Camping trip

(I didn't take any pictures of the trip, but I'll try to get some from the others to post soon.)

Last weekend, we took the transitions group camping. That's the young adult ministry we lead in the church. We only went for one night, but it was awesome. Our stove caught on fire while cooking dinner. We threw dirt on it to put it out, and got it in the beans. After digging out most of the dirt, we ate the beans anyway. They were only a little gritty... That night we had worship for about 2 1/2 hrs, which was awesome. Then we roasted marshmallows and hung out til about 2 in the morning. Some went to bed, and some of us went on a nature hike for about an hour. It was really cool to lay down on the path and look at the stars without light pollution. Luckily, we didn't run into any alligators, which was a very real concern. The next morning, after breakfast was all cleaned up, we had church service under a canopy. That was pretty cool. Then we had to breakdown our camp (one of the tents had broken from all the wind). After that, we went over to the river, had lunch, and got ready to go canoeing. I had no idea how hard that was going to be. Most of us got pretty good at going back and forth running into the mangroves... But, we learned a lot. Teamwork. Trust. To let go of our expectations, and enjoy our surroundings, enjoy our time together, even if you don't get very far away from where you started. Relationships are much more important than the task at hand. But, I just can't help being a little competitive... Lastly, we went up to a lookout point where you could see to the ocean on one side, and out over all the natural lands in the park on the other side. I had no idea how big it was. It was cool to see so much nature in one place. God's creation sure is amazing.