I am going to have all the holiday fun, starting tomorrow. Tomorrow I go to an empty field on the outskirts of a quaint seaside town called Cromer, accompanied by my father and my boy Alex Du-gal. Once there, we will rendezvous with other empty field people and begin the weighty task with which we have been commissioned: To fill the empty field with canvas bell tents, large marquees, outdoor sink units and plastic portaloos. At the end of this process the field will hopefully be much less empty and much more suited to running a fun, evangelical, mission focused, Christian camp for kids between the ages of eight and twelve. Once prep week for WEC Camp 2012 has finished, I'm straight off to another field for my last year of teen camp, which I can sneak into because I am a big baby and I don't turn eighteen until August fifth. At teen camp we do not have portaloos, we defecate like men in the way that God intended - in a good old fashioned bucket of bleach under the crisp, green canvas cover of a WEC toilet tent. We also have makeshift urinals crafted from tent poles and plastic sheeting. They had the same when I was at warriors (the small people camp), but I think some things changed the year after some kid fell into a hole full of wee.
Once I've finished my Christian frolicking at Teen Camp, it's straight off to the relatively luxurious commodes of Warriors, where I will be supervising three to four campers for the duration of one week. Also I will be playing wide games, which are the most adrenaline pumping things ever. They're always some variant of 'Get to the enemy base and take/plant the stuff. Also catch people and take their stuff. They involve velcro belts with life tags, and there's a beautiful, animalistic pleasure in sparring with your fellow man, mano e mano, in order to put him in his place. Trust me, it's lots of fun. Like, lots and lots of fun, and also probably one of the main reasons I returned to Warriors to lead after I left as a camper. Oh man, I am now excited major.
Hello again!
It's been maybe a month since the last paragraph (well, technically the one before it) and everything was great. I went to the toilet in tents, I told kids what to do and I played plenty o' widegames. Fun fun fun. Also prep week was great, I caught muchos sun in shirtless manual labor with good lads. Also at graduation I won the prize for being really Christian. I got thirty quid, which was good, but the prize was a bit unusual, to say the least. My mother is very proud.
Speaking of really Christian, I'm off to Llanelli, South Wales, tomorrow to start my gap year with the World Horizons mission agency. It involves four months of teaching and equipping in Wales and more months of international overseas placement with a missionary team. I'm probably going to be slipping off the radar a little, definitely after Christmas when I go abroad. If you love praying, pray for me. Also get in touch if you like praying a letters, because I can combine both of your great passions in something I like to call a Prayer Letter. It's like a normal letter, but with a bigger emphasis on praying. I'll also gladly receive any financial support, so if you like parting with your money then I'm sure we can arrange something. Speaking of financial support, it's been brilliant to see God provide for me for this course financially through so many people and coincidences (like the random Christian prize). I'm not really very organized, so it's been fantastic to see God providing in my weakness out of his simple and sustaining love. Also big shout / thank out to all the people who are supporting me financially and in prayer. You guys are awesome. Oh bah this is exciting.
Well, this is it. I'm not sure when you'll next hear from me, but I guarantee you that one day you will. Also watch the new Batman film, but not before you've seen all the previous ones.
The more I think about Batman, the more I am genuinely inspired by his example. There's a man who sacrifices his own identity to a cause and counts the cost of being the man nobody else can be. In all things, particularly serving Christ, remember these immortal words of his:
"Not everything. Not yet."
Once I've finished my Christian frolicking at Teen Camp, it's straight off to the relatively luxurious commodes of Warriors, where I will be supervising three to four campers for the duration of one week. Also I will be playing wide games, which are the most adrenaline pumping things ever. They're always some variant of 'Get to the enemy base and take/plant the stuff. Also catch people and take their stuff. They involve velcro belts with life tags, and there's a beautiful, animalistic pleasure in sparring with your fellow man, mano e mano, in order to put him in his place. Trust me, it's lots of fun. Like, lots and lots of fun, and also probably one of the main reasons I returned to Warriors to lead after I left as a camper. Oh man, I am now excited major.
Hello again!
It's been maybe a month since the last paragraph (well, technically the one before it) and everything was great. I went to the toilet in tents, I told kids what to do and I played plenty o' widegames. Fun fun fun. Also prep week was great, I caught muchos sun in shirtless manual labor with good lads. Also at graduation I won the prize for being really Christian. I got thirty quid, which was good, but the prize was a bit unusual, to say the least. My mother is very proud.
Speaking of really Christian, I'm off to Llanelli, South Wales, tomorrow to start my gap year with the World Horizons mission agency. It involves four months of teaching and equipping in Wales and more months of international overseas placement with a missionary team. I'm probably going to be slipping off the radar a little, definitely after Christmas when I go abroad. If you love praying, pray for me. Also get in touch if you like praying a letters, because I can combine both of your great passions in something I like to call a Prayer Letter. It's like a normal letter, but with a bigger emphasis on praying. I'll also gladly receive any financial support, so if you like parting with your money then I'm sure we can arrange something. Speaking of financial support, it's been brilliant to see God provide for me for this course financially through so many people and coincidences (like the random Christian prize). I'm not really very organized, so it's been fantastic to see God providing in my weakness out of his simple and sustaining love. Also big shout / thank out to all the people who are supporting me financially and in prayer. You guys are awesome. Oh bah this is exciting.
Well, this is it. I'm not sure when you'll next hear from me, but I guarantee you that one day you will. Also watch the new Batman film, but not before you've seen all the previous ones.
The more I think about Batman, the more I am genuinely inspired by his example. There's a man who sacrifices his own identity to a cause and counts the cost of being the man nobody else can be. In all things, particularly serving Christ, remember these immortal words of his:
"Not everything. Not yet."
