Hey all
The past two days have been a whirlwind of activity. Sunday found us at the Y camp assisting housekeeping in their duties; we got to strip bedding and sweep the rooms of trash and used towels. Not a glamorous job, but the kids dove in and we cleaned approximately 70 rooms in 2 hours time. The housekeeping staff raved about how hard they worked and were blessed by our efforts. Mission accomplished. We spent the evening in Rocky Mountain National Park; our exploration led us to the Alluvial Fan (a super cool waterfall) and we climbed the huge rocks on and near the Fan. The clouds moving over the mountains and the sunlight shining through painted the valley gold; hard to describe, but you can see pics on our links. We got out just in time as a hail/rain storm came over the ridge. Funny how quickly things can change up there...
Today we spent at Rocky Ridge Music Center. Our team split in two groups, with some doing painting and scraping, and others moving silt and dirt and sediment away from the foundation of their cabins. The sun was hot, the mountains towered over our site, and we worked HARD. Your kids again dove in and worked their tails off; the camp is already asking to have us back to work next year, and their maintenance team could not praise our crew enough for how hard they worked and for what a tremendous help they were. Gotta say, I'm pretty proud of them too! We hiked in the park tonight a bit after a huge and much needed dinner at Smokin' Dave's BBQ; Cub Lake was our destination. Great after dinner 'stroll', and we are all pretty wiped after a long but fulfilling day.
The kids get it -- we are awed at the sights, and laughing a ton. They are bonding with one another and age/grade/school do not matter at least for this week. They jump in when the service starts and work until it is finished. We had a great chat about serving Jesus as we serve others, and it seems that ministry is happening in conversations, devotions, and in the general comings and goings of our days. The leaders -- Laura, Karen, David, and Patrick -- are ASTOUNDING!!! I am so blessed to watch these 4 in action with the kids...each bringing their own gifts and perspectives, laughing and working and playing right alongside. These are four GREAT individuals who exemplify a faith lived out. Very, very cool...
I would post pics, but I am too tired and my camera cable is outside. So it is goodnight for now...follow the Twitter feed and check out the photos under the tab above.
More tomorrow...
Brent
