Church Camp 2010
August 11, 2010
Can you keep a secret? This year’s BP summer camp was packed with great teaching, fun activities, and lots of exercise! Oh yeah, the “secret”?- that was the theme -Dueteronomy 29:29: “The secret things belong to the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.” This theme was highlighted in the various chapel messages throughout the week as we learned about how perfect the Lord’s understanding is and how that applies to our lives on a daily basis.
If you don’t know much about camp, let me give you some background: BP summer camp is held in Butler, Ohio at Camp Otyokwah, about 7 hours away, during the second full week in July. The camp is open to kids from 4th grade through high school. This year we took 18 campers and 5 counselors -what a great group! Having been a counselor for many years, I can say that we had one of the best groups in the category of “well-behaved.” Now maybe some of that comes from the recent upgrade in transportation: we traveled in style on a full-sized “Bedore Tours” bus, complete with a DVD player, recline-able seating , and air conditioning!
This year we had about 100 campers attending from all the presbytery churches. With that many campers, you can imagine the coordination that goes into the daily schedule. Each day starts with group devotions at 7:30 am. From there we go to breakfast at the dining hall. Happily, meals at camp were not only nutritious, but also quite delicious! After breakfast the campers rotate through 2 class sessions and 2 recreation sessions (including organized games and crafts). This year the teaching sessions for the seniors focused on the doctrine of “Depravity of Man” (Pastor Tim’s class) and “Resolving Conflict Biblically” (Pastor Kevin’s class). Lunch starts around noon and then we go to “feet off the floor time” for rest and memorizing Bible verses. In the afternoon, there is free time for organized games…like the annual camper/counselor soccer game and the steeple chase. After games, the campers get cleaned up for dinner, rally and chapel. There’s so much to be said about each of those items, but why not ask one of our campers for the details?
There are lots of camp pictures that you can check out at http://bpcamp.org/pictures.html
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