My kids are home from camp!

This past week was the annual MK (Missionary Kids) camp, for MK's in Honduras. This is the fifth year the camp has been held, and some (but not all) of my kids have been involved every year. This year, Boo and Chris were the right ages to be campers, and Rachel was a counselor. This is the first year that Allen hasn't gone as an adult leader. Having recently been out of the country for so long, he didn't feel he could take a week off for camp right now.

As always, the kids had a blast. They visit with friends they only see once or twice a year, but these are special friends. My children have Honduran friends, but there is a certain degree of cultural separation between them, which isn't bad, but is always there, causing them to not exactly understand one another's perspective. When they return to the US, kids like mine, who have lived in other countries. often find that they don't exactly fit in with the other North American kids, either. But the other MK's are a perfect cultural fit, understanding life from the same perspective as each another, living through the same types of joys and concerns. When this group comes together, it is like old friends have reunited, in spite of the fact that some of them have never met before, or have only been together three or four short times in several years.

Allen and Russell were gone most of the week, working on getting a shipment in through the Port of Cortes. So, most of the week, only Kirstin, David and I were at home, and Kirstin was very busy completing one of her college courses. David and I had quite a fun time together, including a lunch date for pizza. Kirstin managed to take David to the neighborhood arcade a couple of times, as well, to play X-box games, which was a special treat for him.

Now everyone is home again, and we are ready for a more normal week, getting in lots of school time (I hope).