Back From Church Camp

I'm back from Church Camp. After tying up loose ends at camp and driving others home, I finally rejoined my family at home about 4:30 yesterday. Camp is so exhausting; it's worth it but it's exhausting.

Which Camp?
This was Jr. High Camp, mostly kids going into 7th and 8th grade. It was the second week of camp at Mission Lake Christian Camp and the theme this year was "Got Fruit?" from Galatians 5.

Total Campers and Staff
We had about 60 campers and staff, not counting the younger children of our staff (7-9 little ones).

Our Missionary
The mission we supported was Nathan Smith of Narrow Road Ranch Ministries. It was one of the best presentations that I can remember at camp, using horses and dogs to display principles of Lordship and obedience. I highly recommend him for camps, revivals, and vacation Bible schools.

Sleep?
No. I went to bed about 1am or later each night and was up at 6:30am. Our staff meeting was at 7:30 each morning.

Activities
We swam twice, played all kinds of games and sports, and (most brutally) walked up and down that hill to the chapel a thousand times. We had campfires every night and a movie; also skits, game night, and an evening of bowling.

Recovery time
I slept about 12 hours Friday night and I'm still tired.

Best thought about church camp
From our missionary: The "spiritual high" of camp is not because of the camp itself, as if it were something that can only be had at camp. It's because every day you were worshiping, praying, reading your Bible, and fellowshipping with other Christians. That's something you could do every day but you don't. If you choose, you could take the best part of camp with you.