Today is the last full day of camp. We woke up to a cloudy
day, but only a bit of rain. After breakfast, the tiki was given to Chelsea
Martin's cabin. We were able to go outside for the flag raising and Tim
Rochelle gave the flag talk.
After cleanings, it was time for the last morning devotional
in the B Lodge. The devotional time was led by Drew Akin's cabin. Today's
lesson for the Grow Up theme was "Big Serve" . The scripture was
Matthew 14:13-33. The bottom line was "There is a direct connection
between your faith and your serve."
At lunch, the tiki was won by Brianna McVey's cabin. The
golden broom was won by Andrew Murray's cabin for the boys and by Paige
Denney's cabin for the girls.
There are not crafts on Friday. Today the activity was an
all camper sweetheart kickball game. It has been good all week to watch the
older camper's and counselor's interact with the younger campers. This combined
was a good example of how the older and younger interact in such a good way
here at camp.
Today is also the final day for athletics. The Championships
are determined as the first two teams in each division play each other. They
play for the honor of receiving a ring pop. In fact I heard cheers throughout
the week about winning ring pops.
On Friday, the parents come and join us at the evening
meal. The oldest campers for whom this
is the last year of camp, enjoy the evening meal at a table together.
Friday night is award night. There are a number of different
and interesting awards given. The
counselors give the awards and this is one of the fun events for camp.
Next was some devotional time, and then we witnessed the
baptisms of five people. Caleb McNamee, Tanner Armstead, Keely Chandler, Rachel
Blazer and Julia Heideman. As you may
have noticed the location for the baptisms changed this year. The water was too
high and too swift for the place we have used over the past few years. The park graciously allowed us to use the
swimming pool. The other location is a
beautiful location at night. However, what we observed is that the real beauty
of the baptisms is to see the commitment to Jesus.
The night ended with a devotional in the B Lodge. This
brings us to the last night of camp. Tomorrow the cabins will be packed up and
it will be time to go home.