This week I have been in Dyersburg, Tennessee working at a camp for at risk 3rd and 4th graders. Well, actually the group I was in was not at the camp site during most of the day. My group, Group AC, went into the downtown area of Dyersburg to work at the mission where all the other age groups that were not at camp came on one specific day to hang out for a little bit. The first day was the 1st and 2nd grade group; the second day was the 7th and 8th grade group; the third day was the 3rd and 4th grade group.
With each group it became my job to not only supervise the kids but interact with them as well. Before I even met the kids I was nervous because I did not want to let them down by just doing a minimal job. however, after we picked up the kids and brought them back to the mission, it became a lot smoother than anticipated. These kids accepted me and did not just put up with me. I would have never known these kids were "at risk" kids unless I had known beforehand because they did not behave or act any different than that of privileged child. It amazed me. They amazed me.
Even though I was kind of disappointed at the end of the day when everyone else came back and told of these fun relations they were having with kids they saw everyday, I found it worth it in the end to go to the mission. I was able to experience a bunch of different age groups and meet a bunch of kids that I could help.
There was one thing that I got to do at the actual camp which was go camping for a night with some of the kids. I did not have the advantage of already knowing the kids, since this was at the end of the week, but it did not tune out to be that hard because the kids were willing to accept me. for our camping trip, we stayed out in one of the fields overnight, cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows over the fire, played on the playground, and talked about the best and worst thing that happened to us while at camp. The only thing that caused a problem was when the kids did not want to go to bed when they were suppose to.
Overall, I had a great time and was very gratefull to hang out with a bunch of different kids. It was definitely a memorable experience. Oh and one more thing...
GO TEAM AC!
With each group it became my job to not only supervise the kids but interact with them as well. Before I even met the kids I was nervous because I did not want to let them down by just doing a minimal job. however, after we picked up the kids and brought them back to the mission, it became a lot smoother than anticipated. These kids accepted me and did not just put up with me. I would have never known these kids were "at risk" kids unless I had known beforehand because they did not behave or act any different than that of privileged child. It amazed me. They amazed me.
Even though I was kind of disappointed at the end of the day when everyone else came back and told of these fun relations they were having with kids they saw everyday, I found it worth it in the end to go to the mission. I was able to experience a bunch of different age groups and meet a bunch of kids that I could help.
There was one thing that I got to do at the actual camp which was go camping for a night with some of the kids. I did not have the advantage of already knowing the kids, since this was at the end of the week, but it did not tune out to be that hard because the kids were willing to accept me. for our camping trip, we stayed out in one of the fields overnight, cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows over the fire, played on the playground, and talked about the best and worst thing that happened to us while at camp. The only thing that caused a problem was when the kids did not want to go to bed when they were suppose to.
Overall, I had a great time and was very gratefull to hang out with a bunch of different kids. It was definitely a memorable experience. Oh and one more thing...
GO TEAM AC!
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