We are the Work Crew. We work @ Malibu.

We are in full swing here @ Malibu.  It's Day 3 here (we don't keep track of days of the week- we just know days by their camp day number) and our kids are learning their jobs and doing an incredible job!  Here are some highlights from our time with our WC kids:

•   We have 42 work crew kids-14 male and 28 female.  There are 2 male and 2 female work crew bosses who work alongside of the kids in their departments.  I get to work with and oversee all of them.
• Friday, June 5th I spent all day in SeaTac airport picking up our kids as they flew in from all across the US (Georgia, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, etc.)  They all arrived safely and happily.
• The first day we were here was without campers.  It was a day of training and getting camp ready.  While my WC boss team and I were in a meeting, our kids had finished their jobs and made their way into our lounge on their own to worship together.  It was wonderful to see them signing together without us suggesting it.  (there is a picture of it above).
• Day 1 here @ camp is boat day when the Malibu Princess brings in not only the entire camp but also 20,000 pounds of freight.  It poured down rain while we were doing freight, but our work crew is so stellar that they loaded it all on smaller boats and then unloaded and hauled the freight into camp in about 2 hours which is a boat day record.  
• On night one, our dining hall crew served, bused and reset the dining hall in an hour which Sharon (the head chef) said was easily a night 1, week 1 record. 
• Our kids are hard workers, and are getting long so well!  I can't imagine having to say goodbye to them in 2.5 weeks.

Things you can be praying for:

• Health.  We have some kids with sore throats and sniffles.  We don't want any sickeness because it spreads so quickly.
• For WC unity to continue.
• For health and rest for our WC boss team.
• For the campers that are here right now.  They're a very interesting camp-a lot of energy, kids who are into/think they're vampires.  It's a very strange feeling week.  Pray for them as they process the gospel as JC (our speaker) presents it.
• For rest for me and everyone here putting camp on-assignment team, property staff, work crew, summer staff and interns.