The final camp has begun -- 61 middle school children with 20 Chinese and American
Staff.
We are doing the same program components with minor adjustments for the ages of the
children, but, otherwise, it is essential the same camp as its predecessors. Everyone
knows their roles and assignments. Now, it is a question of energy and enthusiasm.
The American group is tired. Although temperatures seemed lower with the cloud
cover, the humidity was way up, so it seemed about the same. The heat index is over
106 for about the 25th straight day.
This camp is comprised primarily of students from the Lijiazhai Middle School, where we
are conducting the camp, so expectations are high, and, we need to make a good
impression for the continued future of the camp at this site.
Tomorrow is our big sports day: six rotations of sports. Because of the size of the
groups, we will split into two main groups: one inside sports (parachute, badminton,
jumprope) and the other outside sports (volleyball, soccer, pingpong). Each group will
rotate four times, one being a rest period. Each rotation lasts 20 minutes. In the
afternoon, we will flip the main groups so that the inside sports (in the morning) go
outside in the afternoon and vice a versa.
Mim is a great sports organizer and brings tons of enthusiasm and joy. We were
cautioned prior to the camps that the kids may not respond to sports, but this has not
been the case. The kids love the sports! And, yes, they are very good at ping pong --
but so is Mim.
Please pray for stamina and energy for the next few days.
Love,
Jeff & Mim
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