River of God Kayak Kamp: Day 2

Today we began our day with devotions from Genesis 3 entitled "A Tale of Two Rivers". Between the Tigris & Euphrates River, in a perfect world, God created a perfect placed called the Garden of Eden and created Adam & Eve. However they disobeyed and rebelled against God and brought sin into God's perfect world. This is the cause of all of the sin in our lives and all the brokenness in our world.  We see this in how people treat each other, crime, diseases and even they way we pollute God's creation. Yesterday we saw the trash people left at the Wanaque River falls. Adam & Eve were ejected from Eden however God began a plan to send Jesus to save us from this sin. Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of God here and now, although it won't be complete until He comes again.

Today we paddled at Lake Wawayanda State Park in Upper Greenwood Lake NJ. It was a beautiful day on a beautiful lake. Everyone enjoyed God's creation and did great paddling.

 We especially enjoyed paddling through the lily pads that had white and yellow flowers.

 We stopped for lunch at our usual spot and after eating Mrs. Englehard led us in another faith lesson about cultures and civilizations and what characterizes each of them. We also learned more about what happens when we rebel against God and stay stuck in sin. We paddled back to the beach for a swim before heading for home. A great day was had by all.

Here's a short video of today if I can get it uploaded - sorry it didn't work :(