SP 7 Recap

Hello!

Well, my last camp week has come and gone. Overall, SP 7 was a great way to end our summer. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the week: 

A picture of my whole staff on Sunday before campers arrived!

Monday we did worship at the gate! It was nice to change it up and worship
in a different setting.

My friend Shellee, who was on my staff last year,
came to visit on Tuesday and helped me set-up worship!

The weather was nice on Friday, so we actually had a real campfire!

Here is a picture of my staff setting up for our last Fishhook worship on Friday.

Having the last group of campers leave is always bittersweet, but I try to focus on all the work we've accomplished this summer. While I love having campers, I know that they all have to leave to apply what they've learned at Mt. TOP in their hometowns. For the rest of this week I'm closing camp, and then on Wednesday I'll move back to Mt. TOP's base-camp for a few days of closing before leaving on the 4th. I can't believe the summer's almost over!

SP 5 Recap

Hello!

Another camp week has come and gone, so it's time for a weekly recap! Overall, SP 5 was an awesome week. We had a lot of new churches in camp, and it was really rewarding seeing them learn what Mt. TOP is all about as the week went on. Here are some pictures of my weekly highlights:

Before

After

This banner was part of the worship we did on Monday. When the campers entered worship, the banner looked like it does in the photo on the left. Then after the message (which was on perseverance, Monday's theme) as a response the campers dipped their hand in paint and covered the word "trials" to symbolize pushing through times of struggles with God's help. Then the staff peeled off the tape I had put on the banner before I painted "trials" to reveal the word "faith" to show that when we persevere we grow in faith and become closer to God. It was one of my favorite worships this summer!

Since this past Thursday was 4th of July, we all dressed up in patriotic clothes for HUM Day. One of the camp rules is no fireworks, but the staff put on a "human firework show" where we all acted like different types of fireworks.

One of my jobs on Friday is to facilitate campfire. At campfire, campers perform skits, songs, poems, etc... that showcase the experiences they've been through during the week. We usually build a bonfire, but since it was raining, we had to have campfire in the Pavilion (but I did draw a fire as a substitute). 

One of my favorite parts of the week was when my friend Robyn, who was on my staff last year, came for a surprise visit! I was so excited to see her, and very blessed that she got to attend Friday worship. It's crazy how some many things have changed since last summer, yet it's so easy to fall back into a rhythm when you reconnect with old friends!

Finally, here's a picture of Friday night worship. It's definitely one of my favorite worship setting this summer!

That's it for now! On Wednesday, I return from break and begin preparing for my last week of campers. I can't believe that the summer is nearing an end. It seems like just last week I was arriving for training. Time certainly does fly!

All the best,

Stacy