8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Cabin Clean Up
10:00 Chapel
10:45 Tools of Faith
11:15 Personal Devos
11:45 Cabin Time
1:00 Lunch
1:45 KBAR
2:15 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:30 dinner
7:00 Dodgeball
8:00 Coffee House
9:30 Chapel
11:15 Cabin Devos
12:00 Lights Out
Seriously beautiful day at camp. The morning went on as usual and today one of the tools of faith was simplicity. They talked about the extremes of having too much money to having no money, and how simplicity can lie somewhere in between those two extremes. Also, they were challenged to think about their rooms and what they keep in there, and how much of it is really vital in their lives. After cabin time, lunch, and KBAR was the big game, which was Guerilla Warfare. The campers went searching through the woods for 'the general' while the Guerillas (staff) tried to stop them from completing their mission. Then it was free time till dinner. After dinner the male staff took on the male campers in a friendly yet competitive round or two of dodgeball. There was some advanced playing from both sides, as both teams clearly used their best dodgeball skills. Afterwards there was a coffee house/free time where some of the staff members played some music while the campers hung out. Chapel tonight was about the rescue. Some were rescued, some were reminded of their rescue, and some were challenged to begin thinking about if they want to be rescued. But ultimately, the point was, that Jesus wants our whole life to be filled with him, and he can make that happen in the midst of everything if we allow him to.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Cabin Clean up
10:00 Chapel
10:45 Tools of Faith
11:15 Personal Devos
1:00 Lunch
1:45 KBAR
2:15 Big Game
3:15 Free Time
5:30 Dinner
6:15 Counselor Meeting
7:00 Powder Puff
8:15 Chapel
9:45 Free Time
10:15 Drama
11:00 Cabin Devos
12:00 Lights Out
Breakfast, cabin clean up and chapel, went on as usual. The campers then went to day two of tools of faith. Prayer is another tool of faith that the campers will learn about this week. During the time they went over the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication) Structure of prayer, as well as talking about the different ways to pray. Letting the campers know that prayer isn't just folding your hands and bowing your heads at meals and before bed, but that prayer is something that you can do in any capacity and by any means; journaling, singing, communally etc. Prayer can be a way of life, an attitude that you carry with you at all times. A nice long cabin time was followed by lunch. It was cook out day so we had hamburgers and brats out on fireside lawn. After KBAR was the big game which, today, was whip n' strip. Two hours of free time and dinner led into an old and much loved senior high tradition, Powder Puff Football. The female staff take on the female campers for a intense, but still very fun, game of football. It's always a close game, but this time the staff won by one touchdown. From there we headed to chapel where the topic for the night was being lost. The speaker challenged the campers to take time between chapel tonight and chapel tomorrow night, to think about if there are areas in their lives where they are lost, where they are not surrendering to God. After a little bit of free time it was the drama. The campers traveled around camp and heard different stories of transformation through God's power, and God's power only.
9:30 Cabin Clean up
10:00 Chapel
10:45 Tools of Faith
11:15 Personal Devos
1:00 Lunch
1:45 KBAR
2:15 Big Game
3:15 Free Time
5:30 Dinner
6:15 Counselor Meeting
7:00 Powder Puff
8:15 Chapel
9:45 Free Time
10:15 Drama
11:00 Cabin Devos
12:00 Lights Out
Breakfast, cabin clean up and chapel, went on as usual. The campers then went to day two of tools of faith. Prayer is another tool of faith that the campers will learn about this week. During the time they went over the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication) Structure of prayer, as well as talking about the different ways to pray. Letting the campers know that prayer isn't just folding your hands and bowing your heads at meals and before bed, but that prayer is something that you can do in any capacity and by any means; journaling, singing, communally etc. Prayer can be a way of life, an attitude that you carry with you at all times. A nice long cabin time was followed by lunch. It was cook out day so we had hamburgers and brats out on fireside lawn. After KBAR was the big game which, today, was whip n' strip. Two hours of free time and dinner led into an old and much loved senior high tradition, Powder Puff Football. The female staff take on the female campers for a intense, but still very fun, game of football. It's always a close game, but this time the staff won by one touchdown. From there we headed to chapel where the topic for the night was being lost. The speaker challenged the campers to take time between chapel tonight and chapel tomorrow night, to think about if there are areas in their lives where they are lost, where they are not surrendering to God. After a little bit of free time it was the drama. The campers traveled around camp and heard different stories of transformation through God's power, and God's power only.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 Cabin Clean Up
