We are in a big transitional period at our church and
leading up to camp I kept trying to get excited but I kept thinking through the
changes and difficulties. I was sad that
some of our previous leaders wouldn’t be there and I was worried about taking
such a large group without a youth pastor.
Finally about a week prior to the trip I started turning my attitude
around, mainly because the excitement from all of the kids was contagious. As we started driving the further I got away
from home the more I focused on what a great week it was going to be for the
kids and even for us as leaders.
The theme this year was Questions, Quotes, and Camels. It was an odd theme in my opinion but camp
was incredible again this year. The
speakers gave very powerful messages and our group really bonded together. My favorite part was the worship music; it is
overwhelming and melts away all the stress and drama. Our church also won the sand castle building
contest! We made a living sand castle
and made a camel with one of our students Josh as the camel head and we built
the rest of the sand castle around him.
During judging he spit water out his mouth and shared facts about
camels, it was pretty awesome!
It was a great week for me personally to refocus and
remember all the things I have to be thankful for. On the last night we all meet as a church
group and talk about our week and it is one of my favorite parts of the
trip. The kids share their experiences
from the week and talk about what God is doing in their hearts and lives. It is such a wonderful reminder that all the
sleep deprivation, camp food, and craziness of the week is absolutely worth it!
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