Update from June 30th

Well. I just had a real nice talk with Marcia. All the counselors are headed down to Kona for a swim and relaxation for the day.

(shopping in Kona)


(view for our picnic dinner on the beach)

They had a good first week of camp. It was a junior camp and went from Monday through 9 AM on Friday. Each counselor had 8 or 9 campers. Marcia was able to talk to each one of her girls one on one. Some attend the Christian school, but even then do not have strong Christian background. Marcia had a 45 minute Bible class with them each day and then 10 min. devotions at night as well. None of them prayed to receive Christ, but Marcia could tell they were thinking and counting the cost by the questions and comments they made.



(some of my girls)
It is cool during the day. (the one day that they planned water games outside it was warm, which was a praise!) At night she said you want to pull your head down in the sleeping bag to keep warm. They each get a bucket of water and cup for pouring to bathe each night. So she washes her hair in the bucket first and then uses the water to clean up the best she can.
They do have running water in the lodge/kitchen building which is nice. The days are full and for the most part the girls were ready to sleep at night. There were no major discipline issues, but she said that none of them have been taught to obey right away.
She asked that we pray for wisdom for counseling this week as she will probably have 5 teens in her cabin and some come from pretty rough backgrounds. Pray for continued good health for all. The teen camp lasts until Saturday morning, so is a bit longer.