Young Life Weekend Camp

First of all, let me fill you in on what Young Life is. It is an outreach organization the focuses on high school students. We make life long relationships with kids by going to them and listening to them. As a leader I run "club" every Monday night in which kids from the local high school come and participate in crazy games, sing top hit songs, and watch us leaders make fools of ourselves by performing in skits. Then, at the end of all of the craziness we talk for about 5 minutes about Jesus and what he means to us, and what he could potentially mean to the kids. Also, as a leader I mentor kids one-on-one. I give them what ever advice they need or simply hang out with them whenever they want. Here is a link to the website:

http://www.younglife.org/AboutYoungLife/

Two weekends ago I went to weekend camp. This is where kids can come and forget about everyday life and just have fun. We actually take their cell phones and any other electronics away from them, which at first they think is ridiculous, but then they realize how much they would have missed if they were on the phone the entire time. For example, at this particular camp there is a giant swing (a three-seater), something called "the flying squirrel" (this is where you climb up about 2 stories and jump); there are also 2 pools, one with a volleyball net and the other with a giant slide and diving board; there is also kayaking, a game room with pool, ping pong, ect. and a camp store and snack bar. This is where being a Young Life leader really pays off because I spend all weekend with the girls that attend camp and create great relationships them. I got to know some girls at camp the past weekend really well and have already had a great time going with them to Boston's and then their school basketball game. I can't wait to see how the semester turns out. Here is a picture from weekend camp of me and some of the girls on the giant swing. It doesn't look that high in this shot, but it starts out at about 3 stories up: