ARKKI: A rainy day, but a great day!

perjantai 8. elokuuta 2008

A rainy day, but a great day!

Today I woke up to the sound of rain pattering on the rooftop of my little cabin. My first thought was, "What happened to the sunshine we had yesterday?" Then went back to sleep a bit disappointed. Yet, today turned out to be a fun day nonetheless! After breakfast we had our first general session of the day, and learned how our topic of the day was Creation. We learned how when God created everything, He said that it was good. This means even watery, rainy days are good! After this most of the girls went to workshops, the girls could pick from a singing workshop, a drama workshop and a craft workshop. They seem to be enjoying the different options available to them. And of course, the only thing on the boys' mind was football. At first some of the leaders didn't know if this would be a good idea, but I just had to put in the input that one of the best games to play in the rain was football, so, it happened and it was a great game! Once everyone was cleaned up, we played a game that I had never seen in my life. It was called chicken football. Each player must place to cups with the bottoms cut out over his eyes and tie them around his head, then he must take off his shoes and put gloves on his feet! It was a very funny and exciting game, but not without a few injuries. In our evening session we reviewed what we had learned about Creation during the day, sang songs and prayed. Some teams even presented skits and dramas for the whole group! Next was sauna and swimming time! Even though it was pouring rain we still had to go in sauna. Sauna to heat up, lake and rain to cool down again! It's been a blessing to see the kids opening up, even if it is little by little, I definitely see God's hand in their lives. Please continue to pray for them, their salvation and rest for their souls. Thanks everyone!