As promised, I have a report for you coming out of the first "Express Camp" that just ended yesterday. I think even the current Express Campers families will appreciate hearing these experiences as a look into the journey their campers are embarking on starting today!
Katie, one of the counselors, Katie was leading a discussion on finding and seeing examples of God's Love in their surroundings and experiences. One particular camper just wasn't sure she could understand how to do that. Apparently, this one girl had an "A-Ha!" moment. She just kind of "got it". And then started to talk about and point out all the ways she was seeing God's love around her. It's funny when things like this happen, because many times as meaningful as it is for the person it's happening to, it's that much more exciting and meaningful for the counselor/teacher. The counselors watched the authenticity of this camper and were touched. This was clearly not an example of a camper repeating "words", but truly experiencing God and His love. How powerful!
Some other side notes that came out of the first Express camp:
Things they learned or did for the first time at camp:
Banana Slugs (I don't have a clue! Ask your campers!)
Playing in the Creek
Zipline
And learning that God loves everyone no matter what!
If all this was accomplished in just 3 days imagine what a whole week of camp must be like!
I am venturing to camp tomorrow (Thursday) to check some things out. Perhaps I'll discover more about this Banana Slugs! I'll let you know.
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