Thursday at Ardgour

The news from camp is overall quite good. The weather has been good both yesterday and so far today and, perhaps more importantly, there are very few midges. Last night was a turning point in the camp as everyone was in bed before 12:30, so it was a fairly easy night for the staff and volunteers.
The kids awoke this morning with a very positive attitude and are looking forward to the adventure activities planned for today. There seems to be a real sense of teamwork kicking in with the kids. There are still a few factions among them, but the worst of their behavior seems to be over. In fact many of the kids are commenting on next year's camp already, so they have obviously enjoyed themselves so far.
The leaders are still quite tired and Phil Arbon visited the camp yesterday, which gave him a first-hand view of what goes on. Richard has noticed that some of the kids, while having a more positive attitude, show signs of having a real emptiness in them. They are old beyond their years. So they read through Psalms a bit last night and he told them about how God keeps His word. The key is to instill a sense of hope in the kids, and in particular a hope in Christ.
The issues to pray for today are:
1) Rest for the leaders and a real sense of being refreshed.
2) The kids would continue to be receptive to God's word and be curious.
3) The activities tonight would go very well (Three B's - BBQ, Bonfire and Beach!)
4) Pray for the trip home tomorrow and that all would be safe and relaxed.
Thanks again to you all for your prayers and support. You may receive and email tomorrow morning, but it may be quite short. Please keep the next camp, at Barcaple, in mind over the weekend.
Thank you and God Bless,
Richard