Lots going on at Qwanoes right now with all activities open and filled with campers! I just walked across the main field which is looking nice and green right now from all the rain by the way… as I was walking I ran into one of our camp counselors all the way from New Zealand! It’s great to have Phil on staff as he always has a smile for you and you can just see he loves his campers to bits. His passion for campers and life is almost as contagious as his accent! Phil had this to say about being here at Qwanoes: ” I love being here, the experience of sharing the gospel with kids is awesome, the community, the adventure, it’s all great! It’s a sweet place with sweet people, I love these guys!” referring to his campers as he grabbed them for a big group hug (see picture.)
On the other side of the field is Ice Cream Island! Campers love ice-cream on a nice hot sunny day, so that means there is a lot of ice-cream floating around right now! Talking about floating, Ice Cream Island even serves floats! So good! We just got a new flavor in called Banana Fudge, very tasty!
Right behind Ice Cream Island I can see Jon Morrison our camp speaker! Campers are grouping up together practicing their memory verse for the week and getting ready to recite it to Jon for cabin points! I asked Jon how the campers were doing with their verses and he had this to say “They are doing great! It’s always fun to see what kind of actions the girls will come up with to help them remember what comes next!”. The kids love Jon as our camp speaker, one of the kids just told me ” I love when Jon tries to rap, it’s so funny! And I’m learning so much about God too, he’s stories and picture drawings are a fun way to explain things and I like that”.
Off to the skateboard park! Did you know that the Qwanoes skatepark is practically brand new as it was built last year. There are campers skating every which way, it’s a good thing that it’s a very big skatepark! I asked a couple campers named Troy & Noah what they thought – ” The best! I love all of it! But my favorite is the stairs & the launch!” Troy said he comes to the skatepark every day during open activities and he “wouldn’t miss it!”.
Shae and Sarah are also having a fun time at the skatepark, Sarah is in the Skate Club and she had this to say: ” I love Skate Club! Before this week I wasn’t very good, but now I am much better, I really love the Fun Track through the trees!”
An exciting Q-Town and Concert are planned for tonight! Campers love to rock out to Q-Town music and jump around. Kick Flip Cafe at the concert is featuring “build your own Q-Dog”. Our “Q-Dogs” are delicious and why wouldn’t they be with lots and lots of ingredients to choose from! Nacho cheese, grilled onions, jalapeño, bacon bits, sauteed mushrooms and grilled pepperoni! Soooo good.
