Junior Camp

This camp has ended with mixed feelings. In total we had 47 children. Behaviour wise it was our hardest camp but in other ways it was an amazing camp. We heard God’s power in 4 thunderstorms during the week and saw it in answered prayers for campers, health and strength.

This is a game of leg tag which was played every camp whenever they had free time.
It is completely child driven and they play for ages if you let them.

I once again had a wonderful group of girls. Each day after lunch we have cabin time to do devotions with the children. In our time I had prepared things about what we had been learning in chapel and there were some good questions being asked, giving opportunity for the gospel to be shared from several different angles. What a joy that was to sit with them and read God’s word and show them who God is and what he has done.

On the last night we have cabin bonus which is when each cabin chooses an activity to do and then has its own campfire with S’mores and the we shared our testimonies. My cabin got horse riding. This is my girls minus one who had to go home earlier that day.

Each camp we have had different interesting meals. Some of them have been backwards, hands tied together, kitchen utensils for cutlery and then this camp we had a progressive meal. We had to go to stations around the camp and at each one was a part of our meal. We got our dessert first. For one we had to eat gummy worms off a strings before getting the focaccia bread.

We had an exciting addition to our staff meeting one morning. Mango was talking and a bat swooped at her from behind. It was a little distracting till it went back to hanging at the top of the screen.

The camp speakers for the past two weeks were a lovely older couple from Abbottsford. He did chalk drawings and some of them had a second hidden picture when he turned on a UV light. They were very cool and the children were good a listening while he was drawing. The teaching was good in giving foundations and sharing the gospel.

We have a day camp for 5-6year olds tomorrow and then camp season will be officially over for the year. I am sad as have loved serving in this way and working with such an amazing group of young people. However, I am looking forward to helping with two Vocational Bible Schools over next three weeks. After that I am still waiting for God to show me what I will be doing, please pray for this.