Off to Camp!

This week at Carchipampa Christian School is CAMPS WEEK! Since the first day of school we, the teachers, have been planning camps for each of the grade levels. Something that is challenging in many ways, but also a wonderfully fun time. It has been a TON of work, but the week is here and I couldn't be more excited!

High School - The high school is split into two camps. One is going on a week long hiking trip. They are very excited. Pray for the 40 teens and 8 adults. We ask for prayer in safety and that everyone would seek and find growth along this trip. The second camp offered to high schoolers is Habitat for Humanity. Our high schoolers are building two homes in five days for local needy families. Again, we pray for safety in using equipment and for relational building. We pray for all of our high schoolers that they would build relationships with themselves, teachers, classmates, and of course our Father.

Elementary- We are broken up into three camps. Kinder and pre-kinder are having a bbq/swimming day on Friday. We pray for safety and a good time. It is very important for this age group to begin to build relationships together. The second camp is grades -1-3. Thursday night the students will camp out in tents here at the school. They will play games and have activities on Thursday and on Friday. They are all very excited about the campfire on Thursday night. We pray that these grades will adjust well to a night away from home and truly embrace the opportunity to spend time with friends. The final CCS camp is the one I'll be attending. Grades 4-6 will be going to a local campground. We leave Wednesday morning and will arrive back on Friday afternoon. While we are away we will be staying in cabins, listening to a speaker, playing games, team building, and enjoying some worship around the campfire. My prayer for camp is that things will go smoothly. Maybe not as planned, but a good time none the less.

For each of the camps, we pray for safety as the children greatly out number the staff. We pray for relational building and growth in many ways.
I'll be back on Friday with some fabulous photos I bet!

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.
-Jimmy Carter