1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,880 Well, good morning, guys. 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:06,880 Good morning. 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,760 This is an exciting Trinity Talks today. 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:13,600 I'm really excited to be joined with some of our camp leadership today. 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:18,320 So welcome Hannah and Abby and Connor to the Trinity Talks show here. 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,100 Thanks for joining me. 7 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:26,200 So for those of you who don't know Camp Trinity is a camp that's run by our church and it 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:31,960 is really an outreach ministry for anyone in the community, children ages four to 13. 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:37,200 And one thing that really sets this camp apart, at least in my opinion, is its commitment 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,520 to developing young leaders, which we see right here in front of us, just this commitment 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,800 to grow you in your skills, in responsibilities, in your discipleship. 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,320 And I would love just to hear a little bit from you before camp gets started this summer 13 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,080 on what camp is all about. 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,960 So Hannah, let's start with you. 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,240 I know there's lots of different roles here. 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,000 And as I said, that Camp Trinity is really dedicated to growing up a lot of different 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,300 leaders and we have a lot of leaders here. 18 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:09,480 So you're representing a small or a large group of them. 19 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,120 So what is your role specifically this year at Camp Trinity? 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,480 And what does that mean? 21 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,640 Specifically this year, I'm going to be taking on the role of supervising bakes. 22 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,840 So that's ages eight to 10. 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:22,840 So I'm really excited. 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,040 So I work with the director and I basically lead like day to day activities. 25 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,040 I'm in charge of leading lesson, which is what I'm excited for. 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,320 That's a new thing I'm doing last year. 27 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:32,720 I've never done it before. 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,280 And then like just coordinating overall leaders and making sure the day runs smoothly. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:38,280 So I'm excited. 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:39,280 Oh, nice. 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,880 So you've got some leaders that sort of are under your supervision. 32 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Yeah, a little bit. 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,000 Okay, very fun. 34 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Very fun. 35 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,000 Well, good luck with that. 36 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,960 All right, Abby, what about you? 37 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,240 This year, I'm a leader of the juniors age group, which is ages four and five. 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,240 Yeah. 39 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,200 So I mostly just like help out and like keep everything organized. 40 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,560 Like Hannah, like Hannah's supervisor. 41 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:05,480 So like the supervisors are mostly like giving us the directions and I'm just like helping 42 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,360 out and helping run the games. 43 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,360 Yes. 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,360 All right. 45 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:10,620 That's a lot of responsibility with those little ones. 46 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:12,120 You also lead your own cabin. 47 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,160 Yeah, the cabin. 48 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,160 All right. 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,160 Very good. 50 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,160 Yeah, it sounds like a lot of responsibility. 51 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,160 That's great. 52 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,000 So what about you, Connor? 53 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,280 This year, I'm taking on a different role from what I usually do. 54 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,280 I'll be more of the background stuff. 55 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:34,200 The official role is the assistant director of facilities and also LIT. 56 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,640 So this week, I'll actually I won't be partaking in their training. 57 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:42,960 I'll be training the LITs myself and building up the next generation of leaders. 58 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:43,960 Wow. 59 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:44,960 Okay. 60 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,280 So you mentioned that this is something different for you. 61 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,560 So how many years have you been doing Camp Trinity as a leader? 62 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,200 Well, yeah, I went up the whole ladder. 63 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:57,520 Like I was a camper, then I was in LIT, then I was a leader, then I was a leader for like 64 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,360 two or three years, then I was a supervisor for a year. 65 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,920 And now this year, I've moved up to the assistant director. 66 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:04,920 Wow. 67 00:03:04,920 --> 00:03:05,920 All right. 68 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,240 Let's see what next year brings for Connor. 69 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,240 Oh my goodness. 70 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:09,240 Climbing the ladder. 71 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:10,680 What about the rest of you? 72 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,000 How have you been involved in Camp Trinity in the past? 73 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,080 I was a camper since I don't know. 74 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,640 As long as I can remember, I'm coming here and I've been this will be my fourth year 75 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:21,640 as a leader. 