SandBlast 11

So going into this past weekend I didn't really know what to expect. I did things ranging from ordering pizza and delivering it to the production team to making sure 1000+ students had plenty of water so they wouldn't dehydrate in the 90 degree weather. I stayed up till 5:30 driving around on a golf cart making sure kids didn't sneak out and woke up at 7:00 to reset the auditorium seating chart for the day. It was a lot of fun and was exhausting. There were times were nothing needed to be done and I could worship and listen to the message and times where I was running around drenched in sweat. It was cool being able to serve in this way. From about 12:30-2:00 I walked around my dorm making sure that all of the students were accounted for. If kids were being to loud I would knock on there door and spend about 5min+ talking with them seeing how there weekend was kinda building repor then ask them to take there volume down a notch. Before I left I would tell them that they are awesome. I found it to work really well and It was a cool way to meet the students. The only down fall was that my rounds took from 12:30-2:00 as appose to the 15-25min rounds the other dorms experienced. My mindset is more geared toward building relationships and memories. I have been to camp and I know that "ta wee ours uf da nite" are where some of the best conversations happen. I was lax with them going to bed but strict with them being quite and staying in there rooms. I do understand the reasoning for them having a lights out and I see the effects of them staying up late. I see students sleeping during the sessions and see students showing up to the nurse during competition time feeling terrible then finding out that they only slept a few hours last night. But I feel that the students make memories, build real friendships, and experience an environment that allows them to dive deep into challenging questions. In other words, It's time well spent.
All of the things I got to do were physical and hands on, the only time I felt kinda annoyed was when I tried to nap and was asked to help. I stood around with nothing to do but about 30 min later I had something to do. It was a great experience getting to see some of the things that happen behind the scenes. And last night I got more sleep than I did all weekend.