SP 3 Recap

Hello!

My second group of campers have come and gone, and I can't believe I'm almost halfway through the summer! SP 3 (which stands for Service Project Week 3, the third week campers are here) went really well. I was really excited about this week because I had been campers with several of the churches who came, so I knew a lot of people from the community. So, without further to do, here are some of my favorite pictures from the week!

My entire staff! Top row: Me, Ben, Jayke
Bottom row: Tyler, Mary, Rachael, Victoria, and Jacob

Mary facilitating a game on Sunday.

The setup for  Friday night worship.

Staff huddle during Saturday's closing circle.

Me with two of my campers I've known since I was a camper!

My staff playing volleyball Saturday night after campers left.

So that's SP 3! Overall, it was an awesome camp week. Over break I stayed with a local family and caught up on sleep, laundry, and Skype-dates with my friends back home. Tomorrow I start pre-camp for SP 5. Break was lovely, but I'm ready to get back to work!

All the best,
Stacy

HUM Day!

Hello!

I thought I'd do a quick post for you guys today and share a picture of my staff dressed up for HUM Day. At Mt TOP, we call Wednesday HUM day (Halfway Up the Mountain Day) because it is halfway through the camp week. To celebrate, the staff dresses up in crazy outfits for breakfast!

On the top row: Ben, Me, Jayke. On the bottom row: Tyler, Rachael, Victoria, and Jacob

I always like HUM Day because it gives me a chance to break out some of my crazy clothes. So far, this camp week is going pretty well. The camp community is awesome, and I'm excited to see what the rest of the week has in store for us!

All the best,
Stacy

Fish Camp

My first week of campers is over! This first week was a special week called Fish Camp. Fish Camp is for rising 6th graders to rising 8th graders. It runs from Tuesday to Saturday (shorter than a typical camp week), but Fish Camp campers ("fishies" as we lovingly called them) still do all of the same things as the 13-18 year olds who attend our main youth summer camp (YSM). Projects are just altered to be more appropriate for Fish Camp. For example, instead of building a porch fishies built a gate.  

Overall, it was an awesome week. It was incredible to see how excited the campers were about everything we did. From the games, to the nightly sharing, to worship, the fishies were always ready to participate. Here's some of my favorite photos from the week!

The setup for our opening worship on Tuesday.

Campers trying to make a paper airplane as part of a game on Tuesday.

How quickly can you hammer nails into 1x?

Campers playing a game on Thursday.

My staff wearing our Fish Camp shirts and making the "Fish Camp symbol" with our hands.

After campers left on Saturday, we tied up loose ends around camp and then went to a local bluegrass festival for R&R (which stands for "rest and relaxation". Every Saturday evening our staff gets to do something fun after a full week of work). Then after church on Sunday, I left for break. I met my family at Lake Norris and had a fun few days hanging out with them and enjoying the water.

My siblings and I on our boat.

Yesterday I returned to camp to start preparing for the 115 campers that will be arriving on Sunday. Hopefully the next week of campers will go just as well as Fish Camp went. As always, thank you so much for all your prayers and support.

All the best,

Stacy