we got there early to try to get a quick staff meeting in but it was first day of camp! first day of camp means everyone wants to show up WAY early! can't wait! it was great fun. a short time of worship and prayer followed by lots of laughter as they learned new choreography, reunited with friends, met new people, met in their small groups and went to workshops. we added a few new workshops this year... cake decorating was a hit!
they got to mix their own colors and experiment with different techniques and designs. and of course, eat frosting. they also had workshops in drawing and vocals. they got to help plan, act and film a commercial. they shot a lot of the footage right outside the door of where i was working on boring stuff like performance scheduling, emergency contact sheets, etc. i heard lots of laughing followed by forced quietness while someone acted or delivered lines and occasional outbursts of laughter as they cracked themselves up. silly is good. laughter is good for the soul.
at the end of the day, we learned that miss harmoni's baby got to graduate from the icu to a normal hospital room today!!!!! we were whooping and hollering, laughing and jumping around, praising jesus! miss harmoni had helped with the camp for 5 years straight when we first started out. her and hubby antonio had baby Eva-Camille on May 6 and she has had a rough time. they were even told by the medical staff that there was only one option left for her and she was too weak to be moved to hospital where she could get the treatment... but it wasn't too late for God! she survived the transfer, she coded and started breathing again... everything that should be wrong with her, isn't. the doctors said she is beyond a miracle. so we ended the camp day by celebrating!
one camper said, "i feel happy, and excited and that is a good way to feel." hope he will still feel like that in the morning when the soreness starts settling in after the first day of dancing.
