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The second day of camp has come to an end. We are now firmly entrenched in the daily routine of camp. Breakfast, flag raising, cabin cleaning, devotional and bible study.
One of the places that holds great value in the heart of all who have been a part of camp is the B lodge. The morning devotional is composed of all campers from the youngest to the oldest. It is so good to see the entire group worship together, and to see the bond that the campers are forming with one another.
The bible focused on the covenant between David and Jonathan talking about the exchange of items such as a robe that signified the covenant that they were making.
One of the things that happens at lunch is that the "golden" broom is awarded based on the cabin inspections that take place each morning. The cabin that loses cabin inspection gets the privilege of cleaning the bath houses that day.
The activities of the day consisted of continuing to work on the checker boards in crafts, as well as working on the tye dying of socks.
The younger campers hiked to the bottom of the falls today and the older campers played sweet heart kickball. Sweet heart kickball is a game that brings some apprehension for the older campers, but give that most have played before, they know and accept the routine. Once a sweet heart is selected, then the apprehension disappears and the campers engage in an hour of absolute fun. For those who understand the way the scoring is done in sweet heart kickball, surprisingly the game ended in a tie.
Tonight the theme was Christian rap star. The counselors and campers came dressed in their best rap star clothing. The evenings activity was karaoke. This was setup as camp idol night with four judges. the different cabins and a couple of individuals and duets were the performers for the evening. When all of the judges raised a red X then the performance was immediately ended and the "performers" were gently ejected from the stage. There are not words that can adequately describe the types of performances that we saw. I want to encourage you to get a video and see this for yourself. The only word that came to mind was amazing. I think if you see the performances you will be as amazed and speechless as those of us who were privileged to see it live.
The night ended with a devotional. The older and younger campers participated in a short devotional and then the younger campers went to their cabins and the older campers with to the B lodge. These night time devotionals in the B lodge are times when the campers seem to really be opening up to God and drawing closer to God and to each other.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Technical difficulties
For some reason Windows Internet Explorer is having problems displaying the slide shows on the blog (like being all weird and sideways or not there at all). I would recommend downloading and installing the Firefox web browser, which you can find here. It is free, and it's actually more safe and secure than Internet Explorer.
If you don't want to do that, I will be putting a link to the slideshows for each day, which will take you to the pictures.
Monday's Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/aaron.beaird/Camp2010Monday02
Sunday's Picures: http://picasaweb.google.com/aaron.beaird/Camp2010Sunday
Thanks!
Aaron
If you don't want to do that, I will be putting a link to the slideshows for each day, which will take you to the pictures.
Monday's Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/aaron.beaird/Camp2010Monday02
Sunday's Picures: http://picasaweb.google.com/aaron.beaird/Camp2010Sunday
Thanks!
Aaron
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday
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Today was the first full day of camp. The first order of the day was a breakfast of pancakes and sausage, along with cereal for those who wanted that. The tables are inspected and the winner gets possession of the coveted "tiki" doll as the prize.
Once we are finished with the activities of breakfast we all move outside for the flag raising. Jeff Wilson gave us a short talk about the sacrifices represented by the flag and the sacrifices made so that we can worship freely. Andrew's Murrays cabin were the ones responsible for the raising of the flag.
After cabin inspections all of the campers gathered in the B lodge for morning devotional. The morning devotional was led by Parker's group of older boys. After a period of worship the older campers stayed in the B lodge and participated in the class taught by Brother Matheny. The younger campers went to the mess hall for classes taught by Sherrie Murray.
Both teachers talked about the covenant that God made with Abraham that is recorded in Genesis 15. They had some props they used to give the camper a sense of the smoking firepot and blazing torch that God passed through the sacrifices that had been cut in half. They talked about the covenant that Jonathan and David had with one another as well as the covenant of circumcision that was established with Abraham. They talked about how all covenants were established with blood, and how the covenants established with Abraham were the start of the covenant relationship that God has with us today.
Each day cabin inspections take place, the winners are given the golden broom. Today's cabin winners were Keri Loftis' girls and Kyle Taylor's boys.
The morning activity consisted of the hike from the top of the falls to the nature center. In crafts they worked on checker boards and started on tye dye socks.
The teams were chosen and the teams took the softball and fields with the camp spirit. The games were played in the best of camp spirit.
