Helena 2011 Week 1 Camp Day 2

HBBC Helena Blog 2011 Week 1 Camp Day 2
Posted by: Dave Hawkins McCauley James
Understanding that McCauley is an English major and able to clean this up, I’m to write first. McCauley gives you a great perspective and I’m sure that by now you think we’ve each gained fifteen pounds. We started again today with a scrumptious breakfast at our B&B. Dana, our host started us with fresh fruit and juice or homemade granola to be followed by a wonderfully unique French toast served with bacon. So, so good! The girls go to the pool or park and are usually served a sandwich in a brown bag – not wonderful. Those of us with roving or outside jobs are treated to “Miss Mary’s” lunch at the Eden Market. Today’s lunch was fried squash, colored butter beans, fried chicken and homemade corn bread. This was followed by a cone of Blue Bell ice cream. Delivering water and ice with my “buddy” Tracey Payne from FBC Richmond is a never ending task when the heat index is 116 degrees. Someone is always calling and saying, we are out of water. The local fire department usually supplies us most of our ice but there reserve is too low in these extreme conditions. A local gentleman that owns Cunningham Propane has graciously provided the rest of what we have needed. The Lord has blessed us and we have had no serious heat related health issues. Elsie, McCauley, Charles and I attended a dinner tonight at New Light Baptist served by Delta Fellowship Church. Ben and Leonora Newell have a close relationship with both churches. Everywhere I go in this community, someone expresses to me how much the Newell’s are going to be missed in Phillips County. It is everyone’s hope and prayer that what has been started, can carry on.
From this point, McCauley it is yours…………………………………………..David.

Considering David has already written about the meals we have eaten today, I’m not sure there is much else to say! (Only joking) Today was another productive and exciting day at camp. Kate and Mom spent all day in the pool, per usual, making extraordinary progress with all of the kids they are teaching. While my group was at the pool, I watched mom take her group to the deep end and teach them how to dive off the edge. They were so excited and eager to learn something new and by the end of the rotation we could hardly stop them from diving in! Kate began working with three preschoolers that seemed quite reluctant to get in the pool. However, I was not surprised to find out that she had a hard time getting them out of the water by the end of the day. I am a group leader for a group of 12 kids ages 7-10 so I get to spend a lot of time with them throughout the day as they rotate through swimming, music, Bible stories, arts and crafts, and sports. The theme of this week’s Bible story is about Joseph and his coat of many colors. It has brought back many memories of the musical Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat we put on at HBBC when I was in the youth group. Anyway, I have enjoyed getting to know each and every child in my group and watching their enthusiasm to learn about Christ. The unique spirits of each child have shown me that God is working through them, which generates a hopeful future for this community.