A Week Away: The Series

-Really? -Sure!

-That kinda sounded bad. -Uh-huh.

Let me show you how we do it at Aweegaway!

Come on, count it!

Everything's amazing!

Do I have to sign something?

-Wow, thank you so much! -I'm excited for you.

Thank you, I just-- Can I?...

- Yeah, of course. - Charlie.

One second, sorry, it's just my brother...

So I...

What?

I just got saved!

Yay.

I'm gonna punch someone.

Let's go!

Who's ready, campers, for a great week of adventure?

- -

Easy, Sadie. Yeah!

Who's ready for the Team Chant Challenge?

I'm Indy-chant-a Jones.

Say hello, Indy-chant-a Jones.

Hello, Indy-chant-a Jones.

You are gonna get together with your teams today

and prepare for the Team Chant Challenge tonight.

That's got Verde Maximus written all over it.

Now, you might be thinking, "Wait a minute. Contest? Who are the judges?"

Well, it's old Jeremy, our pastor!

-Give it up, but he's not too judgy. -

He's not too judgy. He's the best. Whoo-hoo!

What's up, guys? Thank you.

All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. Love the energy.

I'm gonna kick us off with this first verse of the day.

Jeremiah 29:11.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,

plans to prosper you and not harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future."

Okay, so you guys know why you want to be here, right?

But have you thought about why God wants you to be here?

Look, I'm gonna have you guys grab some papers in a minute.

And I want you to think about it.

Go find a place, a tree, your cabin, and...

think about that.

See what God says to you, and I want you to write it down on this card.

And tonight, bring them back,

and I'm gonna have you put it right here on this board.

Boom! Okay?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

Listen, I don't know how to tell you this,

but you are actually trespassing.

-What? - Yeah.

See, this is my part of the shore.

-Hmm. - That's my tree.

-That one? That's my little rock. - Oh.

You're sitting on my bench.

Mm. It's dirty.

This is my view.

- It's really nice. - I know.

Anyway, can you leave so I can get all--

all deep on my piece of paper?

-I'm struggling a little bit. -

Okay, well, first,

don't think you own the view.

Second, you're really struggling?

It's a complicated question.

It seems pretty simple to me.

Oh, yeah?

Let me see.

- No. -Let me see. No, let me see.

Okay. Okay.

"Because I have to be."

- Nailed it. -Hmm.

Technically, I guess you're right.

We all have to be here to experience

whatever He's got next for us.

Next revelation, next surprise.

It's like that C.S. Lewis quote.

"All the leaves of the New Testament are rustling with the rumor..."

Yeah.

-Shut up. -

I know there's a profound reason that I'm here this week.

And I'm here to figure out what it is.

Because whatever it is, it's on purpose, you know?

-Can I ask you a question? - Yeah.

What if you're wrong?

About what? About talking to you?

-Should I leave? - No, no, no.

Just-- just about there being some grand plan

or, I don't know, a reason for all this.

I mean, what if you're wrong?

My entire world will fall apart.

Wow. That's pretty honest. Yeah.

But what happens if you're wrong?

Yeah, I don't think I am.

Neither do I.

I think that I'm wrong that's what I'm trying to say.

Campers, assemble with your teams.

It's Chant Challenge time.

Not to brag, but I am amazing at Chant Challenge.

See, I'm amazing

at not caring about the Chant Challenge.

-This is perfect. Break a leg. - Yeah. Break a leg.

All right, campers.

Enough talking. Eyes on me.

Team chants are a long honored tradition here.

We are going to be scored on creativity, enthusiasm--

--and incorporation of a biblical principle.

That last one is a special edition from Karla this year.

We have never lost.

Okay, I am tired of losing to Jake and his headband every year.

So let's not. Okay?

- You guys want to win? Yeah? - Yeah! Yeah!

Then let's do it!

Two, three, four, five, six--

Hit, hit, step, clap, jump.