Today was our final day of Kayak Kamp. We have been so blessed with wonderful weather and a wonderful group of young people. There was no complaining and lots of great times with each other.
Our final lesson this morning was about God's plan of restoration in creating a new heaven and new earth. We saw that the Bible began in a perfect garden between two rivers (Genesis 2) and it ends in a perfect city with the River of God flowing out of it. (Revelation 22). This future hope reaches into our current reality to give us glimpses of the future in the present as Jesus comes to restore now the brokenness of sin. All of the rivers we have been on - Passaic, Hackensack and today the Delaware are current pictures of God's future reality. Praise God.
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| Lunch break along the river |
We put in today about 8 miles above the Delaware Water Gap. Thanks so much to Alisa Englehard for coming with us to drive the van back down to the gap so it was there when we arrived. What a gift that was. There was a lot of current since they got a lot of rain last night however, there was also a strong headwind that we were constantly paddling into. But everyone put their heads down and pushed ahead.
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| Everybody enjoys swimming and floating in the current |
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| This weird river monster showed up to scare us |
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| Jr. River Monster came by as well |
The Main Stem of the Delaware flows 333 miles from Hancock NY to the Ocean. Above Hancock the East and West Branches of the Delaware flow out of dams and reservoirs that provide 80% of New York Cities water supply. It is one of the longest free flowing rivers (without dams) in the United States. It is also noted that the top 213 miles are the longest stretch of a clean water river in the United States. And it all belongs to each one of us.
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| River of God Kayak Kamp 2016 |
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| We enjoyed the rapids coming down into the Gap |
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| the ride home |
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