Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Baptisms Video
Here is the link to the baptisms video, which will start with the edited video with music and is followed by the unedited footage.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday
If you can't see the slide show, click here to go directly to the web album.
Here we are at Friday, the last full day of camp. There is a full day of activities planned and part of that activity involves starting to pack up and prepare for the trip home.
The final morning devotional took place today. it is quite a blessing to hear all of the campers raise up their voices in unison and in praise to God. There is a common joy that was present during the devotional this morning.
The bible study is a continuation of our study of covenant. We have been made more aware of the covenant that God has established with us and of the love and protection that comes from that covenant.
Today is the second sweet heart kickball game for the younger campers. One of the staff members overheard the younger campers making a covenant with one another. They formed an agreement on which girl that would not pick and leave available for the other. There are several that are considering being baptized tonight and Danny relayed that the letter that have been written are full of covenant language. The teaching this week has brought a new concept into the hearts and minds of the campers.
The older campers went on the cable hike today and also went out to buzzard's roost.
The games today are championship games. One of the wonders of camp is that the volleyball and softball games are played with the highest level of Christian spirit. It is joyful to see how the counselors and older campers encourage and make the younger campers a part of the team. Everyone on a team from the most gifted athletes to the least gifted athletes are able to make a positive contribution to the team. I just can't say enough good things about how the athletic contests are conducted and of the wonderful spirit that is part of the competition.
In fact that is one of the wonderful things about camp. There is a true unity and belonging that we all experience. Everyone is embraced and made a part of camp. Much of this unity and embracing of all is led by the college and late high school age young people that the counselors and staff members.
For activities tonight we had formal night. The counselors, some of the staff, and some of the campers had formal wear that could be found at the Goodwill store. There were a variety of awards given. Also we were entertained by Wally Nelson and Johnny Carsh of the music mafia. As with karaoke night, you need to see this to understand the level of entertainment that is provided.
We rejoice because there were 14 baptisms tonight. The following people were baptized tonight: Aaron Holt, Rachel Bean, Jacob Barnes, Montana Gaines, Jennifer Rochelle, Tucker Barnes, Bethany Henegar, Chandler Seal, Jessica Moffit, Camden Angell, Jackson Elkins, Gage Bentley, Chip Linville, and Jake Linville.
We closed the day with some devotional time in the B lodge.
This closes out another year of camp. Tomorrow we will finish packing up and go home.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Here we are at Friday, the last full day of camp. There is a full day of activities planned and part of that activity involves starting to pack up and prepare for the trip home.
The final morning devotional took place today. it is quite a blessing to hear all of the campers raise up their voices in unison and in praise to God. There is a common joy that was present during the devotional this morning.
The bible study is a continuation of our study of covenant. We have been made more aware of the covenant that God has established with us and of the love and protection that comes from that covenant.
Today is the second sweet heart kickball game for the younger campers. One of the staff members overheard the younger campers making a covenant with one another. They formed an agreement on which girl that would not pick and leave available for the other. There are several that are considering being baptized tonight and Danny relayed that the letter that have been written are full of covenant language. The teaching this week has brought a new concept into the hearts and minds of the campers.
The older campers went on the cable hike today and also went out to buzzard's roost.
The games today are championship games. One of the wonders of camp is that the volleyball and softball games are played with the highest level of Christian spirit. It is joyful to see how the counselors and older campers encourage and make the younger campers a part of the team. Everyone on a team from the most gifted athletes to the least gifted athletes are able to make a positive contribution to the team. I just can't say enough good things about how the athletic contests are conducted and of the wonderful spirit that is part of the competition.
In fact that is one of the wonderful things about camp. There is a true unity and belonging that we all experience. Everyone is embraced and made a part of camp. Much of this unity and embracing of all is led by the college and late high school age young people that the counselors and staff members.
For activities tonight we had formal night. The counselors, some of the staff, and some of the campers had formal wear that could be found at the Goodwill store. There were a variety of awards given. Also we were entertained by Wally Nelson and Johnny Carsh of the music mafia. As with karaoke night, you need to see this to understand the level of entertainment that is provided.
We rejoice because there were 14 baptisms tonight. The following people were baptized tonight: Aaron Holt, Rachel Bean, Jacob Barnes, Montana Gaines, Jennifer Rochelle, Tucker Barnes, Bethany Henegar, Chandler Seal, Jessica Moffit, Camden Angell, Jackson Elkins, Gage Bentley, Chip Linville, and Jake Linville.
We closed the day with some devotional time in the B lodge.
This closes out another year of camp. Tomorrow we will finish packing up and go home.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thursday
If you can't see the slide show, click here to go directly to the web album.
Today we were greeted with the coolest weather of the week. In fact the weather has been about as ideal as it gets today. After three full days of camp there were a bunch of weary looking campers that arrived for breakfast this morning.
After flag raising, anniversary awards were given to the following people: Jennifer Sherrill-20 years, Sherrie Murray - 15 years, Alisa Taylor - 25 years, and Frank Batson - 35 years.
One thing that happens as part of the morning devotional is that the campers from one of the boy's cabins leads a portion of the devotional time. After seeing the young men lead devotional and seeing the campers during this week I want to let you know that you children have amazing hearts. I know at times that you may wonder if they are hearing you. Let me encourage you to know that they hear you and encourage you to keep on teaching them about God.
The activities for today was sweet heart kickball for the older campers. As usual the game ended in a tie. The younger campers hiked to Buzzard's roost. For those of you who have been to camp this hike is down a smaller trail that starts at the parking lot. Also since the hike did not take all of the scheduled time, the counselors sat down on one of the benches, and had the campers sit and look at them. Then each counselor said a word in succession trying to string together a story. The campers had a blast at watching their counselors, and didn't want the time to end.
