Day 2

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Hello,

It's Thursday morning in Samoa. We had a great evening last night, meeting with 4th year students (seniors in the Theological Seminary) and their wives. I shared with them the vision for what we want to see happen with the Kids Camp and Sports Camp. We had over 30 people volunteer to help us with the camps! Following this successful meeting, we started to hang out with the kids at the sports field (Tony lead the way). All of the guys ended up playing rugby with the high school boys. Let's just say all us old guys should have just watched Drew play as a representative for the whole team. We're happy to say that Greg Green survived doing an accidental split in the middle of the field, followed by Josh Borkin who took a header and slid three feet across the field. Part of our team went out to the ocean and enjoyed the beautiful beach. Katie and Drew got coconuts off trees, then pealed them and the whole team tasted the delicious milk from the fruit.We closed the evening off with a great dinner, then most of us went to bed to rest for the beginning of the Kids Camp and Sports Camp experience.

Today started off with breakfast at seven--everyone showed up on time. In fact some got up at 5am to jog and jazzercise with the students while others went down to the ocean to watch the sunrise. I did none of the above. After breakfast Ginny and Julia lead us in worship, and that was followed by a devotion guided by Greg Green who challenged us to be a true community, which was a great time of openness and sharing for many of us. I'm looking forward to seeing how this will continue to develop throughout the week. Later, we loaded a small van with 15 of us and headed for the city of Apia, which is a 30 minute drive from where we are staying. We all exchanged some money and went to an in door swap meet for a little shopping. Additionally, we checked out the local farmers market which allowed the team to get a true feel for the culture. We are about to go have lunch, rest a little bit and prepare for the launch of the Kids Camp and Sports Camp.

Please pray for...

1. Both camps

2. Team unity and health

3. Involvement of the theology students and their wives

4. Our families back home

~Rob Denton
Pastor