Second day of camp was a bit of an adventure, and thats putting it lightly!

We got started a little late this morning, which goes against the Austrian culture...oops. After some fun games, we headed to a local organic garden. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH DELICIOUS TOMATOES! We could eat all that we wanted.... AMAZING! Then, it was to the Lobau (a national park) to play capture the flag and have a nice picnic. This is where things got interesting.

As we hiked up to the spot we were supposed to have a lovely afternoon, it started POURING. Not just a light mist, not even a nice summer rain.... It was the kind of rain that hurts when you get hit with it. So what do you do when you have 26 kids who speak another language all out in the middle of nowhere and it starts pouring FREEZING cold water? Huddle together in the open area (to avoid trees and such) under jackets, umbrellas, towels, extra shirts, anything we could grab. As I was huddle with two the teenage girls helping us this week, I couldn't help but laugh. It was such a funny scene.

It probably rained for 15-20 minutes. We were all soaked to the bone and REALLY cold. Capture the flag was out of the question. We split up and some of us went back on a bus, while the really cold ones went by car. We came back to the church and got into dry clothes while gulping down hot chocolate and coffee. (Did I mention Austrian coffee is TO DIE FOR?)

We had water games planned for the afternoon, but that was nixed, since the REAL water games happened earlier.

Luckily, the team did a GREAT job as we had to re-work the schedule to have the rest of the afternoon inside. I am REALLY blessed to have such a great team again this year. They are doing a great job with the team. In fact, today is Aubrey's birthday. They are all out sight seeing Vienna tonight. I stayed behind to get stuff done for the next two days...which will be a whole other adventure.

Ways to be praying:
- Tomorrow we are going on an "adventure" downtown. Our cows will be "stolen," and we will have to hunt down clues all around downtown in search of our cows. It should be pretty entertaining. PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER. If it storms, it would REALLY put a damper on it.
- Like I said, the team is making GREAT connections with the kids. Keep praying for relationships.
- Ruth, our supervisor. I think she is kinda stressed out.
- Aubrey is REALLY allergic to mosquitos. But she is staying the night tomorrow night (oh yeah, the kids camp out tomorrow night at the church) She is sleeping inside, but I still worry
- Pray for our two teenage girls helping, Paula and Dominica. As far as I know, they are not yet believers. They have both been campers in the past and are back to help. We really have a good chance to invest in them, so pray we are obedient with that.