DVD/CD from camp

We had a great night at Oasis last night sharing testimonies and watching the camp video. I am so encouraged to see what God did at a great camp. Kevin and I are working on the camp media. I'm hoping that by the beginning of next week we'll have everything done and printed. So, those of you in Texas, you'll be recieving about 7 copies of our DVD/CD set, which should cover all of the families. The DVD will include the camp video, the team cheers, and all of the Lip Syncs. The CD will include mp3s of all of Perry's main sessions from the evenings. Those should be in the mail by Wednesday. I'll send them to your homes at the addresses on your camp forms.

For FVBC people, those will be available for sale for $3 on Wed. next week. I hope you enjoy them and that they capture some great memories from camp.

The Results are In

So, it is really really late... we finished our 2 hour testimony time at around 1am and I am beat, but I don't want to leave without telling you the final results. Blue took the Lip Sync with an incredible rendition of Thriller, but it was Orange by a ton for the victory. They had 8 people on their team that said Psalm 34. In total, we had 35 students that said the entire Psalm. Jordan and I were so impressed with everyone. I'll post some final comments tomorrow when we arrive home. For tons of pictures, visit Kevin's website. It is linked off of the youth site off of fvbc.org under the links. Well, I'm out for a few hours before dinner.

So Close... It's anyone's game

So, with only the Lip Sync and whoever else recites Psalm 34 to go, the points are really close. It is still anyone's game. Remember, the Lip Sync is worth 50,000 for first, 35,000 for second, 20,000 for third, and 10,000 for fourth. Here are the point totals as of this afternoon:

1^st- Orange 349,000

2^nd- Yellow 335,000

3^rd- Purple & Blue tied at 310,500

So far, orange has had the most Psalm 34's, but I know there a few more that are getting ready to say it at dinner tonight. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks to all of you who have written notes and letters. The students have enjoyed hearing them and I've been encouraged by the response. Just one more day and they'll all be home. More later tonight...

Pics from Thursday

Opening events for obstacle course day... go Perry!

Untying the giant knot of a 100 ft. rope

purple workin' their magic

"Fill the bucket a sponge at a time"

"Melt the Ice" game

Lazer lines for obstacle course day

A little wallyball for the boyz

The finalists for food night, with Becca and Whitney tying for first, Erin and Katie a close second with their PB & J, and Amanda, with the spiritual food of the Word in third

Taste and see that the food is yummy

The Fanta girls for food night

Just a word about this one... each night we ask a student from each team to come and name every member of their team from memory, and they get points for who names the most. Tonight was my turn. Each team bet on how many I would have left over, and the team closest to that number without going over would receive 20,000 points. The lowest number was 4. I was so happy that I named all 80 that came to camp this year without looking... but sadly, no one got any points. Never bet against a Huff... and we have Sam winning in the pew toss with 11 pews in a row.

Purple dominated the pew relay race

The winners for the long jump... nice hair Leigh

Yellow with a valiant effort, but a disappointing 2nd place finish

Halfway to home

Well, the week keeps on going, and going, but the end is in sight. As I told the students before we left, this week is just a week of preparation for the real battle that will come when we get home. That day is approaching fast as it always does at camp. Today has been another great one, with great activities, and probably too much sun. I am glad Moriah packed the Aloe for me. The students had obstacle course day today and enjoyed team building activities, eating ice cream, and running around outside on a beautiful, 91 degree day. It was a monster day for the yellow and orange teams, but Blue was right up there adding over 10,000 in spirit points and all three of the top theme night winners. Here are the standings as of this evening

1st- Blue (255,500)
2nd-Yellow (238,500)
3rd- Orange (236,500)
4th- Purple (216,500)

Thank you to all who sent notes to their friends, siblings, sons, and daughters. Everyone enjoys hearing from you and I love to see your involvement even though you are hundreds of miles away. Tonight was food night, and we had some very creative costumes. I'll post those later on. Several more said Psalm 34, including Keta Allen, J.D. Nolte, Ariel Nolte, Dwayne Miller, both Drennan girls, Anthony Glosson, Leigh LaSota, and Scott Rougas. There are more, but my brain is only working at about 75% right now and the rest escape me. Tonight we have the pew olympics to look forward to. We bumped the Lip Sync to tomorrow night to give the teams a little more time to work on their presentations.

On a side note, the Senior High guys challenged the leaders to a game of Wallyball today. As I walked in with Perry, we both agreed that we would probably get owned by the younger guys (that means we believed we would lose). That is what happened, 2 games in a row. They played very well together. We managed 4 points in the first game, and almost came back in the second, but ended up losing 15-11. So, this afternoon we challenged them to a rematch... Doug, Joe, Matt, Dwayne, Stevie, and Scott were no match for a revamped and energized leaders team. I don't know if it worked to tire them out with the games all afternoon, but they did look a little sluggish. Anyhoo, session is starting soon, and I need to get ready. More pics and updates tonight. Later...

Pics from Wednesday

Another day is almost done with a ton of great memories created. Perry hit another homerun tonight, speaking of the deliverance of the Lord, and pointing us to Christ, the poor man who delivered us from all our troubles. I'll leave you with a few pics to capture the evening.

Morning worship to start the day off right

Some students enjoying Perry's workshop

Camp raft racing... a lost art

Doug"more", a perfect 10 in the belly flop contest

jump or dive?? You decide

Devoted walleyball fans, watching it happen

Some of our first time campers

The final students, with Madison taking third, Erin second, and Ariel first

Some of our wonderful leaders

What a bunch of hicks

Team updates

Alright... some point updates before dinner

1st- Orange 142,000
2nd- Blue 141,500
3rd- Purple 119,000
4th- Yellow 94,500

Now, I know what you're thinking, what's up with yellow. There is a rumor that they are saving their Psalm 34 'til the last day in order to make a surprise run for the finish. We'll have to wait and see about that. Supposedly, there are at least 6 on that team with the passage ready to go.

I will have a plethora of pics ready tonight, but it may be late again. More to come soon...