10:00 Chapel
10:45 Tools of Faith
11:15 Personal Devos
12:00 Tourney Time
1:00 Lunch
1:45 KBAR
2:30 Big Game
3:15 Free Time
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Chaos
6:30 Cabin Time
7:30 Free Time
8:30 Chapel
10:00 Night Game
11:00 Cabin Devos
12:00 Lights Out
The day started out very warm, which is great, we all love warm summer days! Breakfast was scones, and after cabin clean up they campers headed to chapel where they had a time of worship, learned a verse, and heard more of the story of the skit characters on the s.s. covenant pines spaceship. Afterwards they were to Tools of Faith, which is a unique thing to the senior high camping program. Each day the campers learn about a different tool of faith. One of them is solitude. They learned the importance of spending time alone with God, because being alone with God enables us to be fully available when we are around other people. Tourney time was the last thing before lunch. The campers were able to sign up for different things in which they would like to compete, such as basketball, ping pong, and volleyball. Lunch and KBAR (Kick Back and Relax) were followed by the Big Game which was SOCK-O! However, it was cut short for the potential of severe weather, so the campers just got to hang out in the gym for a little while until the storm blew over. Free time was a little rainy, but that didn't stop them from having good times. Dinner and Chaos (Mail call), where Egg Man showed up, led into cabin time. Cabin time is when each of the cabins get to pick an activity to do with just their cabin. It is a great opportunity to bond and grow as a cabin. A little bit of down time and then some chapel. During chapel the speaker talked about how after we prepare for the journey we have to actually embark on it. We have to start the journey. We can't just sit and be prepared or all of our preparation goes to waste. The night game was fugitive, and then it was back to cabins for devos and lights out.
9:30 Cabin Clean Up
10:00 Chapel
10:45 Tools of Faith
11:15 Personal Devos
12:00 Tourney Time
1:00 Lunch
1:45 KBAR
2:30 Big Game
3:15 Free Time
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Chaos
6:30 Cabin Time
7:30 Free Time
8:30 Chapel
10:00 Night Game
11:00 Cabin Devos
12:00 Lights Out
The day started out very warm, which is great, we all love warm summer days! Breakfast was scones, and after cabin clean up they campers headed to chapel where they had a time of worship, learned a verse, and heard more of the story of the skit characters on the s.s. covenant pines spaceship. Afterwards they were to Tools of Faith, which is a unique thing to the senior high camping program. Each day the campers learn about a different tool of faith. One of them is solitude. They learned the importance of spending time alone with God, because being alone with God enables us to be fully available when we are around other people. Tourney time was the last thing before lunch. The campers were able to sign up for different things in which they would like to compete, such as basketball, ping pong, and volleyball. Lunch and KBAR (Kick Back and Relax) were followed by the Big Game which was SOCK-O! However, it was cut short for the potential of severe weather, so the campers just got to hang out in the gym for a little while until the storm blew over. Free time was a little rainy, but that didn't stop them from having good times. Dinner and Chaos (Mail call), where Egg Man showed up, led into cabin time. Cabin time is when each of the cabins get to pick an activity to do with just their cabin. It is a great opportunity to bond and grow as a cabin. A little bit of down time and then some chapel. During chapel the speaker talked about how after we prepare for the journey we have to actually embark on it. We have to start the journey. We can't just sit and be prepared or all of our preparation goes to waste. The night game was fugitive, and then it was back to cabins for devos and lights out.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
8:05 First Word
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Cabin Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 CHAOS
6:30 Evening Game
7:15 Staff Skit Show
8:15 Chapel
9:30 Bon Fire
10:00 Cabin Devos
10:30 Lights Out
The weather was beautiful for our last full day of camp, and trust me, the campers soaked the beautiful weather and the opportunities of camp up like nobody's business. They had a great morning similar to the other mornings, and after lunch and kbar was the big game...TUBE TIME! One of the favorites of the campers because they get to run and splash in a huge mud puddle in the middle of the ball field! After free time and dinner the campers were visited by a special much loved guest.....EGG MAN! Oh yes, it's true, Egg Man is back. The campers had SO much fun cheering on egg man and his contestants. The evening game was ultimate frisbee golf madness. Then the staff skit show where the campers got to sit back and enjoy as the staff entertained them with funny skits. At the final evening chapel they listened to the story of David and Goliath. Afterwards they headed down to the amphitheater for the end of the week bonfire where they had the opportunity to share all of the different things that they learned during the week. Then, back to the cabin for a quick devos and then lights out.
