Friday Junior High 2: Prayer

What a day for the final full day of Junior High 2. Breakfast consisted of egg mc muffin sandwitches, which most people were very excited about! After breakfast and the final cabin clean up the campers headed to chapel where the skit showed the chaoice that the characters had between the search for the king and the treasure of the nemesis which was gold and riches, and the clif hanger of the day was which treasure they would choose. The campers also learned a few words in lingala, a language used in Congo, from our resident missionaires. Once personal devotions were over they went to their second and last skill class of the week. Everybody enjoyed their time and they got good and hungry for lunch, whch was corn dogs. The filling lunch made for some sleep campers, so k-bar was much welcomed by all. They rested up for socko! Another very popular game in which the campers attempt to take socks off eachother. During free time the camp was bustling with last minute visits to every part of camp. The Craft hall was full of kids making sure they got their lanyards, the tower was busy with kids excited to go down the zip line, and the beach was busy with campers making sure they got one last time on the saturn. Dinner was full of wonderful fellowship, followed by mail call where the campers played the guess the Disney song game. The Camper Skit Show followed, and following an opening rap performed by three of our staff members the skits began and the cabins showed off their creativity, humor, and in the case of some cabins, a lesson that they learned this week. High energy chapel was next, where, after songs and going through all of the verses, the speaker told us about pray. He gave us different examples of prayer, some of them more serious, and some of them kind of silly, but through all of the examples we were reminded that God is listening to every prayer, no matter how it is sad, and that through prayer, he also wants to share what he has to say with us, he wants us to listen to him, because there is so much that he wants to tell us. The closing bonfire was held in lakeside chapel because it had been raining earlier, and the ampitheatre was still a little bit too wet for the camp to go there. However, lakeside was still a wonderful place to have the closing fire and to hear about all of the things the kids had learned this week.

Thursday Junior High 2: Cheesy Breadsticks

The day started out as usual with flag raising, reciting of the pledge of alligance and let in, which consisted of quiestions about childhood memories for two of the staff members. Tasty french toast sticks and cream of wheat were served for breakfast to the delight of many a camper and staff member. Once breakfast was over the campers clean3ed their cabins to perfection and then headed off to ampichapel, which is the technical word for chapel and the ampitheatre. It was so much fun for the campers to go and worship God outdoors in his creation. The campers then spent some time alone with God and then headed to their first skill class of the week. Lunch followed and delicious soup, sandwitch and lots of fruits and veggies filled the campers stomachs. Gurella Warfare followed k-bar as the afternoon game. The staff members, covered in mud, ran through the crowd of campers into the woods and the campers followed them, searching for the general while avoding the gurellas. Free time was next, and it was quite enjoyable for everybody as they got to participate in their favorite activities. Dinner was noodles with sauce and cheesy breadsticks. Which are a favorite of the campers. Once the trays were put away the campers played a fun game called zooma for mail call which consisted of pictures of places and things around camp that were zoomed in up close and they had to guess what they were. The campers really enjoyed testing their knoweldge of camp activities. After some creative skit prep time was an early chapel. Chapel was powerful. The songs led perfectly into the staff testmiony, where the staff member spoke of how we much only fear God, and ultimately none of our other fears matter, since God is bigger than all of them. Then the speak told us how to make God the LORD of our life, make him the boss, the ultimate authroity in our lives. The campers headed to the ballfield after chapel to play Pirate Patrol, and then into the dinning hall for the drama, which compared God to water. The drama resonated with so many campers as they realized how essential God is to us, and as they realized that God like water, is constant in their life.

