Check It Out!

The following link is an article from the Journal Star about the Teen Job Club's community project at Hartley Elementary School. Through the this week rain, students have been beautifying their neighborhood. Check it out!

http://journalstar.com/articles/2007/08/08/news/schools/doc46b8fb373cc34096560632.txt

and

http://journalstar.com/media/view/?mid=M46b8f35ae25c7

They've Gone Country!

Waiting for a bite, Deontrey sits by the pond while fishing today at Camp Sonshine. This week has been a week of new experiences for many of the kids. First time fishing, first time riding in a wagon, first time roasting a banana over campfire! I even introduced Gigi to a John Deere. (Sh wasn't nearly as excited.) It has been fun to be there as they discover new things, ask questions and become excited about everything going on.

There have been many times this week that the counselors have stopped their campers in the woods or by the lake to have them admire God’s creation. God created everything, but there is something about the openness and quietness of the country that makes you stop and remember that.

Each day, the campers loaded up on bug spray, caught a dozen frogs, and I think that one boy had a pound of mud on his shoe when he came home. But each day this week, the campers have had an experience that I know they will be talking about for months to come.

Ready, Set...Jump!

Camp Sonshine was the site of the Olympic frog races today. All week the students have scavenged the campsite of all the frogs that they could find and kept them in the frog tank. Today they were released in a jumping race (Only one frog did not survive the competition!)

Today was another exciting day at Camp Sonshine! With faces painted, wearing their colors, campers participated in many games in their own Olympics that encouraged teamwork and cheering each other on.

Today on the way home, one camper said, “I can’t wait until camp tomorrow. I don’t even know what we are doing, but I can’t wait!"