Hye Camp - Day 4

Hye Camp tends to attract many visitors and today we had plenty. Fr. Krikor Sabounjian, the director of St. Vartan Camp in New York, was already here visiting.

In addition, we were honored to receive Archbishop Khajag Barsamian at Hye Camp. An already busy day, plus the added attention of our very special guests, made for a lot of excitement. Fr. Krikor opened the day by leading our morning prayer services.

He spoke about Christians and the sacred confession one must make in accepting Christ as the Son of God. Further, he related an indian tale of two wolves. The two wolves were in a man’s head, one wolf was good and one was bad. The question was which wolf would be the one to grow. In the mind, as with the Christian faith, it is the wolf that is fed that will grow. The rest of the morning consisted of the normal class schedule, including Maestro Khoren, another guest at Hye Camp, teaching some new songs during Armenian Heritage class, and all the campers receiving their 2007 Hye Camp shirt during Arts & Crafts.

Following lunch, the rest of the afternoon flew, aided by perfect weather for swimming, and all the campers and staff came early to dinner so we could take our Hye Camp group photo.

At this time, more special guests were arriving, led by Haig Pedian and the Knights of Vartan Avarayr Lodge, bring with them hundreds of skewers of marinated shish kabobs.

A great Armenian cookout, including salad and pilaf, provided the perfect meal to cap a fun and exciting day at Hye Camp.

Unfortunately, this would not be the end of our excitement. Later at night, the well pump that supplies water for the camp broke. This additional excitement and worry was offset by our plentiful supply of purified bottled water that we have on campus for the campers. The children went to bed feeling little effects from the water situation and the Hye Camp staff did an admirable job helping the campers accommodate with the adversity.