Camp Texas Day 4

We gave everyone an extra hour of sleep, and it looked like the extra sleep was well received by the campers who looked refreshed, energized, and rearing to go conquer the day.  We adjusted the schedule a little to accommodate the extra rest, but no amount of formation or fun was sacrificed.

The day was jammed backed from morning till after sunset.  At breakfast, we all got the run down for the day as well as the theme of the day.  Today’s theme was endurance.  After being dismissed from breakfast, the older guys ran off to the Messy Wars and the Muddy Obstacle Course.  Exactly how messy and muddy did the guys get?  Well, let’s just say that only thing not covered in mud were the campers’ eyeballs.  The younger crew went to practice their shooting skills as they took aim at one another on the paintball course.

Bible Bob made a special appearance on the grounds today.  Bible Bob looks, talks, and walks just like Fr. Michael Sullivan, but don’t be fooled by his appearance, he isn’t.  He is Bible Bob, the sola scripture, bible thumping, non-Catholic sent to shake up the campers and test their knowledge of the Bible and basic Catholic Apologetics.  Some of the topics discussed were the Eucharist in John 6, tradition as in Matthew 15, and Biblical inspiration as mentioned in 2 Timothy 3:16. The campers were engaged and interested.

After Lunch, the camp made its way to the Cho Yeh land lease, which is a huge open field, and played some world cup soccer and it was then followed by a formation talk on Christian militancy, where the Christian and the Soldier must have a similar mindset if they hope to be successful in battle.  Post talk, the pool was opened and we swam, floated, wrestled, and dove until Br. Drew L.C. made an appearance with some cool and sweet watermelon and dinner.

One of our schedule shifts was moving mass till the evening; this was a good decision because it allowed us to slide right into adoration of the Holy Eucharist and a holy hour for those who wanted to attend adoration.  During the homily for mass, Father made an excellent memorable statement about prayer: “until you are convinced prayer is the best way to spend your time you will never find time to pray.”

When the holy hour was finished, the campers were treated to a campfire and smores before hitting the hay.