Week Eight: City Campout Sleepover at Chruch!

This weekend we had a youth event at Church that was planned for the older children (12+). We had a sleepover at the Church and the event consisted of: playing games, learning about male and female bodies, having devotions, eating hamburgers, sanding sticks of wood to make pan de palo (bread on a stick), roasting our pan de palo over our campfire, and sleeping all together with sleeping bags and blankets in one of the Sunday school rooms.

Unfortunately, only 4 out of 17 signed up showed for the event. We had more adult volunteers than youth. Despite the poor turn out we all really had a great time. I especially enjoyed roasting our pan de palo over the campfire (la fogata). This event was the closest I have been to camping since this summer (so of course I had fun!) and it was great to get to know some of the youth better in a smaller group setting. Overall I think it was a success and both kids and adults had fun!

Playing Games


Snack Time


Devotions! Kate planned a wonderful devotion about the creation story.


Sanding our sticks for pan de palo!


Preparing the dough


Rolling out the dough


Roasting the bread


Everyone around the campfire


My finished pan de palo (we added dulce de leche inside which is basically caramel made out of milk! YUMMY)


Franco enjoying his pan de palo


Ready for bed!

The next morning we all ate breakfast together and got to help pray during the church service!