Wednesday Junior High 2: Fingerprints

Despite a few bits of rain it was a beautiful day. As always it started out with flag raising and breakfast. After breakfast the campers did a very good job cleaning their cabins and then headed off to chapel. Chapel was high energy as morning chapel always it. The songs, bible verse, and missionary speakers got the kids excited for what the day had in store and to have open ears, eyes and hearts to see God. The kids dove into their personal devotions and then went off to cabin time, which was the final activity of the morning. Lunch was at the playground today. The pirate life guards led let in because it was beach bash day. The ever popular hamburgers filled the campers bellies and then they went to their cabins for a little bit of k-bar time. Then beach bash. After an intense beach bash introduction where the fair maiden 'Annalisa Port' was forced to walk the plank by the gator, the camp was moved to the gym because of lightning and thunder. So instead of the typical beach bash, we played some pirate pinguard in the gym, the pirate lifeguards acted as the pins. Free time was next on the scedule. It didn't rain for free time, which was nice for the campers. The wind did pick up a good bit however, but that didn't slow anybody down. Dinner was lasanga, which is evidently a popular meal, because everybody enjoyed it. Following dinner the campers had the first chance to begin planning their skits for the skit show on friday. The creative things that the campers came up with were quite impressive. Fugitive was the evening game, with quite an array of people the campers had to catch. Characters ranging from rocks and bear hunters, to wreslers and the white witch from narnia. Once the game ended it was time for chapel; U-Turn night. The speaker presented the salvation of Jesus Christ not in words but in action. He acted out a song that spoke of the movement from sacrificing lambs as Jews used to do, to the ultimate sacrifice of the Lamb, which was Jesus. Campers were moved by this as they realized that the ultimate sacrifice was for them, a free gift of hope, joy, love, and freedom from what they once where. The day was full of God's fingerprints, from the lightning and thunder, to the uplifing interactions the campers had with eachother; from the wind to the sunshine, from the incredible sunset to the joy and excitement that the campers had; and in the way that God touched the hearts of campers at chapel, and changed their lives.

Tuesday Junior High 2: Wind

What a rare day the campers of junior high 2 got to experience. The morning started off nice, a little chilly and a little windy but everybody's spirits were high and excited for the day that lay ahead. Breakfast was served, french toast and sausage. After breakfast the wind picked up. Once the cabins were clean the campers headed up to chapel where they learned the verse for the day, watched the pirates in the skit get caught in a huge storm, and listened to the resident missionaries talk about the congo, where they serve. Right after chapel the power went out, supposedly by a tree that fell due to the strong winds. Not that big of a deal though because no power doesn't effect skill time, so things went on as normal. However, the power wasn't on by lunch, but somehow the cooks were still able to make chicken sandwitches for us to enjoy. All through k-bar, the intense afternoon game of whip n' strip, and a fun free time the winds kept on coming and the power kept on being non existent. Dinner was mashed potatoes and gravy, and for mail call the cabins competed against eachother in ultimate pictionary. Cabin time followed mail call and all of the activities around camp were busy with cabins coming together and enjoying themselves. Sometime during cabin time the power came back on so we were able to enjoy a full chapel night, with great songs, an energetic review of the verses we learned, a staff testimony, and the speaker. The last activity of the day was sneekers, a night game much loved by the campers. Then it was cabin devotions and off to bed.

Monday Junior High 2: Seek God

After a week of awesome kids kamp and family camp we were excited to welcome up the Junior High 2 campers! They arrived and quickly got of the busses anxious to begin their week at camp. They all congregated by the playground for an entertaining introduction to the skit characters and the entire staff. After being sorted into their cabin groups a delicious taco lunch was served. Then the first day orientation began. The boys went to the low ropes course first and the girls went to the rotation. Halfway through the afternoon they switched. Everybody enjoyed the ropes course and the challanges and bonding it provided for the cabin. Dinner was next, chicken strips with french fries, a favored meal among the campers. Right after dinner was cabin time. All of the campers enjoyed they activities that they participated in and they all came closer together as cabin groups through not only the shared experience but through encouraging eachother to over come fears and obstacles as well. Chapel followed Cabin time. It was a blast a chapel. We had worship time with some high energy praise songs, the staff song, the continued introduction of the skit characters, a staff member give her testimony, and the speaker talk to us. He asked those who had a deep desire to seek God with everything they have this week to keel as he prayed for them and then, as we were kneeling, he dedicated the week to God and the many ways that He will work in the campers this week. An intense game of Capture the Duck followed chapel and then cabin devotions and bed time so that the campers could rest and have energy for the fun day ahead of them.

