First Day

July 3, 2009

The staff are trained. The kids are registered, and the clock is ticking. Yep, it’s 5:44 am and I’m lounging on my porch, sipping on my coffee, and trying to cool down from a quick run. Camp officially starts in T minus 3 hours and 15 minutes. Crazy, isn’t it? Crazy how you can plan [...]

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"Друг"

July 3, 2009

“Я имею друга, который говорит на русском языке.” One of our campers went home and uttered this phrase to his mom. “I have a friend who speaks Russian.” See, Ethan was recently adopted from Kazakhstan, along with his brother Alex, by a friend of mine, who just happened to be part of our orginial curriculum [...]

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Day Four

July 2, 2009

The scene was just how I had pictured it in the shower. Campers, parents, staff, and friends hanging out, eating, playing, and chatting it up at Chick-Fil-A. I’m not sure exactly how many came or for that matter how much money we made, but I’m pretty sure we accomplished what we set out to do…facilitate [...]

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Even In The Stupidity

July 1, 2009

You know when you do something, and the second you do it, you realize you shouldn’t have? Yep, I had a moment like that yesterday. I was listening to a voicemail from a mom who wanted to sign 3 (count them 3) middle schoolers up for our SIT camp. While I’m listening to this message, [...]

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Day Two

June 30, 2009

You know what is so amazing about God? He’s not at all surprised by what surprises us. Yesterday, he reminded me of this truth. So, it’s the first day, right? Everything is supposed to run smoothly, right? Really, why is it that people say that? Rarely does the first day or moments of anything run [...]

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