Day Two of Kid's Club, the Visitor's Center, and a Chat

Today, we have Taryn talking about Kid's Club, Christian discussing our evening activity, and Isabel is talking about the discussion we had at the end of the day, during church group time.

Kid's Club (Taryn)

Today was day two of Kid's Club and it was another amazing day! I worked with Trey, the Kid's Club Coordinator with Youthworks, and we started the day with kid pick-ups. We drove around Lapwai, picking up Kid's Club kids for lunch and Kid's Club. As we were driving around, I thought, "Kids enjoy Frozen, maybe they'd like the soundtrack playing as we drive around." It was a reach, I know... It quickly became a full-on sing along, and one girl, Erin, sang along, word for word, to every song we played.

After pick-ups, we went to the local elementary school for lunch. All kids in the community have the opportunity to have a free lunch in the summer, and our kid's participated in that program as well. We were told that the government pays the school for every kid who eats a lunch. It is really great that Youthworks supports the local community it that way.

After lunch, Kid's Club was ready to go! Kids made crafts, played games, read books, and sang songs. The Youthworks kids completely created the plans for their two days in Kid's Club, and they did an amazing job! To hear one kid say her favorite thing about Kid's Club is "Everything!" and her least favorite thing about Kid's Club is "Nuffing!" really shows how much of an impact this program has in this community.

Evening Activity: Spalding Visitor's Center (Christian)

After Kid's Club was over, we visited the visitor center for our evening activity. Our experience started with us watching a video about the Nez Perce culture. We had the experience of using an atlatl, which is an ancient hunting weapon. We also got to take apart a teepee with a Native American park ranger. The visitor center was a very interesting visit and I would recommend visiting the Spalding Visiting Center.

Church Group Time (Isabel)

I have never felt so content with a group talk. We started with our highs and lows, which quickly led to a deep discussion about our life stories about being bullied or picked on. In our conversation we talked about personal stories and hardships in life. We started to talk about if God has a permanent plan for us or if it is all up to us. This discussion is so hard to put into words, because it was so full of emotion and ambition to continue learning throughout  life.