It has been a great start to camp! We got off the bus and ran for cover because it was raining and hailing. We all loved it though. 
The speaker and band are top-notch so far, and the students are having a great time right now in the pool, on the zip line, playing basketball, and just enjoying the cool weather that the rain brought.
I’ve loaded a whole bunch of photos into the Flickr account on the right. I’ll load them all into my Facebook account soon so that the kids can tag themselves and share them with their friends.
The speaker has kicked things off by asking if we identify more with the “religious” people in the bible or with the “broken” people. It looks like he’s going to be pushing them to become FOLLOWERS of Jesus (who understand their brokenness of course).
The guys were up LATE last night talking about their faith, asking questions, and encouraging each other. I heard the same thing happened over with the girls 
Posted by Mary Antonio on July 21, 2009 at 1:13 am
Hi Ryan,
This is simply awesome! Thank you for setting all this up and for keeping in touch during the week. I am a parent to one of your 9th graders (Lindsey A.) and I think its exciting to see what God does with these youth outside of home and school! Its nice to be able to see them bonding and having a great time!! Keep up the good work!
Mary Antonio
Posted by Kim Robinson on July 21, 2009 at 4:39 am
Looks and sounds like you guys are having a blast and growing your faith! This is awesome! So wish I could have been there! Keep it going!
Posted by Becky Carlson on July 22, 2009 at 4:05 am
Thank you so much, Ryan, for taking care of Cody! We know he is in good hands up there. We appreciate all you did and continue to do. God bless the rest of your week and we will see you all on Friday. Thanks again…
Chad and Becky Carlson