Week 1 In Review

Week 1 at Malibu!
I loved having our area here.   About 120+ students and leaders from Everett, Mill Creek, and Mukilteo joined us at Malibu for our week 1.  We LOVED watching our 'heros', as they came off the boat with their high school friends that they worked tirelessly to get them here. Leaders from these areas meet with kids one on one to ask them how they are doing, and to go deeper into their lives.  As Jeff and I would walk around camp and see these conversations taking place, it made this whole adventure worth while.

Another highlight was having Elizabeth here to watch our kids.  Janna and Deek love her.  She does so well with them. The entire camp loved her warm personality and servant's attitude too, and the camp director asked her to come on week 3 to watch our kids so that I and Mark Hein could help with Head leader stuff.

Biggest frustration of the week:  not having enough internet access to work in online classes in my room!

Deek's Arm:  On Friday, Dietrich fell while playing on the monkey bars. Jeff suspected that he had a fracture.  Without an x-ray machine at Malibu, we couldn't be sure.   We saw the doctor and decided to wait and see.  On Sunday, they sent us out on a water taxi to get x-rays. I (Tanya) took Deek and Janna stayed at camp with Jeff and Elizabeth!  Boy, the Canadian hospital was interesting.  They x-ray was read and the emergency room doctor (no walk-in) said there was nothing on it.  Later that day, the emergency room doctors called and said that there was a small fracture.  (Deek said he saw it in the x-ray!)  But, that it was just a hairline fracture and it doesn't need to be splinted or in a cast.  We do have him in a make shift sling so that he doesn't use it or brace himself with it.  Yesterday, Deek didn't take any pain pills and today he is using his hand for things!!
He should be on the road to recovery. Thanks for the prayers.

Lori Hein is here now, taking on the head leader responsibility.  It is a fun time hanging out with her and her husband, Mark.  Of course, our kids are having a wonderful time with their old friends.

More later.  Thanks for your prayers!