76 00:03:21,640 --> 00:03:24,000 And just like Connor, I was in LIT. 77 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,720 And yeah, I think, yeah, this will be my fourth year as a leader. 78 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:27,720 Well done. 79 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,720 And you, Hannah, you're a little bit new to the scene relatively. 80 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,200 Yeah, I was never a camper, sadly. 81 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,280 I was never introduced that early. 82 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,720 But this will be my third year leading at Camp Trinity. 83 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,000 I was a leader for two years and then this is my first year supervisor. 84 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,000 So yeah, exciting. 85 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Exciting. 86 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Okay. 87 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,240 So Abby mentioned that she oversees some games. 88 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,080 So obviously games happen and you're sort of facilitating those. 89 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,560 So I thought I'd turn the tables on you a little bit right now. 90 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,920 And I gave each of you a stick at your chair and we're going to play a little bit of a 91 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:01,680 game to see if you can be creative, quick thinking and just a little bit fun. 92 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,900 All three different characteristics, I'm sure that a camp leader should be. 93 00:04:05,900 --> 00:04:11,400 So you all have a stick, but I'm going to tell you that that is not a stick. 94 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:12,920 You're giving me some funny eyes here. 95 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,400 You're going to tell me I'm going to model with my pencil or my pen here for a minute. 96 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:20,360 But we're just going to go around in a circle and we're going to say this may look like 97 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,320 a stick, but it's actually a hairbrush. 98 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,480 And you're going to come up with something that maybe something of this shape could be. 99 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,240 We're just going to see how quick thinking you guys can be. 100 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,880 And they're like, what are you making me do? 101 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,160 All right, we're going to start with Connor. 102 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:37,160 Okay. 103 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:43,240 This may look like a stick, but actually it's a wand from the Harry Potter universe. 104 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:44,240 Oh, yes. 105 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,240 Very good. 106 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,240 Yes. 107 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,880 This may look like a stick, but it's actually a candy cane. 108 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,440 Oh, very nice. 109 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,760 This may look like a stick, but it's actually a sword. 110 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:55,760 Nice. 111 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:56,760 All right. 112 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:57,760 We're going to go another round here. 113 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,760 Going to keep it up. 114 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:06,200 This may look like a stick, but it's actually a Star Wars lightsaber. 115 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,680 This may look like a stick, but it's actually a toothbrush. 116 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,440 This may look like a stick, but it's actually a broom. 117 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:14,440 Oh, wonderful. 118 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,440 Wonderful. 119 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,440 Okay. 120 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,800 So that's a fun game that you can play with balls or sticks. 121 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:19,800 You're outside. 122 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,800 You're looking to kill some time. 123 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,800 This is probably why I'm not a camp leader. 124 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,200 You're like, this game is not fun. 125 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:27,600 But anyway, put your sticks down, everyone. 126 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:28,760 We've got questions to get to. 127 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:33,560 I'm just curious because I myself have never been a camper or a camp leader here. 128 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,200 What does a typical day at Camp Trinity look like? 129 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,120 So from the moment you start until the moment you end, what can we expect? 130 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,680 I mean, well, it's different depending on your age group, right? 131 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,880 But I'd say generally they arrive and then we take them outside to play, right? 132 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,240 You lead a few games and then we have worship. 133 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,040 That's the big like morning thing. 134 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,040 Okay. 135 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:54,280 Followed by a lesson. 136 00:05:54,280 --> 00:05:59,040 And then that's when the activities start to split depending on the age group, I'd say. 137 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,040 Awesome. 138 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,040 All right. 139 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,800 What kind of activities is it that you do? 140 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:08,640 So there will be like the one activity before lunch, which could be a trip like going to 141 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,680 there's like smaller tier trips and higher tier trips. 142 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:16,960 So the smaller tier trips would be going over to like St. Joseph or Dolphin to just play 143 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,520 games in a different area. 144 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,680 That's not the church or like walking to Murphy's, walking to bowling. 