock by the lake. It was beautiful! (see picture above) It has been very nice to get to talk to our team mates one on one. Even though we spend everyday together there are things that you don't learn about someone until you sit down and just talk.
Last night we did a program for a youth group at Peace Lutheran Church in Saginaw, MI. There were a lot of kids involved and we got to split up into small groups for a discussion afterward. Most of us had very good experiences with those groups. They had an awesome youth center that really draws kids in.
One night last week we got to do a youth night at Holy Trinity Church in Harlan, IN. Our contact's daughter had a Rat-a-tat-tat ball so we taught them all how to play! It was good fun! So much so that we went out and bought our own Rat-a-tat-tat ball to keep in our van. :) It takes up a lot of space but it's so worth it! For those of you that don't know what Rat-a-tat-tat is, it is a game we play at Camp Wapo similar to dodgeball.
Earlier this week we did a bonfire event at En Gedi Campground River Resort in Leonidas, MI. I was really surprised at how many people showed up. We roasted marshmallows after the bonfire and got to visit with some of the people. There was a couple named Ken and Donna that were talking a lot with Jenny, Ua, and I. When they were ready to leave they asked to pray for us. So we all held hands and Ken prayed for us.
In the morning Shawna (one of our hosts) came into our cabin to tell us something. The night before at 3:45 am her husband David had received a phone call. Usually when pastors are called at that time of night it is because someone is in the hospital. This was not the case. It was Ken calling saying that God had really put on his heart to support our ministry and he wanted to write us a $200 check! We were pretty blown away by this. I am still amazed by how people support us and our ministry. We really couldn't do this without it.
This next week we will be in Toledo, Ohio for quite a few days. We will be moving from place to place within Toledo but it will be the longest time we have been in any one city.
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