Ay! Yiy! Yiy! Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Tonight we brought in some Mexican traditions, spurred on by an Ecuadorian/Mexican surfer named Martin. Martin led a double jalapeño pepper popping eating contest; three contestants each had to eat two large jalapeno peppers. The first to finish earned a $50 scholarship off of camp as well as a bag of hot Cheetos with lime. The contest was off with a bang when one girl ate the entire pepper in one bite. However, she was the last one to finish her first pepper by the time the other two contestants finished their second. Her throat was so on fire that it was deemed impossible to swallow her humongous bite. Burn, baby, burn! The night included a relay of throwing on and off some Mexican ensembles: a sombrero, a shirt, and a bandana. What is Cinco de Mayo without a piñata?! Rickey, whose birthday was today, smashed the sombrero piñata and rained a shower of root beer barrels, bubble gum, and lollypops down on the crowd.
Drew shared the testimony of Luis Fortin, a World War II bomber pilot. He underwent 47 days lost at sea, winters caged on Japanese soil, alcoholism, and a disastrous marriage. Though he had grown up in a Christian home and was familiar with all of the traditional Christian holidays, he really met Christ at a Billy Graham crusade. A tranquil calm rushed through his spirit as he gave his life to Christ. Drew went on to share about various Biblical characters: Saul, the Samaritan woman, and the friends on the road out of Jerusalem. Jesus will meet you where you stand, but you must choose to meet him there.
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