Pine Cove Camp

Friday morning our day started with a trip to the airport to send Fabi back to Cal Baptist.  We went along with her family and got in our last minute hugs.  After the airport the remaining "girls" made a PriceSmart (Costco) run to buy snacks for the second camp session that would start on Friday afternoon.  I'm not sure how much it cost, but we had a flatbed cart filled with chips, bottled water, cookies, juice boxes, crackers and more--enough for 4 snacks for 100 people.  The best thing for me about going to PriceSmart in Guatemala is that I find things we don't have in El Salvador.  This trip is was quinoa (2 pounds for $10) and grapefruit juice.  

The next stop was camp, where we had lunch with the Pine Cove team and then got ready for the campers to arrive at 3:00 p.m.  Dani showed me around--it was a beautiful place.  It is a Christian campground with great facilities.

 By 4:00 p.m. there were more than 75 children (ages 6-12), as well as 30 adults.  They started the afternoon getting to know each other with games and small group activities on the basketball court.  Each small group had a Pine Cove counselor and a Guatemala counselor.  

 This week's theme is "Finding the Treasurer," and all of the Bible study sessions were from Matthew 6:19-21.  After Bible study time, dinner was served.  Dinner was followed by a treasure hunt where each group had to complete a task to receive the next clue.

The treasurer hunters returned to the dining hall for a time of music/dancing, then praise and worship and a short message.  

Nelson, Rosemarie, Dani, Camila and I slipped away to enjoy dinner together and, then, after driving Rosemarie back to the camp to spend the night, we drove home.

It was a great day seeing how the Lord has been working with the church in Guatemala, seeing how faithful their members are to serve at the camp, lead the music and prepare all of the lessons.  The camp ends on Sunday afternoon, so I'm anxious to hear the stories of changed lives!