This past week was our Sr. High camp. We had 32 amazing teens from Southeast Alaska. Most were from Juneau, but we had 3 kids from Haines, one from Dutch Harbor, and two from Ketchikan. Our theme was "Hillbilly Hoe Down" and so we "Hillbillied Up" and had a sweet Hay Maze and played some serious Mission Impossible. Then to top off our week of fun we ended with the Crud War with consisted of getting wet in our "swimming pool" made out of visqueen and a dump truck. Then we busted out the flour, shaving cream and eggs. Oh to be wet and covered in flour with a touch of shaving cream and an egg or two....what a feeling. I will let you use your imagination.
We had a sweet Hillbilly Hoe Down in the Dining Hall. Complete with sawdust on the floor, peanuts in buckets and cowboy boots on the tables. It was a good time. Then the Zahasky Family played some amazing folk music for us to dine to. A good time was had by all!!
When we weren't running around playing games and being silly the campers enjoyed chapel. An old camp friend, Pete Bargas came to speak to us. He preached the Word from the Old Testiment (which I of course enjoyed a lot since I am a big OT fan). Pete challenged the kids in their lifestyles and their choices. I have talked to a couple of kids who said that they have left camp this week with a stronger relationship with the Lord. Their faith has come alive to them and they are begining to understand why it is so important to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a program staff person, I am constantly amazed how the Lord chooses to work in the lives of the campers. Please remember the campers in your prayers as they head back into the real world where they are no longer in the "Christian Bubble" that camp can provide. Pray that they would be bold witnesses for Christ in their homes, at school, and where they work. God can use these kids to have an amazing impact on their communities.
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