The original plan tonight was to have smores in the B ring, however, the rain caused the activities to be moved in the mess hall, so we enjoyed the smores in the mess hall while watching a 2001 movie that starred many of the past and present camp "stars".
The day ended wtih a devotional and a time of praise.
After a full day it is time to get to bed, get some rest and get ready for a full day of activity on Tuesday.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Today was the first full day of camp. The first order of the day was a breakfast of pancakes and sausage, along with cereal for those who wanted that. The tables are inspected and the winner gets possession of the coveted "tiki" doll as the prize.
Once we are finished with the activities of breakfast we all move outside for the flag raising. Jeff Wilson gave us a short talk about the sacrifices represented by the flag and the sacrifices made so that we can worship freely. Andrew's Murrays cabin were the ones responsible for the raising of the flag.
After cabin inspections all of the campers gathered in the B lodge for morning devotional. The morning devotional was led by Parker's group of older boys. After a period of worship the older campers stayed in the B lodge and participated in the class taught by Brother Matheny. The younger campers went to the mess hall for classes taught by Sherrie Murray.
Both teachers talked about the covenant that God made with Abraham that is recorded in Genesis 15. They had some props they used to give the camper a sense of the smoking firepot and blazing torch that God passed through the sacrifices that had been cut in half. They talked about the covenant that Jonathan and David had with one another as well as the covenant of circumcision that was established with Abraham. They talked about how all covenants were established with blood, and how the covenants established with Abraham were the start of the covenant relationship that God has with us today.
Each day cabin inspections take place, the winners are given the golden broom. Today's cabin winners were Keri Loftis' girls and Kyle Taylor's boys.
The morning activity consisted of the hike from the top of the falls to the nature center. In crafts they worked on checker boards and started on tye dye socks.
The teams were chosen and the teams took the softball and fields with the camp spirit. The games were played in the best of camp spirit.
The original plan tonight was to have smores in the B ring, however, the rain caused the activities to be moved in the mess hall, so we enjoyed the smores in the mess hall while watching a 2001 movie that starred many of the past and present camp "stars".
The day ended wtih a devotional and a time of praise.
After a full day it is time to get to bed, get some rest and get ready for a full day of activity on Tuesday.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Camp 2010 Begins!
Camp 2010 is underway! The camp staff arrived Saturday at noon and made preparations to greet 83 campers. The theme of this year's camp is 'Covenant'. The key verse for this study is:
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, He is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.”
~Deuteronomy 7:9
The campers arrived in camp and the first thing they do is go to their cabin and meet their fellow campers and their counselor. Once they get settled into their cabins, they come to the mess hall for an opening period of devotion.
After the devotional time, the campers went out and bid farewell to their parents, and then they got to see an entertaining video presentation of the camp rules.
Once the rules of camp conduct are finished, it’s time for Midgett’s madness. This is a most interesting mix of "games" that immerse campers into the camp spirit. One of the main purposes of Midgett’s madness is to help funnel the emotion and energy of the first day of camp in a productive way.
The day closed with a devotional time and the campers returned to their cabins for the night. The goal for the campers tonight is to get a good night's rest and to be ready for a full day of Monday activities.
As always we covet your prayers. We all want to more clearly understand covenant, and the covenant that God has established with us through Jesus.
- Article and photos by Keith Taylor
If you can't see the slideshow below, or it is sideways, click here to go directly to the pictures.
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, He is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.”
~Deuteronomy 7:9
The campers arrived in camp and the first thing they do is go to their cabin and meet their fellow campers and their counselor. Once they get settled into their cabins, they come to the mess hall for an opening period of devotion.
After the devotional time, the campers went out and bid farewell to their parents, and then they got to see an entertaining video presentation of the camp rules.
Once the rules of camp conduct are finished, it’s time for Midgett’s madness. This is a most interesting mix of "games" that immerse campers into the camp spirit. One of the main purposes of Midgett’s madness is to help funnel the emotion and energy of the first day of camp in a productive way.
The day closed with a devotional time and the campers returned to their cabins for the night. The goal for the campers tonight is to get a good night's rest and to be ready for a full day of Monday activities.
As always we covet your prayers. We all want to more clearly understand covenant, and the covenant that God has established with us through Jesus.
- Article and photos by Keith Taylor
If you can't see the slideshow below, or it is sideways, click here to go directly to the pictures.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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