T Shirt Packing Tip

Are you packing yet?

We leave in 2 days!!

Games to play--whenever!

The first moment where it might begin to sink in that --Wow! I'm here to be an Intentional Camper. That's tough! -- is when all the campers begin to arrive. It's always handy to have a plan to deal with that day. Some people are naturally good at talking to strangers or playing volleyball. I am neither of those things, so I like to have simple games in mind.

Thus, here's a list of simple games you can play on the first day. Or on the hike when your Camp Director goes into the woods to find out where you are because you were supposed to reach the rest of the groups an hour ago. Or whenever really.

Big Booty/ The animal game
Ninja
Zip Zap Zoom
Bippity Bippity Bop
Mafia (seated, not walking around)
Signs


Any other ideas?

Ways to talk about Jesus

So, we not only need to find a way to make conversations at meal times. We ultimately want to share Christ with the friends we make at camp.

But...how do you do that on a hike? Or during a game? Or at cabin time?

Here are some possible "Jesus juke" conversation starters:

-What did you think about the _______________ (Talk, worship time, small group time, testimony, worship song, etc)
-Do you go to church?/Do you have a youth group?
-Is your family religious?
-How does your family celebrate Christmas? Easter?
-This one time... (And then you tell a story about something that happened at Youth Group or Church)
-If they start to tell you about anything they are dealing with at home--relationship with their parents, friends, other problems--ask if you can pray for them.

Can you think of other ideas? Let us know on Sunday!

Next week!

We're leaving next week!
Can you stand it?
I can't.

So in preparation, I'm going to actually start posting to this blog.

Today's theme is:
Conversation starters!

These can be used during meals, during free time, during cabin time, any time!

-Where are you from? Did you grow up there?
-What is your favorite holiday? Why?
-What is your favorite day of the week?
-What were you like as a little kid?
-What is your dream job?
-If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
-What is the most interesting place you have traveled?
-What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
-What is the crazies thing you have ever done?
-What is the best thing that happened to you this year?
-Describe yourself using 5 words or less.
-Do you prefer to laugh or to cry at movies?
-If you could change one thing about the place you live, what would you change?
-If you could see the future, what would you want to know?

This is just a starter list--your own list going!