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Cabin Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 CHAOS
6:30 Evening Game
7:15 Staff Skit Show
8:15 Chapel
9:30 Bon Fire
10:00 Cabin Devos
10:30 Lights Out
The weather was beautiful for our last full day of camp, and trust me, the campers soaked the beautiful weather and the opportunities of camp up like nobody's business. They had a great morning similar to the other mornings, and after lunch and kbar was the big game...TUBE TIME! One of the favorites of the campers because they get to run and splash in a huge mud puddle in the middle of the ball field! After free time and dinner the campers were visited by a special much loved guest.....EGG MAN! Oh yes, it's true, Egg Man is back. The campers had SO much fun cheering on egg man and his contestants. The evening game was ultimate frisbee golf madness. Then the staff skit show where the campers got to sit back and enjoy as the staff entertained them with funny skits. At the final evening chapel they listened to the story of David and Goliath. Afterwards they headed down to the amphitheater for the end of the week bonfire where they had the opportunity to share all of the different things that they learned during the week. Then, back to the cabin for a quick devos and then lights out.
Friday, June 19, 2009
8:05 First Word/Breakfast
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Cabin Devotions
11:00 Skill Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 CHAOS
6:30 Cabin Time
7:30 Evening game
8:45 Chapel
10:00 Cabin Devotions
10:30 Lights Out
The mornings went on as usual, including the last skills time of the week. After lunch and KBAR was the big game which was the much loved Whip n' Strip. After quite a long time of running to get cones and pulling socks the red team prevailed by getting all four of the cones in their corner. Afterwards was free time. It was a little overcast during the afternoon but that was no hinderance to participating in all of the awesome camp activities. Dinner was pretty much a thanksgiving meal in June, and the campers watched some crazy chaos games with full happy tummies. Cabin time was followed by the evening big game, which was CPBC clue. The campers were given clues to the location of different space characters who were hiding around camp, and they had to find the characters and retrieve their signatures. he first cabin to get all the signatures in order won! During chapel tonight they were told the story of when Jesus cast demons out of the man in the graveyard into the pigs in a nearby field. They were told this story because it shows the healing and life changing powers of Jesus, and the fact that He cannot be defeated, and Jesus will change us. The story ended with the man who was healed going to others and telling them all about what God had done, and because of him, others believed. They were challenged to live lives changed by Christ and to go and tell others about what God has done. Then they walked back to their cabin, had cabin devos, and were lulled to sleep by a comforting rain storm.
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Cabin Devotions
11:00 Skill Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 CHAOS
6:30 Cabin Time
7:30 Evening game
8:45 Chapel
10:00 Cabin Devotions
10:30 Lights Out
The mornings went on as usual, including the last skills time of the week. After lunch and KBAR was the big game which was the much loved Whip n' Strip. After quite a long time of running to get cones and pulling socks the red team prevailed by getting all four of the cones in their corner. Afterwards was free time. It was a little overcast during the afternoon but that was no hinderance to participating in all of the awesome camp activities. Dinner was pretty much a thanksgiving meal in June, and the campers watched some crazy chaos games with full happy tummies. Cabin time was followed by the evening big game, which was CPBC clue. The campers were given clues to the location of different space characters who were hiding around camp, and they had to find the characters and retrieve their signatures. he first cabin to get all the signatures in order won! During chapel tonight they were told the story of when Jesus cast demons out of the man in the graveyard into the pigs in a nearby field. They were told this story because it shows the healing and life changing powers of Jesus, and the fact that He cannot be defeated, and Jesus will change us. The story ended with the man who was healed going to others and telling them all about what God had done, and because of him, others believed. They were challenged to live lives changed by Christ and to go and tell others about what God has done. Then they walked back to their cabin, had cabin devos, and were lulled to sleep by a comforting rain storm.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
8:05 first word/Breakfast
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Cabin Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Beach Bash
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
6:00 CHAOS
7:00 Chapel
8:15 Night Game
9:15 Drama
10:00 Cabin Devos
10:30 Lights Out
Well, there was no rain today! The morning schedule was the same as yesterday with the exception of cabin time instead of skills time. Lunch was a cookout outside at the beach/playground today! The campers loved being able to eat outside! After K-BAR was the beach bash where it was an epic challenge between the boys and the girls. The boys won, but the girls put up a really good fight and everybody had fun! Free time was the rest of the afternoon and then dinner. During CHAOS tonight the campers played some improv games and had the opportunity to share some of their best jokes. Chapel followed where we heard the story of Samson The final event of the evening was the drama, during which the kids were taken back in time to experience three stories of transformation in the bible. Then it was devo and bed time.
