Supper in the Jungle

We had a great time cooking and eating supper in the jungle. We learned how to make a fire, and Jessica was able to start it for us! What a gal!

We all brought uncooked rice with us and then cooked it it bamboo sticks (rice cookers) over the fire. We also cooked vegetables and meat in the bamboo sticks.

Earlier in the day, we collected several bamboo bats to save them for supper. Bamboo bats live in bamboo (as you might have guessed) and are tiny creatures.


When we had our supper, we saved the bamboo bats for desert! We cooked them by trapping them inside the bamboo stick alive and then barbecuing them over the fire. Then, when they were cooked, we finally were able to eat what we had been looking forward too--they tasted like chicken nuggets. Yum!



The night in the jungle, Thursday night, was our last night on OE (Outdoor Education) with our students and was very special. In our evening session around the camp fire, we were challenged to be RAW for the Lord like a machete is raw for the jungle--we were taught to be Real, Authentic, and Whole (spells RAW). Afterwards, our sqaud of 9 students prayed and shared how God had really worked in their lives that week. That is what this week was all about, drawing closer to God and learning to surrender all to Him. Thank you Jesus!