Yesterday complete
the second day of the Kids English Camps, but our 3rd day in Brasil. The day was complete with lots of laughs, LOTS of
wet and muddy clothes, and thankfully, no injuries! In between some fabulous meals and chapel
times, the kids participated in a camp wide scavenger hunt, running up and down
the hill, and by hill, I mean mini-mountian!
It's quite the little hike, especially if repeated multiple times in a
day!
(The picture really doesn't do it justice!)
Despite the cold,
damp rain ALL DAY LONG, the campers had a great time of playing in the
rain! A makeshift giant tarp turned
water slide was set up, and occupied the campers for quite a while, as well as
an obstacle course installed all around the camp as well, followed by none
other than some good ol' pie in the face games!
If you're not
familiar with the location here at ABECAR, it is a WONDERFUL camp set up,
located at the top of a mountain, with many green trees, palms, and other
tropical plants and trees all around. There is a breathtaking view of the city
to one side, and the mountains to the other.
At the top of mountain, there is an administration building, which
houses seminary classes and a radio station, as well as all management type
offices. A few steps away is the dining
hall which doubles as a classroom during the week for the Making A Difference
Kids program ABECAR runs year round.
Behind the dining hall is a couple houses and a large girls dormitory,
where the girl campers stayed.
Down the mountain a
bit is a small dormitory, where our group is staying this year, and just below
that lies another small dormitory. A
classroom, a maintenance shed lie just beyond, a few steps further down the mountain. At the base of the mountain is a chapel,
where we delighted in this fireplace last night, (YES! It really was that
cold!) and, at the very bottom is another home, a water slide, a full
basketball court, soccer court, 2 swimming pools, volleyball court, a small
lake with paddle boats and canoes, and a large field with part playground
equipment and part soccer field. Oh! And
even a mini golf area!
It is a wonderful
camp setup that God has provided for ABECAR, and the amazing facilities here
allow the Tarratacas and staff to do some great ministry.
Campers settled in
for a night of sleep a bit earlier than the first night, (they were up til
1:30am!) but managed to get to sleep around 1:00 am last night! Apparently we Americans are the only ones
that get tired after climbing the mountain multiple times a day!
Signing off til
later…Your Brasil Team
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