STAND UP!

Wednesday...
- SPY rep council camp at Bonnie Vale... about 300m away from the beach [WOW!]
- Setting up Nereus' tent with much difficulty, until Mr Tjen came to the rescue
- Getting burried in the sand... lovely sunburnt mermaid.
- BBQ and roast potatoes for dinner... *yum!!*
- Session 1: Stand UP! - watching them trying to find a rope blindfolded... and watching them lead each other to Jesus [literally!] =)
- Walkin to the water hole and climbing up rocks for the beautiful view...

"I do not fear for I know that all that happens is part of His plan, and all that is His plan is for His glory and for His love..."

- THE STARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
- Fireworks - Australia Day
- Girl talk ;o)
- Rain at 4:30am - **whoopeee!!** Jumping up in the middle of the night and yelling "the food!" cz we'd left it all outside...

Thursday...
- Bait hunting on the sand bay... watching nippers trying to swim away and finding my new friend "Hermit" the soldier crab
- Forgetting to release the fishing line when I cast out... *ahem*
- Building a Ninja-Turtle sand-sculpture and Tony & Courtney's desperate attempt to make sure it was safe from the tide ...
- Session 2: STAND FOR ...

"Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example to the believers in your speech, conduct, faith, love and purity..."

- Fried rice with SPAM, corn, eggs and... (despite my violent protests!) capsicum

- Session 3: STAND PROUD...

"My grace is sufficient for you, my power made perfect in weakness..."

- Roasting marshmallows at midnight

Friday...
- Morning prayer on the beach... PEACE!
- Challenge: Fort-building in the sand bay ... until it rain started bucketing down.
- Standing in front of the tent for about 10minutes, drenched, trying to figure out what to do.
- The goanna trying to steal our bowls of spaghetti.
- Cockatoos biting its tail...
- Session 4: STAND STRONG!

"[Faith] is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade."

- Swimming away from shore... beautiful sun, beautiful SUMMER... beautiful company