1 00:00:02,839 --> 00:00:06,679 Speaker 1: Miss Gene here with today's mini adventure. Do you like 2 00:00:06,919 --> 00:00:10,960 making things? Do you like getting your hands dirty? Well, 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,039 if you said yes to both of those questions, then 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,800 pottery might be a great hobby for you. This summer 5 00:00:17,839 --> 00:00:21,679 at Camp Hattie had a small pottery activity. The campers 6 00:00:21,719 --> 00:00:24,960 seemed to like it, and this has camp director Joyce 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:30,120 Holt thinking about creating a pottery activity station. Let's join 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,079 Misshold for a research and session in today's mini adventure 9 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:35,880 called Centered. 10 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: And where does the pedal go? 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: Joyce? I have to spreadsheets? Oh is that? Uh? What 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:47,439 is that? 13 00:00:48,039 --> 00:00:49,439 Speaker 2: It's a pottery wheel. 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 3: Okay, that's what I was going to say. But in 15 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,799 your office pottery is messy though. 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,759 Speaker 4: Well we're about to find out. Uh, it's all right, 17 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:04,079 mass Simon. I'm just test driving this pottery wheel. I 18 00:01:04,159 --> 00:01:05,920 want to see if it would be a good station 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,560 activity for next summer camp. 20 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 3: I see, well, I'll put the spreadsheet on your desk 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:13,640 and be on my way. 22 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,239 Speaker 2: Oh, mister Simon, can you plug in the pedal? 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:18,079 Speaker 3: Sure? 24 00:01:21,239 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: Oh it works. Now let me try the pedal. It's spinning. 25 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,680 Oh this is going to be so much. 26 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:34,439 Speaker 3: But Joyce, have you used a pottery wheel before? 27 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: No, but it looks so graceful. 28 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 3: Graceful. 29 00:01:39,159 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I watched some YouTube tutorials. 30 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: I see well. Uh, I think I'll stay and watch 31 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,879 how this goes camp director Joyce. 32 00:01:48,959 --> 00:01:50,239 Speaker 5: Here's the bucket of water. 33 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,359 Speaker 2: Perfect, Natalia. Set it right here next to the wheel. 34 00:01:54,719 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 5: Ooh, it's spinning. Now, sure is? 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: Have you used a pottery wheel before? 36 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 5: No, but I've always wanted to. 37 00:02:03,159 --> 00:02:05,959 Speaker 2: Okay, Now, first we take out the clay. 38 00:02:07,359 --> 00:02:08,879 Speaker 5: Why is it wrapped in plastic? 39 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: Well, clay drives when left uncovered. Now it's nice and malleable. 40 00:02:15,039 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 5: Now map malleable. 41 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: It's soft and can be shaped. Here fill it? 42 00:02:21,319 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 5: Ooh, squishy. 43 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: So now we put the clay on the wheel and wait, 44 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:28,879 there's something else. 45 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 3: Water, Otherwise the clay will stick. 46 00:02:32,439 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 2: Oh yes, pour the water. 47 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 3: Je still a little, or it'll spin and fly right off. 48 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:43,199 Speaker 2: Oh okay there now here goes. 49 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 3: Ease your foot off the pedal. You're spinning awfully fast. 50 00:02:48,759 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: Oh good idea. Now I put the clay on whoa, 51 00:02:55,159 --> 00:02:59,439 oh yeah, whoa. I just need to center the clay. 52 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 3: Ease up on the foot pedal. There you go, nice 53 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,080 and slow. 54 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: Oh that's better, but the clay is wobbling. 55 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,879 Speaker 3: Put a little water on your hands in gentle pressure. 56 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 5: It's not wobbling. 57 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:23,159 Speaker 4: Clay is centered now, Ah, now I can shape it. 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:24,479 Speaker 5: What are you gonna make? 59 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,159 Speaker 2: How about a vase? 60 00:03:28,039 --> 00:03:28,599 Speaker 3: You sure? 61 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I put a little water and then a little 62 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:38,840 more speed and careful, and the clay broke apart. 63 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: Start over a little water, recenter. There you go. 64 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: Okay, Now press down in the center. 65 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: Not too far. You don't want to break through the 66 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,039 bottom break through. 67 00:03:55,319 --> 00:03:59,439 Speaker 4: Oh you mean like that you made two vases. 68 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,919 Speaker 2: I made two lumps of clay. 69 00:04:02,919 --> 00:04:05,159 Speaker 3: Try again, recenter. 70 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:09,439 Speaker 4: Okay, the clay isn't cooperating as easily. 71 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:13,319 Speaker 3: No, clay has a memory. It likes to go back 72 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,560 to its previous. 73 00:04:14,199 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: Shape, kind of like us. 74 00:04:17,319 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 3: Yes, we do have a tendency to go back to 75 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,079 our old ways, don't we. 76 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:26,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, but some water and shaping. Ah, there we're centered again. 77 00:04:27,639 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 3: Now, gentle, you are the potter. The clay yields to 78 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:33,879 your hands. 79 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,079 Speaker 5: Can you teach me, miss Holt. 80 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,879 Speaker 4: I'd love to, Natalia, but I still have no idea 81 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:40,519 what I'm doing. 82 00:04:41,319 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: Water, that's the most important tool of potter. 83 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 2: Has Okay, water and gentle. 