Arab Confrance

This is an email that I sent to my cousin. I already wrote it down, why not just let you read it? (and save me the trouble of re-writing it :)

Sorry it took so long to write back. We just got back from a Christian Arab conference. We helped with the children, teaching bible classes, doing crafts, playing games outside and playing with little babies with big, brown, Arab eyes.

Tyler (my brother) was so funny when he was helping with the nursery. He loves little kids. He said "What do you get when you put chubby, and Arab together?... A cherub!" Lol. And their language is so beautiful, I could listen to it all day. (which I kinda did)

We were at a camp where they had a lake and cabins (with air conditioning) and a Cafeteria. I had so much fun! I got to teach a class on "King Nebecanezzer and the Writing on the Wall."

Mr. _________ (I can't say his name because he is undercover. He escaped from Iraq, that's how we know about all the Arab activities) bought the volunteers sooooooooo many snacks! We couldn't have eaten all the snacks if there were twice as many people as we had. And then the next day he bought some more!!! So... the girls had a plan as how we could finish some of them off.

We got so many sodas and candies and chips and loaded the Allens car (Sami Jo-18 Emaline-17 Tirza-16 McKenna-13) and had a blast staying up late. (only till 11:00 because we had to be up early) We were so slap happy if someone did the slightest thing funny we'd laugh for about 10 minutes! We had the Allens, Aaron (shes 16) me and Maris (shes 14) in our cabin. And Tania was "The Grown up" I suppose. But she was nice and stayed up with us. (but she didn't eat anything so she stayed relatively sane)

The Allen family isn't really big on sugar, so they aren't used to eating it, let alone a ton in one night. So McKenna got really sugar high and we were laughing at her most of the time because she couldn't talk right and she giggled like she was drunk. It was so funny.

The grown ups got hotel rooms (which mom was happy about) And there was also a boys cabin which consisted of Tyler, Adam, and Tommy. He is married to my friend Charisa and they just had their first child. They named her Avia ("a" as the sound in "Austin"...and a short "i' sound) She is adorable! She's such a good baby. Charisa stayed home this time because of Avia, but she came last time.

When we had a water balloon fight Tommy dumped the bucket of water on me. It was funny at the time but it was really cold in the classroom! And all the little girls wanted to be in my lap at the same time. But it wasn't that bad. (at least it didn't last for more then 2 hours...)

I think I got sick from one of the younger girls that was hanging on me, I've lost my voice. So I am going to make myself a cup of tea.

~Amy