Another Weekend of Camp Begins

*A Post from Last Night*

The first half of the day, Chad and John took us around to see three different reservations in the area. The three reservations we went to were Pinaymootang, Little Sask , and Lake St. Martin. Eagle Bay has kids come to camp from all three of these reservations. As we drove around and looked at the reservations, we got a bigger picture of where these kids are coming from and what their daily lives consist of. Chad and John were our tour guides and told us more about the reservations. It was a great time where we all learned more about the First Nation's Youth and their living situations.

For lunch, we went to a local burger place, where were able to experience some of the culture here. The food was delicious and fish was the special :) After lunch, we all worked hard on preparations for the weekend. We made ice blocks for the fort building that the campers will be doing tomorrow. The counselors got situated into their cabins. And a few people finished the girl's bathroom! The music team also made sure that the music was all ready to go for the weekend! It was a very productive afternoon!

Campers started showing up at 6:30 PM and the fun began! We had a total of 23 campers show up, which was more than we had originally thought! We started the weekend with singing and chapel. Heather gave the message at Chapel--she talked about the the Father's love and related it to the prodigal son. All the campers were quite attentive during the message! Then the campers watched a skit about Jingle and Jangle, who are the theme characters of the weekend. Then the campers split into two teams for the weekend, Team Jingle and Team Jangle. They each did a team cheer and then received their flags. Now the campers will stay in their teams for the rest of the weekend.

We ended the night with a wonderful snack of nachos, with cheese and salsa. Both the campers and the staff enjoyed the snack!

It was a great first night of camp, and we look forward to the rest of the weekend!