Camping

      This week we took the kids camping in the woods in the mountains in Hidalgo, Mexico, which is the Mexican state next to Queretaro. It's about a four or more hour drive. We got up before sunrise on Tuesday morning and camped in the woods until we left Friday afternoon. During our trip, we did some hiking and got to see some nice views from the mountaintops. At times, especially at night, it got chilly enough for a coat - not really the type of temperature most people think of when they think of Mexico.

     For the week, the kids were divided into four groups with adult leaders for each group for competitions and games. (In my pictures/videos, you can see some of the teams' cheers that they created.) We played games like races, dodgeball, capture the flag and more. For meals, the four teams that were created for the week took turns making meals and washing the dishes. At night, we slept in tents with about two adults and five kids assigned to each tent. We had morning and evening devotion times where the kids would divide into small groups with a leader and have a small Bible devotional. I got to lead a few devotionals with the older boys group.

     Overall, it was nice getting to know the staff and kids better, especially some of the girls in Pan de Vida that I haven't really gotten to know yet. As nice as it might have been to have this experience, though, it certainly was nice to sleep in a warm bed last night instead of the hard ground in a cold tent and to finally take a hot shower again.

     If you want to see pictures of our time camping, you can click up on the top right link for pictures and go to the folder that says "Camp Pictures".