84 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 3: Pressure, gentle, steady pushing. 85 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: Down in the center. 86 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 5: Oh I did it this time, it looks like a 87 00:04:57,199 --> 00:04:59,160 tiny bone. Now it does. 88 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: Now to make a vase, I press and lift the 89 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:07,079 clay upwards while the will spins. 90 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 3: It's not as easy as it sounds. 91 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: I saw the video and you do this and. 92 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 5: Oh no, the clay broke. 93 00:05:17,199 --> 00:05:19,439 Speaker 2: This is way harder than the videos made it look. 94 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,319 Speaker 3: Well, that's because the potters in those videos have years 95 00:05:23,319 --> 00:05:26,800 of experience. You're just starting, true. 96 00:05:27,399 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 2: Alrie Center or mister Simon, can you show me? 97 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 3: Oh, I. 98 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,639 Speaker 2: You know what to do. I can tell from your instructions. 99 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,079 Speaker 5: Are you potter, mister Simon, Well, no, I'm not. 100 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 3: But my late wife loved pottery. She was very good 101 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:46,160 at it. 102 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,959 Speaker 2: Oh that's sweet. And you use the will too once 103 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:50,519 in a while. 104 00:05:51,079 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 3: It's been a very long time. 105 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: Well, the will's yours. Would you like to try? I yes, 106 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,120 I think I would, mister Simon. 107 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 3: Okay, not too fast. Water clay you're centered and a vase? 108 00:06:13,199 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 5: Yes, please? 109 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 3: Okay, pushing in the center. Now there's a shallow hole. Nice, 110 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:25,800 and this is how you lift the sides. Let's see 111 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,800 if I can do this nice and slow. 112 00:06:30,079 --> 00:06:32,079 Speaker 5: Mister Simon. It's so nice. 113 00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: They're a vase shape. I tellia watch and I'll show 114 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,519 you how to make decorations. I want to learn too, 115 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,319 of course, of course. 116 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 5: Can we make a flower on the side a flower? 117 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 3: H I don't know, but I can make lines, so stripes. 118 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:55,199 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, nice. 119 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:56,399 Speaker 3: There we go. What do you think? 120 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: Oh? 121 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 2: I love it? 122 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,519 Speaker 3: Well? I sure enjoyed that. I always think of creation 123 00:07:03,959 --> 00:07:04,959 at the pottery wheel. 124 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 5: Creation of the world. 125 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,879 Speaker 3: Yes, but specifically when God created us humans, he shaped 126 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,759 us from dirt and dust from clay. 127 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:16,199 Speaker 5: Oh yeah. 128 00:07:16,399 --> 00:07:20,079 Speaker 3: And God's still shaping us even now. And the Holy 129 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,399 Spirit is like the water you said. 130 00:07:22,439 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 5: The water is the potter's most important tool. 131 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: And the Holy Spirit is most important in helping us 132 00:07:28,519 --> 00:07:32,839 to shape our lives. He guides us and makes change possible. 133 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 4: Mister Simon, I think we should get some pottery wheels 134 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:37,000 for camp. 135 00:07:37,279 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: That's a great faith exercise. 136 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 3: Good idea camp director. 137 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 2: And it wasn't even messy. 138 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 5: Can I try the wheel now? Yeah? 139 00:07:45,839 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: Sure, matellia. 140 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 4: Okay, careful, not too fast. 141 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: The clayful it's everywhere. 142 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:01,839 Speaker 3: Not even huh. 143 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:07,199 Speaker 4: Oh, mister Simon, there's clay everywhere, even in. 144 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 3: Your hair, in my hair. Now what will we do? 145 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 5: Clean up? 146 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:16,519 Speaker 3: And I'll help? That was my job when my wife 147 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:17,680 made pottery too. 148 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 2: I'll get them off. 149 00:08:22,319 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: It sounds like Camper's will get their turn with a 150 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,920 pottery wheel next summer, and hopefully it won't be as 151 00:08:29,079 --> 00:08:34,039 messy as today's adventure was. We are like clay, and God. 152 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:34,519 Speaker 2: Is the potter. 153 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,879 Speaker 1: Isaiah sixty four, verse eight says this. But now, oh Lord, 154 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,600 you are our father. We are the clay, and you 155 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:47,919 our potter. God formed humans, and he continues to shape 156 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,279 our lives by the Holy Spirit. I'm glad that when 157 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,000 we break apart like clay on a potter's wheel, that 158 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,840 God puts us back together again and shapes us for him. 159 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:05,399 God is a wonderful creator and recreator. I miss Jean, 160 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:09,200 and You've been listening to a mini adventure in Discovery Mountain, 161 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,919 where the error is clear, clear enough to hear your imagination, 162 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,399 and where every day is an exercise in faith. Discovery 163 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:20,960 Mountain is a listener supported program brought to you by 164 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,799 the Voice of Prophecy. Join us online to listen to 165 00:09:23,879 --> 00:09:42,039 programs on demand at Discoverymountain dot com.