First full day of Camp TED! I am so excited to be here and that the camp has gotten started. We are still in the "getting to  know you" stage of the camp so we have been playing a lot of games where we are learning about each other. It is so much fun seeing all the friends I made last year and making new ones. It is interesting because there are three Sarah's at the camp so figuring out who is talking to who is a little confusing (We also learned today in one of the games that all three of us are born in March).

Amy gave her testimony this morning and was amazing (as we all knew she would be). The "theme" of camp is the "Big Questions of Life" and today's question was "How do I deal with my parents." Jim, the leader from the Philly team gave the talk and it was very good. He talked about Matthew 7:1-8 and how even though we are teenagers, in our families when we are in a cycle of fighting, by forgiving our family we can break that cycle. After the talk we went into small groups and talked about it.

This afternoon we played a game where we got into groups and tied two peoples legs together (like a three legged race) but then we kept adding people. So eventually all the girls were tied together and all the boys were tied together. It was fun, but slightly painful on my ankles. Then we played a game where we faced a partner and by moving our arms tried to get them to move their feet. It was quite the tournament!

I think for prayer, you could pray that we are able to communicate with the other teens. The language barrier gets difficult at times, especially as both american and french campers get tired. Please pray that we can stay energized throughout the upcoming weeks and that God will show himself in a new way to all of the different campers.

God Bless,
Sarah