They are keeping us very busy for roughly 18 hour days. That leaves about 4-6 hours for sleep depending on what else needs to get done… showering, scrubbing, cleansing, make shift laundry, eating carefully.Today was Day 2 of camp and 5 for the trip. I have become proficient at the high ropes course, which is strapping yourself into a harness and going through an obstacle course at 35 feet in the air. Actually get pretty comfortable with it once you’ve been up there a while. I am moonlighting as a high ropes instructor assistant.
My day job is baseball (more on that in a moment). Monday morning we went to ropes training and I learned that I should ride the short bus to knot tying school. Not my thing! Everybody else got it just fine. Not me. I pouted for a while and then got over it. Realized my special skills were standing on a tiny doormat sized platform 35 feet in the air helping terrified, young, teary-eyed teenagers maneuver the course. I have included a few photos.
Larry has been doing this as well. 
Day One we both spent almost three hours on the pole, which was totally exhausting… dehydration, no matter how much water you drink, set in, heat exhaustion and every other kind of exhaustion. We really had fun though. Our other skill has been beleying, which is serving as anchor on the ground to make sure the child doesn’t plummet to their untimely demise. This has been David’s job. No pressure there. Speaking of beleying, my beleyer who was my safety net dropped me today, fell 5 feet onto a log. No broken bones, but do have a bruise the size of a watermelon on my rump and lower back.
Kids here are pretty good overall. So far the biggest problem we’ve experienced is just a lack of enthusiasm, but they are coming around. Apparently Egyptian kids are lazy if you were to make a generalization. Have heard several locals make that comment. Watching them in their sports confirms it. They say it’s because they live in the city and stay home mostly and there is nothing to do, so they are unintentionally lazy. That said most seem to be great kids. Good heads on their shoulders. Well meaning. Kind. Had one girl today respond to my question about how she likes this camp and her response was “I adore Camp Wadi.” This was her third summer in a row and it’s the only time during the year when she gets to play around outside in organized activities/sports.Baseball has been fun. The kids actually play pretty well. They can hit and catch. They don’t really know the rules of the game though. Have 27 in our group including 10 girls. My co-coach is Lindsey. She’s a much better athlete than myself but I’m not holding that against her. She is also a first grade teacher at Pullen Elementary. I’m not. So she’s putting together the lesson plans for baseball.
What else? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m tired. Think I’ll sign off now. Thanks for tuning in!
Scott
My day job is baseball (more on that in a moment). Monday morning we went to ropes training and I learned that I should ride the short bus to knot tying school. Not my thing! Everybody else got it just fine. Not me. I pouted for a while and then got over it. Realized my special skills were standing on a tiny doormat sized platform 35 feet in the air helping terrified, young, teary-eyed teenagers maneuver the course. I have included a few photos. Larry has been doing this as well. Day One we both spent almost three hours on the pole, which was totally exhausting… dehydration, no matter how much water you drink, set in, heat exhaustion and every other kind of exhaustion. We really had fun though. Our other skill has been beleying, which is serving as anchor on the ground to make sure the child doesn’t plummet to their untimely demise. This has been David’s job. No pressure there. Speaking of beleying, my beleyer who was my safety net dropped me today, fell 5 feet onto a log. No broken bones, but do have a bruise the size of a watermelon on my rump and lower back.Kids here are pretty good overall. So far the biggest problem we’ve experienced is just a lack of enthusiasm, but they are coming around. Apparently Egyptian kids are lazy if you were to make a generalization. Have heard several locals make that comment. Watching them in their sports confirms it. They say it’s because they live in the city and stay home mostly and there is nothing to do, so they are unintentionally lazy. That said most seem to be great kids. Good heads on their shoulders. Well meaning. Kind. Had one girl today respond to my question about how she likes this camp and her response was “I adore Camp Wadi.” This was her third summer in a row and it’s the only time during the year when she gets to play around outside in organized activities/sports.Baseball has been fun. The kids actually play pretty well. They can hit and catch. They don’t really know the rules of the game though. Have 27 in our group including 10 girls. My co-coach is Lindsey. She’s a much better athlete than myself but I’m not holding that against her. She is also a first grade teacher at Pullen Elementary. I’m not. So she’s putting together the lesson plans for baseball.What else? Hmm… I don’t know. I’m tired. Think I’ll sign off now. Thanks for tuning in!
Scott
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Ephesians 6:19-20
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