The kids checking in for camp.
Hot dog, it's dinner time!
Our Memory Verse for camps. Exodus 19:5.
Praise & worship with Hazel, Caylah & Stephanie.
April S.: Devotional speaker talking about God's creation.
My dorm room.
Raising the flags in the morning and saying the pledges.
Leroy A. helping the boys with the breakfast duties.
Enjoying breakfast: Sausage and pancake on a stick.
Older kids Bible lesson with Sandy A.
Younger kids Bible Lesson with Miss Nancy.
Loading the bus to go to the park.
Hanging out at the park with old friends.
Kids playing kickball at the park.
Kids having fruit snacks before they go home.
Two things to note about the weekend camp we had this past weekend. #1) Last year we averaged about 30 some for camps. This weekend we had 59 kids. And #2), This summer most of our campers were return campers. I'd say about 85% or so. This weekend, we probably had 40% new campers who had never been on our campus before.
Which brings me to a point I'd love you to pray about. We need prayers for bigger dorm facilities and a new gym. All the plans have been drawn up. We just need the money for them. And of course the grace of the city of Peoria. Two things that have been holding us up. We had some land sold in the past, but the buyers ended up backing out of it all. So we are not asking for you to send in funds, but for you to pray for two different pieces of property to sell, so we will have the money to get going on our new dorm and gym.
Anywho, we think our camps can attract more kids, but we just don't have the space for them in our old dorm. We also need new missionaries. May God be calling you to work with Native Americans? Had He called you to missions along time ago, and you never responded then? Or are you just tired of living for yourself, and need to stretch yourself for Him?
Now, about the weekend camp. Our theme was "God's Treasure."
The kids cam in on Friday night between 5 & 7 pm. Although we had one group get here about 730 pm. They came from about 3 hours away.
At 7 pm we had a hot dog supper for them. At 730 pm we moved them into the dorms. I got to be a counselor in the dorms with 4 younger boys. The first time I got to do that. Usually they have enough male counselors and didn't need me.
Worship music and devotions were next. We actually had to move into our library, cuz we had a few raindrops to start out with. In Arizona? (That's what I say.) Our speaker that night was April S. a short term missionary here for a year with her husband Tony. They have one child and one on the way. She talked about God's creation and how special we are to be made by God.
Then at 9 pm it was back to the dorm to get ready for bed. Lights were out by 945 pm.
We got up at 7 am on Saturday morning. Had dorm room devotions at 730 and raised the flag at 815 am. Breakfast was after that and then it was off to morning worship. The kids were then divided off to older and younger groups.
At 945 am they had Bible Lessons in their newly formed age groups. Then came art class which I taught. Also the other group of kids did recreation during art class.
After that we had lunch and then took them to a local park to hang out and play. They left campus at 4 pm.
We thank all those kids who came to camp. Please pray for them as they are back home, most of them living on the REZ. God is so fiathful.
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