{"id":1287,"date":"2024-01-25T18:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T23:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:08:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:08:39","slug":"day-2-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/day-2-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 &#8211; Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nica-Pre-Group.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wednesday morning, we woke up to beautiful Lake Nicaragua. Campo Alegria is right on the water and has a stunning view of Ometepe Island, which has two volcanos, La Conception and Maderas. After personal devotion, we met our cook, Rosa, who made us an amazing breakfast of rice and beans, pl\u00e1tanos-maduros, fried cheese, and the best pineapple we\u2019ve ever had! After breakfast, we had group devotions and then went straight into organizing all our supplies for camp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1353-1-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Everyone had brought down school supplies in their luggage to give away to the girls, along with what we needed to run camp. After sorting everything out, we broke up into groups to learn the different activities we would be leading. Our translators learned the activities they would be helping translate and then taught us Father Abraham and This Little Light of Mine in Spanish so we could sing it with the kids. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1289 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1250-620x465.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Some of us caught on faster than others, but it was a lot of fun to learn! After we were done getting everything set up it was time to rest as we were still pretty tired from traveling. Some of us took a nap while others went for a swim or explored camp. Molly Schmit and Erin Murphy were both very excited to see horse-drawn carts going down the beach and kept trying to befriend any horse they saw\u2026I don\u2019t think they ever succeeded. Before supper a group went for a walk down the dirt road that leads to camp. It was a very peaceful walk with pasture on both sides, with cows and goats grazing. After supper, we had group prayer and more free time. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A group decided to play soccer in the dining hall, and in an intense moment of \u201cMonkey in the Middle\u201d sent the soccer ball sailing through the window. Luckily, windows in Nicaragua aren\u2019t like ours and it was an easy fix! Not to be outdone, some of the girls sitting outside talking found a scorpion trying to cozy up next to them! We called it an early night and headed to bed so we would be ready for the girls coming tomorrow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1238-1.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adam, Oscar and Ben ran into town to purchase food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mtgileadcamp.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1319.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adam and Ben Stuffing Pinatas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone had brought down school supplies in their luggage to give away to the girls, along with what we needed to run camp. 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