Monday was the first day of summer camp. Forty-three kids loaded the bus going to camp for a week of fun. The first day was completely normal, with swimming, archery, horsebackriding, Bible studies and other camp activities. SIM's camp is located in a valley in the desert about an hour from Arequipa. It is so dry that without irrigation even cacti wouldn't grow. There are places on the drive out to camp where one can't see any plants at all. It looks like moonscape. This makes it a great environment for planning events. One doesn't have to have a contingency plan for rain. When Mary Beth and I got married, we didn't even consider what we might do if it rained. I was told that in the early 2000's the camp went almost 10 years without it raining! So we were all a bit surprised when Monday night we could hear sprinkles on the roof of our cabins! And the rain kept going off and on the rest of the week. Mary Beth and her team did a great job changing plans to keep the kids occupied. We almost canceled our mud games because everyone thought they'd be too cold to do while raining, but the rain stopped and it warmed up enough to play in the mud. When we planned the camp we thought it would be a lot of effort to prepare the mud. It clearly wasn't!
