Tuesday--Day 2

Tuesday morning came, and everyone wanted the shower. I waited until 7:40 to crawl out of bed, but I was through the shower and dressed for breakfast with minutes to spare! After breakfast some of us headed back to our room to make our beds and clean up the room a little for room inspection.

Tuesday morning's session included an examination of Psalm 24. We learned that everything in this earth belongs to God as said in verse one. We are not worthy to ascend his hill because only a perfectly righteous one may do so. However, we receive the righteousness of God and can then ascend, just as Jacob did.

For morning recreation there were two games: Annie-over and Ultimate Frisbee. I played both. When Annie-over sort of died out, I joined the game of Ultimate Frisbee and even helped make a point!

Greg talked about the kingdom of God in the second morning session. The dom in kingdom refers to the fact that God rules over his dominion, or place where he rules with authority. Second, the rule of Christ is everywhere or universal.

After lunch, we had quiet time. First we had fifteen minutes in which no one was allowed to talk. Then we all divided into our little groups for skits. In my group was Betsy, Jerusha, Tirzah, Molly, Lydia, Emily, and me. We sort of figured out what we were going to do, and then we got dressed for organized recreation.

Organized recreation was kickball. We sat around waiting for many of the girls to get dressed and finally started without them. Once everyone was there, a total of three games were played. the Asian Invasion team lost both games they played.

Jerusha, Lydia, and I played some pool before we decided to go canoeing. I quickly grew bored of trying to canoe in a straight line, so then we went swimming. The water felt great.

Free time ended, and supper passed. John McFarland spoke for the evening session on the Reformed Idol. I'll write another post on that. Pastor McFarland also led campfire. He had us listen to Steve Green. He warned us that we should spend make an effort to spread the Gospel and reach others for Crhsit. For if we don't tell others about Him, who will?

After campfire, I lost a ping pong game to Olivia and won an air hockey game against Taylor. Then I watched the Skittle game that was going on before we all gathered for

Thus was the Tuesday, the second day of camp.

Horse Creek--Day 1

Since I have so much to say about my week at camp, I thought I would break the days up and write about only a little at a time to make the posts shorter. So here is what happened on Monday.

Monday morning came, and I was nowhere near ready to go! I woke up pretty early (okay, okay, about 7:15) and started my laundry. Andrew came over about 8:00 and asked me to print off the schedule for camp, so I did that in between loads of laundry. Then I hastily stuffed clothes into my bag and started piling stuff into the car. Just before we left, I remembered my toothbrush!

We finally got on the road about 10:30. On the way we stopped at Walmart for spray paint and a kickball. We also got pop and Pringles to keep us occupied during the drive. For the next two hours, Lydia and I followed Andrew's car through multiple work zones before we pulled into Miracle Hills.

Once there, we unloaded all our stuff and greeted everyone who came in. Lydia, Molly, Emily, and I tried out a foosball table that seemed strange. Once Emily and I won that game, we walked farther into the room. We discovered a normal foosball table! Evidently, the first one was designed for left-handed people because the players were "hitting" the ball the wrong way.

At 3:00 everyone gathered for an opening session. Our speaker, Greg Stiner, led us through a meditation of Psalm 145. We saw God as the King. First, He is the king seen throughout the creation. Second, he is the king seen in the Bible, His Holy Word. Finally, God is the king as He is known in time and space. Greg concluded by encouraging to know and live to God as our King and Savior.

We then broke for free time and supper. After supper, Andrew, my brother and the camp manager, explained to everyone the rules for the week. Then we were divided into teams, which we would be on for the rest of the week. My team was called the Asian Invasion, but there were no Asians on the team! I thought the name was very random, but everyone else seemed to approve of it... Other teams names were Psychotic Penguins and Rambunctious Babble Buffoons.

After this meeting, we had campfire. Matthew led the songs, and then Andrew led campfire. He told us about his grandmother. Grandma is in the nursing home now, and she doesn't remember very much anymore, but she is still happy. She is content to let Grandpa be "her memory." Life pretty much passes her by as she sits in the nursing home day after day, but she is still a witness for God. Those of us who go in to see her are encouraged by her cheerful smile. We can encourage others in the same way. We may not know why we're here on earth or what our purpose is, but we can always glorify God.

Later, the senior girls gathered for devotions. Barb, our counselor, first handed out folders, construction paper, and markers. Everyone was encouraged to draw about their day. I sort of doodled around on my paper, but I really preferred to write about it. Next, Barb had everyone separate into pairs and wash each other's feet. Then she plopped a box of nail polish on the floor so that we girls could paint each other's toenails. I declined and went to bed, but the next morning I saw evidences of this activity as several girls sported flashy orange polish.

Thus was the first day of camp.