I Feel So BEHIND!

Due to my inability to post to the blog while at camp, and the malfunction of the Internet in our room, I've fallen a bit behind on daily updates. I have this desire to describe camp in great detail. So that each one of you can feel like for one moment you were transported to camp with us: sitting on the benches at singing time, eating Pluff in the dining hall, playing volley ball on the beach in near perfect weather... But, I've come to the conclusion that a blog with such detail would teeter between the lines of blog and novel, and that would be ridiculous. Therefore, I've decided to make a bulleted list of some of the highlights of Camp Balchiyoca 2005

-warmer than usual weather aka perfect
-meat and potatoes every meal is never a bad thing (dad taught me that)
-you can never play too much soccer, frisbee, volleyball...
-sand EVERYWHERE=dirty, but well exfoliated feet
-anybody can learn to deal with community showers (no curtains)
-not all Russians use the phrase "Mother Russia"
-coffee IS my best friend
-a cappella sing is a gift to and from God
-love translates...jokes do not
-passion for God can be expressed through our words, but it is made effective by our actions
-God gives us exactly what we need at exactly the right time to do his will

I wish everyone could have been a part of camp. It was a life changing experience. My world has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks to God. The camp photographer compiled a slide show, and each of us will get a copy... so EVENTUALLY each of you will get the opportunity to see a bit of camp yourselves.

More pics asap... we went to Helsinki yesterday and got some fabulous photos!