We made it here without a problem. We ended up taking a few extra vehicles because the two school busses were overfilled with luggage. Sue and I drove separately and for the first loooong hour and a half we drove behind the busses. Once, on a down hill slope with the wind at our back, we got up to 54 MPH. It was exhilarating. We rolled in around 4:30 PM and went to orientation. The kids quickly unpacked and headed over for dinner. After dinner, we had our first session. Sessions consist of announcements (which I get to do), worship and a speaker. Crossroads worship band is leading worship, and they sound amazing. Full lights and concert setup. There's a speaker for both the high school kids and the junior high kids. I'm hanging with the Junior Higher's, who have an amazing speaker - Jason Rates. He's a phenomenal story teller and has a great message on how important these kids are to God.

The first night is always a little funky as kids find their places, burn off their energy from the bus ride and get to know the campus and the schedule. We played a wicked game of dodgeball last night for a few hours and then headed back to our dorms. I found that few things feel better than a lot of sweat mixed in with a sunburn. We got to bed around 1AM last night and had an early start this morning around 7:30 AM.