145 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,840 Those are like the walking ones. 146 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:27,380 Or we have bus trips where we'll go to this year. 147 00:06:27,380 --> 00:06:32,040 We have a new thing, an inflatable water park that the bigs are going to, I think. 148 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,040 I'm so excited. 149 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,440 So busing over there and like busing to pools and places. 150 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:42,060 So those will be the activities or we have choose your own activity where they can go 151 00:06:42,060 --> 00:06:47,680 play like basketball or soccer or there's artsy crafty stuff and something for everyone. 152 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:48,680 Yeah. 153 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:49,680 Okay. 154 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:50,680 That sounds like fun. 155 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:51,680 How does the day end? 156 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:52,680 Wrap up. 157 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,480 We bring the kids into sanctuary for checkout and sometimes we'll play movie and we'll give 158 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:57,480 them some tuck. 159 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:58,480 Some tuck. 160 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:59,480 I was angling for the tuck. 161 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,480 Yeah. 162 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,480 Oh, the tuck. 163 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,680 That's a really handy incentive in there too, isn't there? 164 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:04,680 Yeah. 165 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:05,680 All right. 166 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,360 So for those of you who were campers in your younger days, when you think back on those 167 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:13,600 memories of your experience as in camp, what were some of the highlights for you? 168 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,920 So I'm looking at Abby and Connor here. 169 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,840 I kind of have like a favorite leader memory and a favorite camper memory. 170 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,280 My favorite camper memory was generally just the bus trips. 171 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,960 The bus trips were always my favorite. 172 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:30,880 And I remember when I was in youth camp, one of the years I think we actually went to Canada's 173 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:31,880 Wonderland. 174 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:32,880 Okay. 175 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,840 That was probably some of the most fun I've had at Camp Trinity. 176 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:42,040 And leader-wise, I guess it's just kind of another general one. 177 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:47,240 I love just seeing the buildup of the character and the kids. 178 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,120 I like seeing them come out of their shell. 179 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:54,040 At the beginning of the week, you'll barely know who they are and they'll be really shy, 180 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,480 kind of cornered a little bit. 181 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,240 And by the end of the week, they're the most ecstatic outgoing person you've ever met in 182 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:00,240 your life. 183 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,240 Gosh, that's got to be fun. 184 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:02,240 It's got to be fun to see. 185 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:03,240 What about you, Abby? 186 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,360 For me, as a camper, I was a really shy kid. 187 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,520 And I feel like there was some specific leaders that would just like what Connor said, they 188 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,640 would help me bring me out of my shell. 189 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,880 Because since I was super shy, I really didn't feel like talking to anyone. 190 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:24,600 So I would just hang out with some specific leaders, especially when I was younger. 191 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,200 And I think that really helped. 192 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:27,200 That's really nice. 193 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,120 That stands out to you. 194 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,440 Now here you are as a leader and you have the opportunity to do that for other kids 195 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:34,440 as well. 196 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:35,440 Yeah. 197 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:40,200 So since you've been a leader as well, what has been a memory for you as a leader? 198 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,240 I feel like similar to what Connor said, I really like just getting to know all the kids 199 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,720 and just learning tons of different things about them. 200 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:55,240 And yeah, just watching them just be more out of their shell throughout the week. 201 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:56,240 Exactly. 202 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,240 I love that. 203 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,240 And what about you, Hannah? 204 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,280 I was never a camper, sadly, but a leader memory. 205 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:02,520 I love worship. 206 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,760 I think it's kind of along the same lines as Connor and Abby. 207 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:09,080 But like, as you move on through the week, the kids know the songs more and they get 208 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:10,920 louder and more competitive. 209 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,960 So competitive, because we'll verse like age groups. 210 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,800 So there's I think four different ones and we'll split them up so we can see who's the 211 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,800 loudest. 212 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,760 And it's nice to see them actually become really confident with the songs and very aggressively 213 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:25,760 loud singing. 214 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,960 But it's a good spirit to walk in and wake you up in the morning. 