Resilience, Creativity, Fun
On Sunday it rained. Not just any ordinary rain, but a thundering
downpour. Music and Drama camp was at the Happy for rehearsal and the roar of
rain on the roof was so defeating that working on choreography was impossible. Besides
that, the electric piano had to be unplugged to keep everyone safe. So what did
the resilient, dedicated staff do? They
rehearsed harmonies a cappella. Although
singers could scarcely hear their own voices, no less each other’s, melodies
and harmonies were reinforced. And when the rain slowed just a bit, I heard
refrains in tune and beautifully sung.
That evening, St George’s was planning on stargazing as an
evening activity, but it was still raining lightly and there were no stars to
be seen. So what did the resilient staff do?
They sent campers to their cabins to built forts or other habitations in
competition with each other. After nearly an hour of building, a team of four
guest judges visited each cabin. We
crawled through mazes, were welcomed to funky hotels, survived fallout in a
bunker, played games, danced disco and enjoyed the creative energy of every
cabin team.
Resilience, creativity and fun were hallmarks of the day, as they
are of every day at Shrine Mont Camps.
Shrine Mont staff members are training campers well to create something
delightful in the midst of circumstances that might otherwise be
disappointing. They are showing young
people how to build community in the midst of a culture that is increasingly
polarized. They are themselves growing
in resilience as they play and think on their feet and do new things. “See, I am making all things new,” our Lord
proclaimed in the Book of Revelation.
That spirit of new life is evident at camp. How can we help but rejoice in it?
- Bishop Susan Goff
(new life sprouting from the plantings of Explorer's session 1 this past week).
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