Loch Tay Expedition First Report

Good morning everyone.
Here we go with the first update of the last (week long) camp of 2006. I'm afraid it's a long update given the conditions at camp.
It was a hectic day yesterday getting everyone together for the camp. Jasmine, who was a late addition to the kids group, rang on Saturday and said she wasn't coming. However, she was at the pick-up point on Monday ready to go. Another boy, Allan, left everyone waiting at the pick-up point, so when Richard rang him he said he wasn't coming, Richard said he wasn't having it and explained the time, money, etc. put into Allan's holiday. Allan was told to be ready in 10 minutes for a door-front pick up. He was ready on time and came along quietly!
We have 8 kids, all 15 and 16, on the camp plus four leaders from Reality. There are also 2 (?) instructors along as well. Kirsty just came back from a trip to Germany and Claire, another leader just returned on Sunday from a month in Peru! When the group arrived at Killen to set off on Loch Tay, tempers were running high and everyone got a bit short with each other. The football was kicked into the water, never to be seen again. The kids brought far too much gear for the canoes, so much had to be left behind, and unfortunately included some of the kids waterproofs (not intentionally).
The group paddled for 45 minutes yesterday and set up camp. Now everyone is more or less on their own for cooking and cleaning, but the aim is to eat together. Today, Kirsty called in with the report, sounding extremely tired. She saw the sunrise at 5:30 this morning. Raymond, one of the boys, was left a bit by himself, but Allan is speaking to him and the two are becoming friends. Rogan, a very experienced leader, is getting a feel for the Time Out, since this is his first camp with Reality. He is very good with the kids on a one-to-one basis.
The boys were up late drinking Irn-Bru and smoking and Jasmine has had a bit of a bad attitude since her pick-up. Another point of concern is that one of the boys may have brought some cannabis along with him. Not good!! Kirsty is going to speak to the group about being responsible about smoking in tents, etc. (The boys have already broken a zipper on their tent).

Please pray for the following things for this camp:
1) The instructors from Ardeonaig would find a good balance with the kids regarding discipline.
2) Raymond is having trouble adjusting to the eating schedule and as a result is not eating much.
3) The kids have a habit of dropping litter everywhere, so please pray that they would learn to really appreciate the opportunity they've been given and make the most of their experience. As a note, funding for this particular age group is getting harder to come by, so these opportunities may not come around again for them.

Sorry for the long email, but this camp more than any other has the potential to go either very well or very badly. Stay tuned for tomorrow's update.
God Bless!