Kids Kamp 2: Be Bold

Well, the last day of kids kamp 2007 has come and gone. The kids slept in this morning till about 7:45 and then headed to breakfast not too long after that. Breakfast was french toast sticks, which most of the kids loved! They, with wonderful servant attitudes, they picked up the area of camp that their cabin was assigned too then went to pack up their cabins. Chapel came quickly at 9:45, where they sung songs such as be bold and every move I make. Then they threw two staff members in the lake and went back to their cabins to finish cleaning and get checked out. Once all of their stuff was moved up to fireside and placed in the appropriate bus stop pile, the kids went to their last meal here, a tasty pizza lunch. Then they headed home tired and yet very excited from the awesome camp experience they had.

Monday Kids Kamp 2: Ultimate Pictionary

Yay to the full day of Kids Kamp 2! It started out rainy, but that didn't stop the fun. Let in for breakfast was held in family side of the dinning hall, and after breakfast while we were hoping the rain would let up soon, the campers played a fun game called Zooma. The game is played by showing pictures of things at camp such as the zip line and the sail boats zoomed in and the campers have to figure out what the zoomed in pictures are. Luckily the rain did let up, and the campers headed to chapel. However, shortly after chapel started the power went out, but that didn't slow us down either. We were still able to have lots of fun with the puppets, learn a new bible verse, and learn a lot more about God. The remainder of the morning the kids watched a staff skit show. Lunch was Corn dogs and nachos, and then after lunch the kids hung out in the dinning hall a little bit longer and played some Ultimate Pictionary. After some k-bar they played some pin-guard (which is a form of dodgeball) in the gym...the pins were staff members dressed up as funny characters. The last thing of the afternoon was free time and by then the rain had stopped and it warmed up a little bit so the kids were able to get into the water! By the time dinner rolled around they were ready to eat some tasty noodles with meat sauce. Cabin time followed dinner, then chapel where they were told of God's love and the gift of being able to love him back. The end of the week bonfire was incredible as the kids shared what they have learned this week, and then they got to go to lakeside for the ever enjoyable black light puppet show! After their cabin devos wrapping up the week the kids went to bed.

Sunday Kids Kamp 1: Mashed Potatoes

What a great afternoon for the start of Kids Kamp two! As the kids got off the bus being greated by the staff, everybody was so excited for the activities to come. After a sloppy jo lunch the kids got settled into their cabins and then headed up to fireside for the rules and an all camp picture. Then we split up boys and girls and the girls got some fun time to play in the gym while the boys checked in with the nurse, got a tour of camp, and played in the water that was being warmed by the sun. After a little bit they switched. Afterwards all of the kids were very hungry and ready for their chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy dinner. They all ate up and, after cleaning up, they played the guess that Disney song game. Cabin time followed dinner, and then chapel after that. Chapel was so fun as we sang songs like Pharaoh Pharaoh and He's Alive. Then the kids were whisked away to a desert island where they met some puppet pirates who 'don't do anything.' and captain Jackie Sparrow, who is afraid of ticks and mosquitoes, and is trying to decide if she should look for treasure of gold or God's treasure. After chapel we all played a game of fugitive where they captured such characters as lepurechans, cats, and a horse. The kids, now tired from the day headed back to their cabins for some end of the day devos and then crawled sleepily into bed.

Sunday Kids Kamp 2: Walk the Plank

The last day of kids kamp went really well! The campers were up, ready and excited for breakfast again, so they filled their bellies with a breakfast dog and some yummy cereal. Then they all helped to pick up camp a little bit before heading back to their cabins to pack up. Chapel came very quickly and the kids were pumped as they got to sing for the last time and the puppet show ended with the excitement about sharing the love and strength that comes with a personal relationshp with Christ. Everybody then headed down to the beach and four people walked the plank. After that, back to the cabins they went to get checked out and head to lunch. Following lunch was a game in the gym and then onto the busses and a farewell from the staff, sending them back home to tell everybody about camp!