It's Finally Teen Week! (Wednesday)

WEDNESDAY

Right after breakfast (which was waffles) the power went out!

The cities of Idyllwild, Anza, and Mountain Center were all without power for about an hour today, and it was a minor inconvenience for everyone at camp. Before our activities started at 10:30 am, the power came back on and we all started our morning classes.

We had a trip that went to the climbing gym in Riverside called Hanger 18 with the Ropes Course staff, and they had a lot of fun bouldering and belaying on the rock walls. We have a couple photos, but I'm pretty sure there are more on the website. You can see photos from each day of the session when you login to Ultracamp on our website.

Hanger 18: Wednesday

Hanger 18: Wednesday

 I really hope you all love the photos. It's one thing for me to say that your children are having fun but quite another when you're able to see it for yourself.

The Wakeboarding trip is in its second day, and the crew snapped a few photos for us to share with parents. Here's one of the pictures (below) of the wake trip campers out on the lake today. We sent out our camp photographers to take some video and pictures, and I think it all turned out pretty nice. I don't want to ruin the surprise, but some of the video was taken by a friendly flying drone that we were able to borrow.

Wakeboarding Trip: Wednesday

Those of us who were at camp shared a pasta bar for lunch, with breadsticks, spaghetti noodles, tortellini, white sauce, and red sauce. Pasta is pretty simple, but it takes campers a bit more time to concoct their lunches because of the different options.

I checked in with some of the boys before lunch and I met Ryan and Noah today, who have been coming to PSR Camp for years. I didn't recognize them at first because like so many others they've grown so much this year! It's really a privilege to see these kids become teens, and maybe even work here someday in the future. This summer we've hired over a dozen former campers who are here to pay it forward.

Maybe some of these campers will make that same decision next summer (2017) or even the year after that (2018).

Big Event: Wednesday

Not to skip ahead to far, but after dinner (Entrée was hot dogs, corn, and beans) and a short rest period tonight we had our final night our Outpost. The theme for the night was the sometimes you have to lose to win.

The boy accused of murder is found guilty, but at the last minute is granted a whole new trial because his lawyer takes on his burden and sacrifices her career to give him the chance to defend himself again. The lesson is about sacrifice, and how we can follow in the Christian example of losing something, so that someone else can gain a second chance.

Outpost Night #3: Wednesday

Sorry to skip ahead, I have to get up in a few hours and drive down to Hemet in the morning.

The campers generally had a good day today. The weather was about the same as yesterday, but the children seem to be adapting well. We had church outside this morning and the shade trees and water misters seemed to keep the pre-afternoon heat at bay.

As always were wearing sunscreen, taking breaks, drinking water, and shading in the shade as much as possible.

Blessings,

-Jeremy