We are finished with the day to day training now. From this week on until the end of August we will have a camp full of Young Women groups or family reunions or miscellaneous groups from different organizations. In short, we have a FULL camp. Probably 90% want to try the Challenge Courses.
Monday: The Young Women arrive at 7:00 am. They come in buses and I have been told it is an exciting time. There are girls and leaders waving and shouting greetings to the missionaries as we meet them and the missionaries do their part in returning the welcome. I can't wait to be a part of it tomorrow morning. (I'll take pictures)
At 12:30 - 1:30 we train the YW Leaders on the low courses.
The first group of 50 - 60 girls arrive on course at 1:45 pm and stay until 5:00 pm.
Tuesday through Thursday: We, on the Challenge Courses, start with a 9:00 - 12:15 session, then a 1:15 - 4:30 session.
The girl's leave Friday morning. The missionaries send them off with cheers and waves.
THEN later on Friday we have a 3:30 - 5:30 session, (grab a granola bar) then a 6:00 - 8:00 pm session with families or Stakes.
Saturdays will be really fun. We start with a 9:00 - 11:00 session, (grab a granola bar) then a 11:30 - 1:30 session, and finally a 5:30 - 7:30 session. These sessions are with families.
I am told that almost every session is always full and we stay until every guest has their turn on the Challenge Course.
Mike and I serve on Challenge Course 5 for the next two weeks. That is the course with the high swing!!!!!
OK. Here is a short re-cap of this week.
Monday, at 6:00 am, all the missionaries met at the Welcome Center for a flag raising ceremony and singing of the National Anthem to remember those who gave their lives in defense of our country. They also honored the missionaries who were veterans.
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| Mike is the 5th Veteran from the right. |
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| The flag was raised to half staff for 1/2 a day and then raised to full staff. |
We had family reunions in camp the rest of the week.
Mike and I were still assigned to Challenge Course 1 and worked there with the families.
It was fun. I thought I'd take some pictures from the Eagles Nest to show you my perpective of the week. I am now certified to work in the Nest alone.
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| Family gathering. Mike ready to belay. |
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| Mike belaying a Young Woman across the cable to the Eagles Nest. |
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| Looking down the zip-line from the Eagles Nest. I came within one foot of the far tree. |
This evening, after district meeting, it was much, much to beautiful outdoors to even think of going back to our cabin. We rode our 4-wheelers to Legacy Lake and walked around it. This is a 30 minute hike on a path wide enough for one hiker and stays near the shore of Legacy Lake, except for a short hike into an Aspen grove. We stopped there and listened to the peaceful quiet. It wasn't silent because we could hear the breeze in the Aspen leaves and birds were singing.
Lesson I learned this week:
We need more quiet in our lives.
I prefer the quiet you find in nature because there is a back drop of gentle breeze, bird song or rippling brook.
But, quiet time can be found in our homes.
So many of us live busy, demanding lives. Even our children have little time to stop and listen to the quiet. You feel such gratitude for the wonder of this world when you can simply stop and listen to the quiet around you.
Tomorrow - 7:00 am - THE GIRLS COME TO CAMP!!!!!
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