Camp Games... Cambodian Style!

It has been so much fun hanging out with the youth as we provide some internal helps with the Youth Camp.  We've had lots o opportunities to interact with the youth and attract attention (sometimes not intentionally!) to Friday's Speechless program :).

 

Like most youth camps, there is a "game" or "recreation" component the the program.  Today (Thursday), we were introduced to a few at the near by school field!

• Hacky Sack - This is a popular game in Cambodia.  We even raffled off some birdies at VBS on the last day (the type with colorful feathers on top and a hard plastic accordion looking weight on the bottom).  Well, as with most youth games, there is always a twist to the make like interesting :).  With this game, we played hacky sack with a live mouse.
• "Scavenger Hunt" - This is a not a hunt where you go door to door asking for specific items on a list.  We were not given a list for this game.  After dividing up into teams, we were sent out to hunt/capture/collect live animals and critters.  Points were awarded for each live critter we brought back... frogs, birds, large insects... you get the picture :D.

Lining up for the Scavenger Hunt...

See my awesome toad???

Not sure how they captured these 2 birds... lots of points though :)

• Tug-o-War - We all thought, "Oh good... a good old fashioned game that we all know and love!"  Well... we were a bit surprised when there were no ropes in sight.  We used a PERSON as the rope!  You'll have to ask us about how that worked out :).
• Candle Relay Race -  This is a simple relay race.  Instead of a baton, we had candles.  The candle must stay lit while you run.  To protect the candle from the wind, you were to put it under a shirt (your shirt... the one that you are wearing).
• Stoning - Ha ha ha, just kidding, Jolene thought that would be the next game :D.  They are setting up to play Dodge Ball... don't know what the variation is going to be yet.  Hopefully they will not be using stones as balls :D!!!

Cambodian "Steal the Bacon", a bit awkward looking, but super fun :)

All in all, this was a fun time!  We might be bringing some nontraditional games home to play with our High School Group and VBS :D.  Please continue to pray for our endurance and relationship with this precious group!