Are you tired? (06/26/11)

The first day at El Faro went great! All of the teams have arrived at camp except for one team who will be arriving tomorrow. The common phrases of the camp thus far are "How are you doing?" usually followed up by "Are you tired?" when their response to the first question is not loud enough. (All in spanish of course.)

Even though some of us are working through language barriers, bonds have already started to form between our NCC team and the youth. Some of the kids are jokesters and a little more outgoing, and some are still a little quiet but hopefully will start to come out of their shell soon. But if one of the kids or teams get out of line--going down to the beach without permission, etc--you are cheered on by your peers as you perform your assigned push-ups. During one of the push-ups assignments, two of the guys from NCC went up with the kids and knocked out 50 push-ups with them! Talk about bonding.

We were also able to play some games with the kids throughout the afternoon, and then closed out the night with some worships songs and opening statements by the Champions in Action team. Once the kids learn all of the songs and the week progresses, I cannot wait to see how the Holy Spirit will move and work during the worship time. Its going to be amazing!

A view of the water from El Faro.