215 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:29,960 Right. 216 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:30,960 Oh, that sounds so smart. 217 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,600 That's another thing to add to your role, right? 218 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:33,600 You're part of the camp worship. 219 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,600 Yeah, yes, I am a part of the worship team. 220 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:37,600 Excellent. 221 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:38,600 Excellent. 222 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,960 OK, so when you see kids maybe by the end of the day getting a little tired, grumpy, 223 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,240 cranky, I'm sure it happens. 224 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,240 I've got kids. 225 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,040 I know it happens. 226 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,640 What are some of your specific tactics? 227 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,880 Maybe it's playing with sticks. 228 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:51,880 I don't know. 229 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:56,520 What are some of your tactics that you use to sort of encourage kids to stay motivated 230 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,520 if they're not feeling so great? 231 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,560 I mean, I think what's so great about Trinity is that we have so many activities going on 232 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:03,560 all the time. 233 00:10:03,560 --> 00:10:07,480 OK, so a lot of the times at the end of the day, kids are just tired of being outside 234 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,540 because as much as like we love water fun and we're outside almost all day for a lot 235 00:10:11,540 --> 00:10:15,080 of us, they just want to come inside and do something more low key. 236 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,820 So we offer them like friendship bracelet making or we'll do just dance in here, something 237 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:23,400 that just like to change the environment and give them something different, I feel like 238 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,880 always helps them get back into it before the end of the day. 239 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:27,880 OK, nice. 240 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:28,880 A change of energy. 241 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:29,880 Yeah. 242 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:30,880 Little redirection. 243 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:31,880 Yeah. 244 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:32,880 Anyone else have any special stories? 245 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,080 They don't really have time to be grumpy. 246 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:42,440 Like throughout the day, like the most chill time they have is lunchtime, which this year 247 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,680 we're actually moving down to half an hour. 248 00:10:44,680 --> 00:10:50,080 It used to be an hour and we'd like split it off into half so that like the leaders 249 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,120 could like split up their lunch breaks and stuff. 250 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,880 But this year we're like changing up the lunch. 251 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:57,440 It's just going to be half an hour. 252 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,560 All of the leaders are going to have their lunch break at the same time. 253 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:05,400 And like the directors and the maintenance team are kind of going to help run lunch so 254 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,560 that all the leaders can have their break. 255 00:11:07,560 --> 00:11:08,960 And so that's their chill time. 256 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,160 But other than that, like we're constantly moving these kids like they're constantly 257 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:13,400 they they don't have time. 258 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,800 That's a good strategy in itself, though, isn't it? 259 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:16,800 Yeah. 260 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:17,800 Yeah. 261 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:18,800 They're just they're so tired by the end of the day, too. 262 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,680 And I think that it goes for the same as leaders. 263 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:23,680 Like everyone talks more like you just nap for the first week after camp. 264 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:24,680 Oh, yeah. 265 00:11:24,680 --> 00:11:25,680 OK, right. 266 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,480 It's a hard, nice sleep after camp. 267 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:28,480 Yeah. 268 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:29,480 Right. 269 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,480 What time does camp end? 270 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:31,480 Four or five? 271 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,120 Four and then we have extended care for an hour. 272 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:34,840 So five is the latest. 273 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:35,840 All right. 274 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,360 So you can still get a good solid nap in there. 275 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:38,360 Oh, yeah. 276 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:39,360 Next day starts. 277 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,520 And you're mentioning worship. 278 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,640 You're on the worship team and worship is how you begin each day. 279 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,160 And I know that there's lessons where you talk through and walk through some Bible stories 280 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,800 and some creative ways yourselves. 281 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:56,160 What is one of your favorite ways to sort of share that good news of Jesus with the kids 282 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,120 that are coming into the camp, whether they go to church, whether they don't go to church? 283 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,200 How do you like to share that good news? 284 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:07,480 I think my answer would be a little bit biased because I've always worked with the older 285 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,080 kids, so the youth kind of like ages 11 to 13. 286 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:15,280 So it's a lot easier to have these conversations with them because their brains are a little 287 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,160 more developed than the juniors. 