1st Jr. Boys Week
posted in Camp Updates |Camp David’s 4th week of camp was full of adventure!
June 22-26 we had 17 junior boys ages 8-12.
Meet the Lions! Counselors were Brian and Ezra.
It’s the Eagles~ with counselors Ben and Galen.
Here are the Wolverines~ with counselors Michael and Jon.
It’s the Bears~ with counselors Cliff and Levi.
Starting the mornings off with the climbing wall was a good team challenge.
Sharing truths from God’s word in morning devotions.
The petting zoo is always a favorite place and this week the boys really liked the….
Chickens!!!
This is Michael practicing throwing tomahawks during morning activity classes. At the birthday party the boys were given pioneer hats, that were sewn by ladies all over the US. They were the perfect touch for our “Trailblazer” theme.
Pool time was the best part of the day, especially when the heat index was over 100 degrees.
Devin loved playing ultimate football!
Happy Birthday to… EVERYONE!
The fishing was great that week! This is Tyler with one of the fish he caught. Most of these guys don’t have a dad in their life, but for one week their counselor is like a dad to them. One night Tyler had his arms wrapped around his counselor’s neck, just hanging on tight and we knew that he was really experiencing God’s love at camp.
Grandpa Tom did a chalk drawing and played this song by Casting Crowns:
“And I’ll praise you in this storm…no matter where I am, and every tear I’ve cried, you hold in your hand, You never left my side… I will praise You in this storm.”
It was beautiful and during the Thursday campfire time one camper said that he learned from the chalk drawing that God is always with him.
Thursday night the staff get into pioneer costume and the campers go to 5 stations during our Rendezvous. Elizabeth led this water balloon launch activity.
After dinner on Thursday, we baptized our son Timmy, and a camper named Lenell. Lenell dealt with a lot of anger issues, and at first he was always trying to be top dog. After he got baptized he went around to some of those he had picked on earlier in the week and said, “You’re my brother now.” It was evident that God was at work in His life. Note: one of the rotations was face painting, which is why Lenell has a white lizard painted on his face!
Giving out character awards around the campfire. This young man, Samuel (in the red shirt), has been coming to camp for 4 years, and this year he won the medal for memorizing the most verses, and he trusted Christ and was baptized the next morning. Praise God!
It was a very challenging week for the counselors and staff, but the hard times made us all look to God a lot more and depend on Him.
Thank you so much for your prayers. We still have two more weeks of camp to do, and we appreciate your continued prayers.
Rejoicing in Him,
Ben & Grace Smith
