Crusaders Youth Camp 2008
I went to this camp in New Jersey, called Crusader Youth Camp, and it was quite interesting. We went to school. The school we went to was King’s Christian School. We played basketball at the hotel we were staying at. We had Bible studies. We played basketball and did other sports activities at the gym at King’s Christian School. We had very intriguing discussions. We had some activities that were not quite favorable, but still, we enjoyed the communion. It was much different for me and my brother, because we had not been around a considerable number of black people in five years, so it was revealing to be around black people. We were surrounded in the Nigerian culture, which is very good, because we are Nigerians. We played a lot of games, like this game where all of the boys were lined up shoulder to shoulder, and had to hold hands, and the girls had to do the same thing, but they faced us. A person on the end would start with a hula hoop, and had to put their whole body through it, without letting go of the person’s hand. The hula hoop had to go all the way down the line without one person letting go of anyone’s hand, and if someone did, the team had to start over. The strategy used in this game was flexibility, and quickness. Everyone expected the girls to win because girls are generally more flexible. But, surprisingly, we (the boys) won twice in a row. We also had a spelling bee. We had two lines. One line was boys and girls (the day was gender battle day). It was 13-16, I reckon. The word administrator stood in front of both lines, and would alternate between boys and girls. It went on, and on, and onward. Then one boy (his name will remain unclassified; those of you who were there know who it was), after not doing anything noticeable, was beating everyone, and then it came down to him against this fifteen year old girl, who was, I am guessing, because of her vocabulary, well read. It was close, because both of them kept missing the words, and then, finally, he got this word, I don’t remember the name, and won. He was immediately rushed by all the boys, and championed.