288 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:22,600 But I think it's just keeping it inside of casual conversation. 289 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:26,120 You don't let the kids feel like you're having a Jesus conversation. 290 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,900 It just feels like a regular conversation. 291 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:33,240 You're bringing up Christian topics, spiritual topics, and just things that they find interesting. 292 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,680 And you'll be amazed. 293 00:12:34,680 --> 00:12:39,400 They'll continue a conversation for like 20 minutes as long as you let them feel like 294 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,120 it's just a casual combo. 295 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,120 Well, sounds like building a relationship with the kids is one way that you're doing 296 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:45,120 it. 297 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:46,120 That's great. 298 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:50,160 For me, I really like the storytelling of it. 299 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,360 And I think that's for like younger kids. 300 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:53,960 They get really like interested. 301 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,840 We'll play videos too at the worship time. 302 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,920 So they get an introduction for the lesson and then you break up into groups for the 303 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:00,920 lesson. 304 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:01,920 So we'll play like games and stuff. 305 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:06,080 But I find that they get really attached to like stories and characters because as a kid, 306 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,400 you want like an example and something they can see. 307 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:14,640 So I feel like those kind of like almost tangible things are really helpful for the kids. 308 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,240 And I don't know for juniors, do you guys do like crafts too? 309 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,360 Yeah, we do lots of crafts and games. 310 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,360 Yeah. 311 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,640 That's what I was going to say for the younger kids, especially the four and five year olds. 312 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:28,440 I think like it really helps them learn best through the games and like the crafts. 313 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,480 It just really helps them like gain a better understanding. 314 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,480 Yeah. 315 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,520 Sounds so well thought out. 316 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,160 I think it's really well done. 317 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,120 And what are you both looking forward to this summer? 318 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,920 I already heard about an inflatable water park. 319 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:40,080 Oh, that's exciting. 320 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:41,080 So that sounds like fun. 321 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,600 Is there anything else that you're just looking forward to that you're so excited for? 322 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,640 I mean, I'm looking forward to Gaga Ball again. 323 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:47,640 I love that. 324 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,280 I don't know if you guys have probably seen it if you're at the church, the big pit. 325 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Yeah. 326 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:53,280 How many sides does it have? 327 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:54,280 It's like an octagon. 328 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:55,280 I think it's an octagon. 329 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:56,280 I think there's eight. 330 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:57,280 All right. 331 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,040 We can fact check that and make some comments later if Gaga Ball has a lot of namesets. 332 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,880 That's definitely my favorite, choose your own activity. 333 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,280 Like to stay at the church is a good one and the kids really get into it. 334 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:07,280 Yeah. 335 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,280 Yeah. 336 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:09,280 I sense that you like the competition. 337 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:10,280 Yeah. 338 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:11,280 And seeing this theme. 339 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,280 What about you guys? 340 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:18,360 I'm really excited to just like meet all the new kids because some of our juniors are moving 341 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,820 up to the the next age group, littles. 342 00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:24,200 So we'll have a whole new batch of new kids and it's gonna be so excited. 343 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,880 I'm so excited to meet them and just like get to know them. 344 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,920 And we're going to go on lots of fun field trips with them as well. 345 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,360 Like I know we're going to a petting zoo. 346 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,080 That'll be really exciting. 347 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:34,080 Yeah. 348 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,440 And yeah, I'm excited to also teach them about God as well. 349 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:37,440 Right. 350 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:38,440 Oh my gosh. 351 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:39,440 So exciting. 352 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:40,880 I'm excited for a week with the LITs. 353 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,040 Like I have some some pretty interesting stuff planned. 354 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:51,440 Like on Wednesday, I think we're we're going to Toronto, but I'm going to have the LITs 355 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,720 split off into two groups and then they're going to take turns leading the group. 356 00:14:55,720 --> 00:15:00,000 And we've given everybody Presto cards, like preloaded Presto cards, and they have to get 357 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,000 us to Toronto. 