Week 4: Grand Canyon

I have so much I could say about last week but first I want to start with last weekend. Although I had been planning a trip to San Diego it was canceled due to sickness. Instead we went to the Grand Canyon and it was sooo much fun! Some people went down but of few of use decided to hike around the edge instead.

When we got there we had fun setting up the camp and racing to the rim to make it in time for sun set. The next day we woke up at 340 so that we could see the sun rise. It was beyond worth it! There was hardly anyone there are then we hiked around. By 830 we'd hiked almost five miles and were ready to go home. We hoped on the shuttle bus and made it to one of the only places on the south rim I hadn't made it to yet.

As I was looking at the Grand Canyon I was thinking about the theme of camp this summer. We've been talking about how God was all about life and how he takes death and choas and void and turns it into life and order. The Grand Canyon was formed by the most catastrophic event the world as ever experienced. Yet through it God created one of the wonders of the world and a scene so beautiful that people come from miles around to experiences it. That's the awesome power of God to take what is bad or horrible and make it, through his grace, beautiful.

Here are fun pictures!:

Planking off the grand canyon

Janey and Me 

  

Sunset at the grand canyon

peeking over the edge

Lunch Break

Relaxing on the Edge

Joel, John, Janey, Heather, Kayla, Luke, Kathy and MaryMargaret 

The whole rim group

There are a lot of more fun pictures, but it's time to go for now. :)

Heather