Corban left on Friday afternoon for his final Bible Bowl Round Robin tournament in Garden City, Kansas. It felt a bit scary to send him off "on his own," but he seemed fine with it. I'm not even sure he would have said goodbye to me, had I not tracked him down and given him a hug! I was a bit teary as I drove away from the church building and have decided that if he goes off to college someday, we'll just have to move. Anyway, his trip went well, despite a tire blowout on the van he was riding in. This delayed their arrival into Garden City and caused them to get to bed quite late. Corban reported that they got up before 7:00 the next morning and had a great breakfast. Apparently, the lady who opened her home to all 14 boys and 5 male chaperones, laid out quite a feast to prepare them for their big day. Their competition went great, with Corban's team earning 2nd place in Division 1, behind another RMCC team. They got back to the church building around 8:30, two hours earlier than we expected them. It was good they got back early because Corban was exhausted.
Today, to celebrate the end of the Bible Bowl season, they had a party at Bouncetown. The kids bounced around like crazy for an hour or so and then stopped to have pizza and an awards presentation. Each child was given two awards; one that described a personality trait and a "silly" one. Corban was given an award for Diligence and his silly award related to his Heelys, which have apparently become somewhat of a trademark for him. Anyway, we sure are proud of all the Bible knowledge Corban has gained this year and of the effort he put into studying with his Dad almost every night before bed. Way to go Corban!
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That is so great - what a wonderful experience for Corban, and a wealth of Bible knowledge to boot! I am proud of his parents too for encouraging him and helping him learn.
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