358 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,000 Oh, that'll be fun. 359 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,000 So good luck. 360 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:08,000 It's kind of like when you when you throw a bird out of the nest and it's got to fly. 361 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,000 Yeah. 362 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,000 Like you're just throwing them into leadership roles and we're seeing what they can do. 363 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Right. 364 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,120 After like one day of leadership warm up. 365 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,040 I'm also excited. 366 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,440 Like Hannah said, choose your own activities. 367 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:19,440 A lot of fun. 368 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:23,400 Yeah, I probably won't be as much of a part of it this year. 369 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,000 But you know, if I have some extra time, I can always like go dunk on the youth. 370 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,000 So. 371 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Absolutely. 372 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,440 Well, well, everything behind the scenes. 373 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:36,280 Like you said, you're doing is super important, I know, to the just the running of the camp. 374 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:37,280 A godsend. 375 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:38,280 It really is. 376 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,280 It really is. 377 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:40,280 All right. 378 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:45,240 So last week we had our commissioning Sunday where we as a church had the opportunity to 379 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:50,360 pray for you as you go forth into training and then actually serving through the camp 380 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,060 in this way. 381 00:15:52,060 --> 00:15:56,040 And you even had the opportunity, I believe, to meet with a mentor. 382 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,300 Some of you may not have met your mentor yet, but I'm just wondering, what did that Sunday 383 00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:03,040 mean to you? 384 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,720 My mentor sent me a letter because they weren't able to make it, which is really nice. 385 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,800 It was just really nice to see support from the church. 386 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,360 And like this, this is the first year we were doing commissioning Sunday. 387 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:13,360 I don't think. 388 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,360 Yeah. 389 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:15,360 OK, yeah. 390 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,160 So it was definitely a different kind of like introduction to camp. 391 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,400 And I really liked to see like the behind the scenes because we know how much the church 392 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:22,400 puts into it. 393 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,600 But I feel like to get to like have the personal connection with people in our congregation 394 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,520 was a really different way to start it off. 395 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:29,520 And it was really nice. 396 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,320 It was really supportive, is how I would put it. 397 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:32,320 Yeah, that's great. 398 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:33,320 Yeah, I agree with Hannah. 399 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:38,320 Like, it was just nice to see like how we have a community like supporting us throughout 400 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:39,320 all of camp. 401 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,680 And yeah, I just think it's really great that everyone is going to be beside us along the 402 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:43,680 way. 403 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,520 It was so great just to see all of you up there. 404 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:46,520 Yeah. 405 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,520 Yeah. 406 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,520 We're being called Smurfs. 407 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:50,520 Yeah. 408 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,520 The kids are like, it's the Smurfs. 409 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,520 Yes. 410 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:58,200 I had a special case with my mentor because it was Bruce Preston. 411 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:03,040 But I had known him for two weeks prior to him becoming my official mentor because he 412 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,040 was helping out with some of the training. 413 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,720 And I mean, I think he's an awesome guy and I already knew him. 414 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:13,280 So it was just like a casual Sunday conversation when we had our first mentor talk. 415 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,520 But I can tell he's really going to push me in my faith. 416 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,280 He's quite an intense man. 417 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:20,600 So yeah, intense in a good way. 418 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:21,600 Oh, yeah. 419 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:22,600 Absolutely. 420 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,400 Well, thank you for taking the time away from your coffee hour and your cookie break here 421 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:32,080 in the church to chat with me and everyone who's watching about Camp Trinity. 422 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,040 Because next week, everyone is doing their training. 423 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:40,080 And then after that, we begin a full six weeks of camp right here at the church. 424 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:41,680 So thank you again. 425 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,880 We wish you the best and we wish the whole camp the best and all of the kids as well. 426 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,280 And again, thank you for your dedication to this ministry. 427 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:50,280 Thank you. 428 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Thank you. 429 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,280 All right. 430 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:56,680 Thank you.