Camp Part 2 and beyond (Carl)

Hi all,

Rachel will write down her thoughts from camp a little later.

So camp was really good. When we arrived, things were a little hectic and we had some last minute arrangements for finding where Rachel was going to sleep. But we all managed to find a place to lay our head in the evening. The camp was at a community centre in Gaiman, which is a Welsh settlement in the Chubut valley. It was a beautiful place and the weather was warm, but with strong winds during certain times of the day.

Each day started at 7am with a team meeting and discussions went on about the camp and the day to come. We then all said good morning to each other and giving a hug or kiss on the cheek - there were quite a number of people in the the team, so this took some time.

We then got the young people up with load noises and got them ready for breakfast (often bread, jam and really sweet tea). The young people then got into the Bible study groups and met for an hour and a half. These groups got into the topic of Christians and the environment and those who wanted to got really passionate about the topic. It was interesting to notice that the young people who weren't really into it, didn't distract but sat quietly in the group.

Then there was the celebration, with songs, prayers and a message from the Bible. It was a really lively time and it was great to be part.

Then lunch, going into free-time. After the free time there were different workshops at 4pm (drama, crafts, dance). Afternoon tea led into 'recreation' which were sports with an underlying message or theme.

Of course then there was the need for showers before getting into the Sunset service and there was often the opportunity for some sort of response from the young people.

That led into the Fogon (sin Fuego) which means campfire (without the fire). It was a daily talent night, and I even got invited up to take part playing guitar and even walking the 'catwalk'.

Bed was around 1am (the latest I got to bed was 2:30am) and ready to be at the meeting for 7am next day.


We'll put up some pictures from the camp and hopefully you'll get to put images to the story...

We will follow up later with what has happened since camp as we now have unlimited internet at our hotel in Bariloche, so watch this space