Monday – Chloe

     We got up and got ready and met for a final full team meeting before we headed out. The drive is forty-five minutes long so we had some fun talking and making jokes in our crazy car. We got there and set up, figuring out what resources we have to use. The kids started arriving quickly and they ranged in age from three to fifteen. I got to work with the preschoolers and they were so sweet and cute. All they want is for you to play with them and hold them. We started out with the parachute and coloring to entertain and get the kids engaged. About thirty-five kids showed up to hear about God's word. We did some songs and the memory verse to calm the kids down before we got the skit going, which the kids loved. After that we separated the preschoolers and elementary-middle schoolers to do snack, crafts, and games. We got to paint the wall with water and glue tissue paper on a picture of a well. There was one boy who just wanted to be difficult and started throwing and blowing tissue paper allover the floor which intrigued two other little boys to do the same. We finished out as a big group with a few more songs and then the kids started leaving. Lunch was waiting for us at the park and we started doing crafts, face paint, soccer, baseball, and women's crafts. I started on the playground but then moved to the lanyard and friendship bracelet table, where I started a bunch of lanyards for people of all ages. St. Johns invited us for dinner so we headed over there and had tri-tip sandwiches as the town provided us with entertainment. Girls of all ages performed a traditional Mexican dance for us, one high-schooler performed Ava Maria for us, and one man played Amazing Grace for us on a bagpipe. It was a girl in our groups birthday so there was plenty of cake. We returned to camp late that night and had to go pretty much straight to bed. The girls in the tent next to us were cold and uncomfortable the night before so we squeezed seven people into a four person tent to sleep.

Having fun with preschoolers and a parachute

Soccer with the big kids

Sunday – Chloe

     We got up and went to church at the locations are going to serve at. One of the churches we are serving at was added this year so we got to look at the facility we were going to use. We are serving at three different locations: St. Johns, King City Bible, and Baptist Iglesia. I get to serve on the Baptist Iglesia team which is the combination of the First Baptist Church of King City and Iglesia De Jesucristo. After that we drove back to Whisper Canyon where we stay for the week. We moved our bags into our tents and met in our morning teams to make some announcements and finish testimonies. The rest of the day was spent hanging out and playing cards. At some point we hiked to the cross again where I climbed up the cross to the crossbar and got an amazing view of the canyon.

Having a team meeting at the amphitheater

Playing on a playground meant for younger kids

Saturday – Chloe

     I choose to be part of advanced team which goes down at 7:45, instead of 12:45, and helps set up tents, unload trailers, and sort the clothing from the clothing drive. However, due to the expected rain our departure time got changed to 9:45 for advanced team and 7:45 the next morning for the rest of the people. We arrived and got the work done and the forecasted rain didn't come when it was expected to. We had hours of free time in which we played volleyball, soccer, hiked to the cross, climbed a tree, and went into the chapel to play games and only then did it start raining. That night we slept in a cabin because not all the tents were up. It was kinda nice not having everybody there because you interacted with and got to know a lot more people.

Sorting clothes from the clothing drive

Goofing around with a game of volleyball

Week in King City