TED

And so, two weeks after welcoming each other to Champfleuri, everyone said their Good-Byes this morning.  There was much laughter, many hugs, the exchange of emails, hundreds of photos taken, and as each camper left, a few tears.

On Monday afternoon, everyone headed out in teams for an orienteering exercise up the mountain.  Everyone had a slightly different route, and everyone made it to the meeting point, eventually.  There were a few wrong turns, but they were managed.  The afternoon of hiking ended on a hillside, by a "tower" which was the remains of an old castle.  

The group enjoyed dinner, throwing the football, frisbee (of course) singing songs around the campfire, s'mores, and a lot of bonding.

Friday we drove about 45 minutes from the camp farther up a mountain  to a high ropes, literally in the trees.  There were several courses to choose from, at various skill level.  They include ropes, obstacles, and some amazing zip lines.

See the pictures below.

Here's what our group had to say:

After four days with the French campers, our group commented on what they are enjoying and observing.  Here's what they have to say:

Daniel: "I would have to say that my favorite daily activity has been the consumption of delicious French bread at every meal."

Anna: "I have enjoyed the beautiful environment, all the pretty flowers around the camp and the village.  I also love seeing the mountains at night, because behind them, there's always a beautiful sky."

Happy Fourth of July...from France!!!  (no, we won't see fireworks)   But hey!  We're in the Alps!  In France!!

The folks from Boston brought lots of party goods for the 4th.  So there was red, white, and blue all over the place and on everyone.  We had another good small group time, and teaching time this morning.  The focus was on how it is not possible to hide from God, as much as we might try sometimes.

Today, Sunday, was filled with activities:

After breakfast, we all broke into small groups for time to get to know one another, and begin the discussion of our 1 Kings study.  Everyone will remain in their same small group for the entire camp, for daily study time, in conjunction with our daily teaching presentation.  

Before the main presentation, Daniel presented a short testimony to the "power of pray", about his baby cousin who needed a heart transplant to live, and how it was received after much prayer, and in a very timely manner, attesting to God's timing.

Some of our group plays a game with some of the French campers.

The group got together after dinner by/in

the water fountain area, before heading back

to the game field. 

Today is Friday, which means that the French campers come tomorrow!  It also means that the TED counselors had meetings all day to prepare.  We learned about what to do in a fire drill and how to keep kids safe.  We went over every detail of the schedule, and everyone was assigned duties.