It is Finished

Camp is Over.

Ralf was quick to say that on Saturday. I think he was looking forward to it. : ) haha Camp was Great! Now everyone has arrived back in Houston and gone their separate ways. All except Maribeth and myself. Today we relaxed and took the train to Aachen walked around took many pictures, got Amereno (Cherry based) instead of Amaretto Eis, which was perfect because she doesn't like tart, fruity things. It was beautiful and a nice day.

Sunday we had a great meeting talk about this years baseball camp, what we liked what we wanted to improve as well as about next year. As long as the Lord still has it in His plans all parties are rearing and ready to go. It was also a great time of fellowship with both the church and other campers families. This lunch took place at the church which is great because it physically connected those who had never been to the church before to the church and hopefully we will some of those faces again.

Saturday was an awesome final day of camp! Closing cermonies included awards by coaches, to the winning teams and "The Bigs" rapping a couple of their songs including E3 (possibly not the title). Saturday of Camp there is always a tournament and a cookout. The church always does a fabulous job cook a large variety of meats, steaks, sausages, chicken, this year ... eggs. The tournament is always a toss up and anybodies game. There were a lot of great plays made as the weeks talent peaked at the end. The Sand Gnats and the Blue Claws ended up taking the cake in the end.

Thursday and Friday were both days of recovery. Thursday was recovery from the craziest hail storm I have ever seen in my entire life. Many Germans said the same. The track looked like it was covered in snow and the winds were hurricane like. I was helping holding down a large tent and the wind picked me up and bent the corner of the tent to pieces. Friday was recovery from playing the Nightmares on Thursday night. We almost won!! I think it was a victory that we made them try a little toward the end of the game. Final score 8-10.

I can't believe that camp is over and that the team has already been and gone. The rest of the week we have to relax and prepare for BIJ on Tour, the youth retreat. This weekend will be a lot of fun!! We are headed to Berlin to see Sarah Grossart get married and then head back on Sunday! It is going to be a great week and I am looking forward to the rest of the Summer. 4 more weeks!

Following His Call!