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Cabin Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Beach Bash
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
6:00 CHAOS
7:00 Chapel
8:15 Night Game
9:15 Drama
10:00 Cabin Devos
10:30 Lights Out
Well, there was no rain today! The morning schedule was the same as yesterday with the exception of cabin time instead of skills time. Lunch was a cookout outside at the beach/playground today! The campers loved being able to eat outside! After K-BAR was the beach bash where it was an epic challenge between the boys and the girls. The boys won, but the girls put up a really good fight and everybody had fun! Free time was the rest of the afternoon and then dinner. During CHAOS tonight the campers played some improv games and had the opportunity to share some of their best jokes. Chapel followed where we heard the story of Samson The final event of the evening was the drama, during which the kids were taken back in time to experience three stories of transformation in the bible. Then it was devo and bed time.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Trailblazers Begin!
8:05 First Word/Breakfast
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Skill Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 Chaos
6:16 Cabin Time
7:30 Chapel
8:45 Night Game
9:30 Head to Cabins and Cabin Devos
10:15 Lights Out
Well, it started out a little big rainy here at CPBC. It wasn't enough to get us down though! After a delicious breakfast the campers got their cabins all cleaned up and headed off to chapel where they learned the verse of the day and got to hear more of the skit story. This year the crew of the s.s. covenant pines have received mysterious gifts from G.O.D. and they have just set out on a journey to figure out how to use them. The rain let up during chapel so we were able to be outside for the rest of the day. The remainder of the morning consisted of personal devotions and skills time. The first day the kids signed up for different skills time activities, and through the week they will have the opportunity to do a few of them. Skills times range from cookie baking to sailing to climbing and everything in between. Lunch followed up by K-BAR (Kick Back and Relax) energized the kids for the big game which was SAFARI! The staff turned into different exotic animals and the campers had a blast running around camp capturing the different animals and searching for the treasure! Free time followed and the campers had the opportunity to take advantage of all of the different fun activities that camp offers! Following dinner was CHAOS (Mail call). Cabin time was a great opportunity for the campers to go with their cabin to a fun activity and have some awesome bonding time. The final two events of the evening were chapel (where the speaker told us about the story of Gideon and the 300 soldiers) and the night game: Find the Fire. Then the campers headed back to their cabins, had some cabin devotions reflecting on the day, and snuggled into their beds for some sweet dreams.
9:00 Cabin Clean Up
9:30 Chapel
10:30 Personal Devotions
11:00 Skill Time
12:15 Lunch
1:00 KBAR
2:00 Big Game
3:00 Free Time
5:15 Dinner
5:45 Chaos
6:16 Cabin Time
7:30 Chapel
8:45 Night Game
9:30 Head to Cabins and Cabin Devos
10:15 Lights Out
Well, it started out a little big rainy here at CPBC. It wasn't enough to get us down though! After a delicious breakfast the campers got their cabins all cleaned up and headed off to chapel where they learned the verse of the day and got to hear more of the skit story. This year the crew of the s.s. covenant pines have received mysterious gifts from G.O.D. and they have just set out on a journey to figure out how to use them. The rain let up during chapel so we were able to be outside for the rest of the day. The remainder of the morning consisted of personal devotions and skills time. The first day the kids signed up for different skills time activities, and through the week they will have the opportunity to do a few of them. Skills times range from cookie baking to sailing to climbing and everything in between. Lunch followed up by K-BAR (Kick Back and Relax) energized the kids for the big game which was SAFARI! The staff turned into different exotic animals and the campers had a blast running around camp capturing the different animals and searching for the treasure! Free time followed and the campers had the opportunity to take advantage of all of the different fun activities that camp offers! Following dinner was CHAOS (Mail call). Cabin time was a great opportunity for the campers to go with their cabin to a fun activity and have some awesome bonding time. The final two events of the evening were chapel (where the speaker told us about the story of Gideon and the 300 soldiers) and the night game: Find the Fire. Then the campers headed back to their cabins, had some cabin devotions reflecting on the day, and snuggled into their beds for some sweet dreams.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Begin the Voyage
Welcome to Summer 2009 at Covenant Pines Bible Camp!
Oh man, it is going to be a great summer here. The staff arrived today and we are already (and have been for quite some time now) been VERY excited for this summer. We have been keeping your campers and all of the people involved with camp in our prayers, and we are confident that it will be one incredible summer.
1 Peter 4:10 says "God has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God's generosity can flow through you."
This summer campers will come to camp, I mean they will voyage into space, and learn about the was that God has blessed each of them individually with the gifts that he always planned on giving them!
It will be a great summer, continue to keep us in prayer as we will continue to keep you and your campers in prayer.
Get excited for your adventures. God will do great things, as he always does!
Oh man, it is going to be a great summer here. The staff arrived today and we are already (and have been for quite some time now) been VERY excited for this summer. We have been keeping your campers and all of the people involved with camp in our prayers, and we are confident that it will be one incredible summer.
