Sophomore Camp

Matt and I had the priviledge of attending Hawaii Baptist Academy's Sophomore Camp this past weekend as counselors. The camp is held at Pu'u Kahea in Waianae, a site owned by the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention. There are several cabins for the students to stay in, as well as a big plantation house for group meetings. The camps are God-focused, and the kids hear several large group messages as well as spending time in "family groups" of 8 to 10 same-gender kids. The camps are always a time of great refreshing. We both know the students, as Matt currently teaches the sophomores US History, while I taught the same kids Algebra 2 last year as freshmen. This camp had a lot of meaningful moments which I can't share because I don't want to spoil it for any of my 8th graders who may be reading this!We played a game called "Aunt Mary" which is sort of like Sharks and Minnows, but the "it" person has to whack you with a pantyhose leg filled with flour. It adds a great element to the game, plus it's easy to prove who has been tagged because there is a telltale white spot on their clothing. Here Matt playfully cowers as two sophomore boys finish whacking him with their flour-filled stockings.We did a team-building exercise called a "group sit" where all the students stand in a tight circle, then turn 90 degrees and sit on each others' laps. Here Matt (in the light gray shirt towards the left) helps supervise the set-up. There was a lot of falling! The girls in the picture below nailed it, though. The beach is only two blocks from the camp, so on Friday afternoon we took about half the kids down to jump in the water. Matt played frisbee with a couple of the boys for a while. Here he makes a spectacular catch!