Wednesday of camp was a mellow day. LITS got to enjoy the pool today for one of their rotations. They were also able to plan for their campfire. This itself takes lots of planning because the LITS hold the reputation for the best campfire of the week :)
The LIT also rotated to meet with Jeff Crow for an activity period. During this time Jeff talked about earth and space and everything else imaginable. Jeff is a very intelligent man with lots of knowledge in nature. He is a man that you could sit and listen to in awe all day any day. The LITS really enjoyed learning and hearing about what he had to share.
The evening twilight activity was our famous Rock of Ages Dance. The campers and staff all dress from their favorite era and we bust out our best moves on a grass field. This year I decided to be an Indian from the Village People. Five other staff joined me as we thought this was very YMCA appropriate :)
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Our Devotions consisted of splitting the males and females into two groups. The females were led by Jessie Ramos. She started the devotion by reading a children's book called Affirmation Weaver. Although a children's book, the meaning behind it was very powerful. This devotion really allowed us to focus on women empowerment. The LITS girls really seemed to find this activity worth while. After the story we split the girls up into their three cabin groups with the respective counselors. From there Dajon, Jessie, and I each handed our cabins beads. We sat in a circle and went around and said one nice compliment about ourselves and one nice compliment about each person in the circle. With a compliment each person is to give the other a bead. At the end of this activity you had enough beads to make a bracelet. The bracelet is to remind you of all the wonderful things people think about you when you are feeling down. It was a great feeling to see the girls proudly wear their bracelets the rest of the week.
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