1 Peter 4:10 says "God has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God's generosity can flow through you."
This summer campers will come to camp, I mean they will voyage into space, and learn about the was that God has blessed each of them individually with the gifts that he always planned on giving them!
It will be a great summer, continue to keep us in prayer as we will continue to keep you and your campers in prayer.
Get excited for your adventures. God will do great things, as he always does!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Uncontained
How can it be that another summer has already flown by…and God has proven his unending faithfulness to Covenant Pines once again. The summer stared two months ago when the summer staff arrived, and though the first day may have been admittedly a little awkward, God quickly began moving among us and bringing us together to form a community what a heart and mind towards Christ. He began to prepare us to be sidekicks in his work that he has planned for the summer. Youth camps then began coming and going faster than we could comprehend, and God moved, his spirit swept through this place like a mighty wind. God is all around us, he surrounds us no matter where we are, and since he cannot be contained in any form, our faith cannot be either. As campers came up this summer, they entered an environment that had no containment in their pursuit of faith and truth and ultimately God. Tough questions were asked, and struggles were endured, but God worked in all of those times. Of course the summer was full of incredible times as well. The tough questions were answered, and God made his presence obvious to us, and campers decided to ask Christ to be part of their lives, and they will never be the same. Yes, God does move, He is everywhere and constant, and he is moving in the lives of His people. Matthew 10:39 says, ‘if you cling to your life, you will loose it, but if you give up your life for me you will find it.’ This summer we found the Ultimate Hero, and along with that discovery we found new life in Him and a way to live, truly live, the life of sidekicks for the Hero that moves so powerfully among his people.
So as we close out the summer continue to pray for the campers that as they went home they were able to find a community of people to uplift them in the change that God worked in them this summer. Pray also for the campers whom God is still perusing, and that he will make himself very evident to them, and that they will have no doubt in them that Christ is their Savior. Also, continue to pray for the ministry of Covenant Pines and that as we continue to peruse God’s direction that he will continue to be faithful to us.
So as we close out the summer continue to pray for the campers that as they went home they were able to find a community of people to uplift them in the change that God worked in them this summer. Pray also for the campers whom God is still perusing, and that he will make himself very evident to them, and that they will have no doubt in them that Christ is their Savior. Also, continue to pray for the ministry of Covenant Pines and that as we continue to peruse God’s direction that he will continue to be faithful to us.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
jello slip n' slide
10:00 Brunch
10:45 Cabin Clean Up
11:15 Chapel
12:00 Practices
12:45 Personal Devos
1:30 KBAR
2;00 Snack
3:00 Free TIme
6;00 Banquet
7:00 Free TIme
8;00 Talent Show
9:30 Chapel
10:45 Bonfire
11:15 Head to Cabins
12:00 Lights Out
Today we gave the senior highers the opportunity to sleep in a little bit since we have been keeping them up so late the other nights. They enjoyed the extra hour of sleep and when 10:00 rolled around they got a tasty brunch of egg dish, scones, granola, yogurt, fresh fruit...you know, everything good and tasty that you would want in the morning. The day went on as usual, just an hour later, and then there was snack at 2:00. After snack the rest of the afternoon was free time, but the camp closed down around 5:30 so that everybody could get ready for the banquet. Banquet night is one of the campers favorite night because it gives them a chance ot dress up and celebrate their years at camp. THere was a little bit of free time, and then a camper talent show. Chapel and then bonfire closed out the evening, and then they headed back to their cabins for cabin devos and went to bed for a good night's sleep :) before the bus ride home the next day.
10:45 Cabin Clean Up
11:15 Chapel
12:00 Practices
12:45 Personal Devos
1:30 KBAR
2;00 Snack
3:00 Free TIme
6;00 Banquet
7:00 Free TIme
8;00 Talent Show
9:30 Chapel
10:45 Bonfire
11:15 Head to Cabins
12:00 Lights Out
Today we gave the senior highers the opportunity to sleep in a little bit since we have been keeping them up so late the other nights. They enjoyed the extra hour of sleep and when 10:00 rolled around they got a tasty brunch of egg dish, scones, granola, yogurt, fresh fruit...you know, everything good and tasty that you would want in the morning. The day went on as usual, just an hour later, and then there was snack at 2:00. After snack the rest of the afternoon was free time, but the camp closed down around 5:30 so that everybody could get ready for the banquet. Banquet night is one of the campers favorite night because it gives them a chance ot dress up and celebrate their years at camp. THere was a little bit of free time, and then a camper talent show. Chapel and then bonfire closed out the evening, and then they headed back to their cabins for cabin devos and went to bed for a good night's sleep :) before the bus ride home the next day.
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