Day Two of Camp: working out the kinks

Well guys, day two of camp is over...and what a difference one day makes! Yesterday, many of us volunteering in the Teen side of camp experienced frustration with the topsy-turvy schedule, a curriculum teaching idioms and homonyms, and leaders being unsure of the English level of our campers. Each class or "family" is divided roughly into groups of 8-9 kids based on proficiency, but man! Were they shy yesterday! They seemed worried about embarrassing themselves, and uncertain about us as their leaders. 

Fortunately, we weathered the awkwardness, and must have debased ourselves sufficiently, because everyone appeared much more comfortable and energized today. We also learned that, within our class, the campers are much more familiar with reading and writing English, and less so with speaking it. This helped us to be better teachers and meet them where they are at, while still working to push them out of their comfort zone and work on speech and articulation. It also helps that we regularly sing silly songs together and do skits about adventures and airplanes...with yours truly playing a flight attendant and Ralph playing a traveling Texan. 

Tonight our team is going out for Tapas with a couple who is connected with New Life, which guarantees to be a good time. Tomorrow the Teen Camp goes to Aquaola, a water park in Granada. 

Please keep us in prayer, as the days have been blisteringly hot (around or above 100F) and unseasonably humid...with the evenings not cooling off as much, so sleep can be elusive. Pray that The Lord allows us good rest and supplies ample energy and loving spirits to be with these awesome kids!

Rebecca