In crafts they "boon doogled". I don't have any idea how to spell this word. They made lanyards and they worked with the beads as well. Today is the last day of crafts. There craft staff wants to make sure that you do not wash the tye dyed socks with anything else for their first wash. They didn't want you to share the dye with any of your other clothes.
We had athletic contests in the early afternoon. At any one time there are two volleyball contests and two softball contests underway.
We went to the pool again tonight. The campers participated in limbo contest, a belly flop contest, a biggest splash contest, a statue contest (If you don't know what this means, ask Danny Gregg), and a basketball dunk contest.
Tonight was "When I grow up what do I want to be". The counselors shared a number of outfits representing several different occupations.
We ended the next to last day of camp with some devotional time.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Today we were greeted with the coolest weather of the week. In fact the weather has been about as ideal as it gets today. After three full days of camp there were a bunch of weary looking campers that arrived for breakfast this morning.
After flag raising, anniversary awards were given to the following people: Jennifer Sherrill-20 years, Sherrie Murray - 15 years, Alisa Taylor - 25 years, and Frank Batson - 35 years.
One thing that happens as part of the morning devotional is that the campers from one of the boy's cabins leads a portion of the devotional time. After seeing the young men lead devotional and seeing the campers during this week I want to let you know that you children have amazing hearts. I know at times that you may wonder if they are hearing you. Let me encourage you to know that they hear you and encourage you to keep on teaching them about God.
The activities for today was sweet heart kickball for the older campers. As usual the game ended in a tie. The younger campers hiked to Buzzard's roost. For those of you who have been to camp this hike is down a smaller trail that starts at the parking lot. Also since the hike did not take all of the scheduled time, the counselors sat down on one of the benches, and had the campers sit and look at them. Then each counselor said a word in succession trying to string together a story. The campers had a blast at watching their counselors, and didn't want the time to end.
In crafts they "boon doogled". I don't have any idea how to spell this word. They made lanyards and they worked with the beads as well. Today is the last day of crafts. There craft staff wants to make sure that you do not wash the tye dyed socks with anything else for their first wash. They didn't want you to share the dye with any of your other clothes.
We had athletic contests in the early afternoon. At any one time there are two volleyball contests and two softball contests underway.
We went to the pool again tonight. The campers participated in limbo contest, a belly flop contest, a biggest splash contest, a statue contest (If you don't know what this means, ask Danny Gregg), and a basketball dunk contest.
Tonight was "When I grow up what do I want to be". The counselors shared a number of outfits representing several different occupations.
We ended the next to last day of camp with some devotional time.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
Wednesday
If you can't see the slide show, or it is sideways, click here to go directly to the web album.
The middle of the week has arrived. Wednesday is the day we get some extra sleep. However, even with the extra sleep, there were sure some tired looking campers this morning. The days are cooler than at the first of the week, so the being outside has been much more pleasant.
The bible lessons centered around the protection that we have from God that comes from the covenant relationship that we have with the Father. They specifically talked about the armor of God as is found in the book of Ephesians.
The activities for the day were younger camper sweetheart kickball. One of the things that is amazing to see is the fear that the younger campers have about sweetheart kickball. To illustrate this, one young man came to the field quite ill and was given permission to not play. The sweetheart game is preceded by the group of boys and the group of boys playing kickball. Once the boys got to playing the game, our young man made a "miraculous" recovery. However, once they get over the stress of picking or being picked, and the game starts, the fun of this game overcomes the initial fear that they had before the game. As with yesterday, due to the unique scoring system of sweetheart kickball, the game ended in a tie.
The older campers hiked to the bottom of the falls today.
The crafts for today were to put the finishing touches on the checkerboards that they have been working on. The rinsed out and hung up their tye dye socks. They also worked and made "Sun Catchers" today.
There were no athletic games tonight. Instead we went to the pool here in the park and enjoyed fiesta time together.
We had entertainment tonight from the following people: Larry Beard, Danny Gregg, Lisa Gregg, Chandler Seal, Frank Batson, Steve Gaines, Billy Seal, and the athletic staff. They sang quite a number of songs.
The night ended with the younger campers having devotionals in their cabins and the older campers having a devotional in the B lodge.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
The middle of the week has arrived. Wednesday is the day we get some extra sleep. However, even with the extra sleep, there were sure some tired looking campers this morning. The days are cooler than at the first of the week, so the being outside has been much more pleasant.
The bible lessons centered around the protection that we have from God that comes from the covenant relationship that we have with the Father. They specifically talked about the armor of God as is found in the book of Ephesians.
The activities for the day were younger camper sweetheart kickball. One of the things that is amazing to see is the fear that the younger campers have about sweetheart kickball. To illustrate this, one young man came to the field quite ill and was given permission to not play. The sweetheart game is preceded by the group of boys and the group of boys playing kickball. Once the boys got to playing the game, our young man made a "miraculous" recovery. However, once they get over the stress of picking or being picked, and the game starts, the fun of this game overcomes the initial fear that they had before the game. As with yesterday, due to the unique scoring system of sweetheart kickball, the game ended in a tie.
The older campers hiked to the bottom of the falls today.
The crafts for today were to put the finishing touches on the checkerboards that they have been working on. The rinsed out and hung up their tye dye socks. They also worked and made "Sun Catchers" today.
There were no athletic games tonight. Instead we went to the pool here in the park and enjoyed fiesta time together.
We had entertainment tonight from the following people: Larry Beard, Danny Gregg, Lisa Gregg, Chandler Seal, Frank Batson, Steve Gaines, Billy Seal, and the athletic staff. They sang quite a number of songs.
The night ended with the younger campers having devotionals in their cabins and the older campers having a devotional in the B lodge.
-Article and photos by Keith Taylor
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