"Genki mura" here we come!!

May 20-21 was our first ever (annual?) youth camping trip at Toyota East (Christ Church). It was quite the adventure at "Cheerful Village", I must say. We had been prepared for rain, but were more than happy to accept the fog (felt like we were in the clouds being up so high in the mountain there) and then sunshine on Sunday (along with the first burn of the seaon for me -- complete with peeling and all. . . :-s) There were 9 of us altogether, including 2 of my English students, which was really exciting! We spent time together playing group games, doing orienteering, making supper over the coals (that one took a little longer than expected. . .), playing PIT with a new version of "spoons" ("tongues" -- no, you don't grab one another's tongues as I had mistakenly assumed, but stick out your tongue when you get a set, the point basically being getting to laugh at whoever's the last to clue in -- pretty funny actually), and spending time remembering the greatness of our Creator, through songs and reflecting on the unique gifts and abilities He's given each of us. It was a really great time together. . . well, we're not sure about the youth. . . but at least, Chiaki, the other leader, and I both agreed on that. . . ;-)