Not what you would expect at soccer camp!

I have been wanting to blog about a few things and I had some great pictures to share. We have had a wonderful start to the summer with a trip to the Children's Museum, splash park in Happy Valley, picnics in the park with church friends, vacation to Rockaway Beach, and soccer camp today. I am sad to say I lost my camera that had all those great pictures on it while grabbing my kids and running from a gun shot fired at the soccer camp. I personally have never been in a situation like that and really never knew how exactly I would react. I did what every other parent there did, began to panic then focused on finding my kids and ran, grabbing every other kid that I came across. We are attending a free soccer camp in Gresham off of Stark St (in Rockwood). Ascension Lutheran is putting it together and has done a wonderful job. They had a huge turn out! With the expected kinks of a kids summer camp, they are doing their best to give the kids a fun experience and share God's word with them. After a robbery went bad less then 50 yards away from the soccer field, one of the suspects shot a single fire. It took a second to identify the sound, then the parents and kids where running everywhere. Thank God Michael was there to help, he grabbed Ellie and Kenneth and I ran after Blake and Charlie. Poor Marlene didn't see that I had Charlie for a few mins and I am sure it scared her to death. No one was hurt and the cops were there in mins. I felt so thankful for all the responsive parents and camp leaders. I am sure they didn't go over what to do in case of a gun fight, but even the high school workers were gathering kids, calming us all down and leading us to a safe place in the back of the field. I just keep thinking about how much fear that one single gun shot caused. I feel so blessed that my family doesn't have to face anything like this on a regular basis. I know there are so many kids that face that kind of fear daily. Those camp leaders seized the opportunity to show God's love in a bad situation. We are so lucky to live in this country...even in Rockwood where it can be very scary sometimes, we don't have to face that kind of fear like many others around the world do.