RP's Stuff and Things...

The spot for my online journal entries. Be forwarned that I am a Christian and am the founder of the Christian Paintball Players Association, and I may have to rant now and again. Please keep in mind, though that these are my personal thoughts and opinions, and do not represent "Christianity", The COGOP denomination which I am a member, my local church, or the CPPA.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

CPPA National Gathering

The National Gathering, an annual event of the CPPA happend last weekend. what a blast. from tthe pump-class top gun to the open class top Gun to all the rec play and special ramping games, and even the woodsball games.

Fun was had by all. the spam eating contest was a great time as well, and the winner receiving a $700 marker was a surprise by sime and expected by others.

I don't know how many showed up, but it was a great event. there were alot of girls there this year, and even enough to have a women only game or two. I tool lots and lots of pictures:
http://www.christianpaintball.com/images/SlideShows/0606NatGat1of2/
and
http://www.christianpaintball.com/images/SlideShows/0606NatGat2of2/

My grandson was there:

As well as my Grandaughter:


My Daughter and Son was there as well as my wife:


The service Saturday afternoon/evening was great and a challenging message was delivered, the Sunday morning church service and message was a continuation of that theme and was also a very good service.

The praise and worship music was great and the rock music, live band we had Saturday was especially good. I heard an older person say to their husband that they though the rock music was a great idea, even though "they didn't understand the words". They said that they knew it was Christian music though and we blessed to be there.

I missed teh woodsball games as far as taking pictures goes, and that is really the only thing I regret about the weekend. My son seems to be interested back in teh sport and played more games than I did! My daughter has been into paintball for a long time and though currently has a new family and doesnt' get to play much, she still stays in touch and plays a couple times a year.

I don't think anyone caught me on camera, but for a while on Saturday, I went around and shooting folks (in the hiney) with mny little nerf target shooter. that was fun to see peoples surprised faces to turn around and see it was me and that I didn't have a paintball marker in my hand! hehehhheee