SX19 Gwinnett: Day Two

Our second day of Summer Xtreme in Gwinnett started out well, although the rain forecast today made things a bit sketchy.  But the service indoors was fantastic - we've got so many kids for this location that we have to move things to the main sanctuary to fit them all in.  This opens up all kinds of possibilities for lighting, and for the visuals and the sound of course.  It really makes it more "xtreme."

Daddy literally wrote this skit at 5:30 am this morning.  The weight of this one was bearing down, and we had one thing in mind - but that just wasn't settled so much.  And so, we tried something new, and it was really effective.  Daddy has been a character named "Frank" all week on video, a guy in a gorilla suit.  In this skit, he's representing worries and stress, and Calvin is representing on stage a guy who hasn't gone to pray each morning.  It was goofy fun, but it had a clear message and some comedy behind it.  It worked well, with kids laughing a lot!

There was a lot of laughter here too, as everyone went outside to enjoy the water inflatables set up in the parking lot.  It was our water day, and we were out there for about an hour before the water started to come down from above too!

Here's Pastor Lance, Madison and the girls just standing out there in the middle of a downpour!  As you would imagine, everyone was soaked by the end, even if they weren't riding on anything.  The squirt guns were everywhere, and the kids were having a great time.

But we decided to head inside after a bit and take advantage of that ginormous screen in the main auditorium.  Once the kids went inside and dried off, we all went to the auditorium and prepared for our movie day tomorrow by watching "Toy Story 3" on the big screen.

I forgot how great of a movie this one is.  Look how Buzz Lightyear is checking out the audience here.  Anyway, we all sat together - adults and kids - and were completely taken in by this movie.  It was funny how the adults were all completely sucked in too!

After the movie was over with, it was time to head home again.  It's a longer drive home, even more so for Josh, who spends the night with us during Summer Xtreme.  It's been good, but we're all pretty tired, and some of us have been sick.  There's been a few things going around, as things tend to do with these camps.  Camille got strep, something some of the other kids have had.  But even more than that, the long hours - at least fourteen hours per day - these add up.  It's cumulative, which is why we did our best to get to bed early tonight, all of us.  We read from our book "Science Fair," and another devotional entry.  And after that, it was time for prayers, zerberts, and a good night's rest.