Camp
Although a lot of ground work has already been laid, there is much to do in the next few months! The recruiting for volunteers has begun, promotion is well underway, mailings are going out soon and online registration is live. May begins the "nuts and bolts" planning where we hammer out details. Our theme this year for our camps is "The Gardens of the Bible". We will look at the Garden of Eden, the four soils, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden Tomb, and Christian Growth. Pray that the gospel will penetrate the hearts of these students!
Our Adventure Camp this year is getting an upgrade! We have the joy of working with a land owner, Phil, who has provided space for our camps, and has also used his ingenuity and problem-solving skills to bring some really fun and practical elements to our camping experience. Last year, that ingenuity resulted in a large and sturdy shelter area where the campers ate their meals and gathered at various times during the days of adventure camp.
This year, not only is the shelter returning, Phil's ingenuity has provided a water tower! Getting water to all our campers for drinking, hand-washing, cooking, cleaning and a quick cold shower has been a lot of work in past years - but no more! Phil has designed and built a tower that will hold 275 gallons of water, complete with filtration and a gravity-fed shower enclosure! There is also an experimental warming system designed to use the heat of the sun to circulate warmer water back into the blue tank pictured below. The goal is to make the shower water temp a bit more comfortable for our campers. We are excited to see how this "grand experiment" takes shape!
