kairos 1 @ berkeley - gracepoint fellowship church

Kairos 1 & 3 went on a smashing trip to the Sierras this past Friday & Saturday. Greenness abounding, air revitalizing, birds chirping, trees scaling the scenery, mighty mountains ranging the skies, and a handful of us basking in all of God's nature... what more could we ask for?


[Sierra Lodge - pit stop]


[Yes, the first crew to finish tentmaking... sisters.]
As we worked on our tents and were putting stakes through the tent attachments to stabilize them into the ground, Bethany noted that high "stakes" were involved here. Yes, it was really "in tents."


[Campfire time @ Lake Spaulding campgrounds]

Someone: What do you do in the case that someone catches on fire?
Grace: Um, um, stop, drop, and drool.
Someone: Um... you mean, Stop, Drop, and Roll?
Someone else: You mean, if Tony's pants caught on fire?
Ernie: Liar, liar.
Yang: [wanting to bang his head against a tree]
Grace: Here, come sit on the logs around the campfire!
Ernie: And pull out the guitar so we could make some Log-A-Rhythm!

After settling in, we played a game called *Wink* in which there are 2 winkers and everyone else becomes the innocent bystanders. Those who are winked at die and lose. Man, it was a tough game for those who... didn't know how to wink but were the winkers. Ken, that's blinking... not winking. Wink, wink!

You must be thinking, Kairos 1 & 3 are... interesting... and YOU'RE RIGHT! Because before that... someone decided that we should all sing our national anthems. Chinese, Korean, American... too bad Richard Leung wasn't here... le Français! Then we have one particular brother, who will remain nameless (and whose first and last names rhyme), who confessed that he used to think our national anthem went something like this, "Jose, can you see..." Then he proceeded to say, "I mean, I know America is a mixing pot and all..." Eh...

After getting winked and anthemed out, Tony whipped out his guitar and we lit up the rest of the night with some tunes and praise songs finishing the session w/ a classic, Only You.


[Oh yeeeeuh.]
Devastatingly delish! Ramen, clam chowder, toasted rolls, marshmellows, smores.... mmmm... make happy stomachs. And happy stomachs make happy campers. =)


Saturday morning and Philippians 1,3. We spent some time in reflection before the day ahead of us. As we watched the still and quiet waters, we were drawn once again to God's magnificent creation. Afterward, here's Bethany getting ready to kayak and to rumble through the lake as we geared up for some splashin' adventures and a water race! (I'm so sore.)


[Kayak-ers / BBQ chicken!]


[Guys have an interesting way of trying to look cool.
Keyword: "trying"; FYI: they're just running and throwing rocks into the lake, in case you're wondering.]


[Here's Kevin Huang blowing down a tree. Timber!!!!! ]

Then a good 1-hour hike into the woods on the Feeley-Carr trail. Ran into some hikers, shoulder-biting mosquitoes (they're insects that only feed off of your shoulders, weird...), some more hikers, moss, ducks, fishermen... and horses. Then we decided that it would be time for... beef noodle soup! The students couldn't believe it's at a gas station stop. But yes, that topped it off. All in all, our trip was a smashing hit - with great outdoor activities coupled with great food (thanks Grace for the BBQ chicken - it was great!), good fellowship, and a whole load of high-caliber jokes (aka Kairos 1 & 3's infamous puns). Kevin Huang even joined in at the end and told our caravan he was "pun-alized."