Camp Shiloh Senior Camp 2011 is off to a great start!!! Sunday the campers arrived and were given their cabin and team assignments. Swim tests were taken and introductions were made along with a tour of the camp in their cabin group. Dinner was served and we were on to the main event. This year we introduced a new game involving balloons, socks, and panty hose. Each camp had a balloon taped to their back and a pair of socks inside of a brand new pair of panty hose, which the campers would place of their heads. The object was to knock the balloon off the other teams back using the sock. It was great!!!!!! Brother Brandon's comment summed it up best, “you can't be mad after losing that game, it's too much fun.” There was great enthusiasm and a surprisingly high level of creativity in the cheering particularly on the Gideon side. “Sock, drop, and roll” was one of my personal favorites.
Our main event was followed by canteen time and then on to chapel. Sister Janelle Gmitter led us into a wonderful time of worship with several counselors serving on the band. I'd like to thank John Potter in particular for the donation of his sound system and all of the time he spent setting up the system and the stage. There's a great look and sound!
Sister Laurie introduced our guest speaker Pastor Chris Wood from Zion Fellowship who gave a powerful message. The theme of his message was that the will of God is “on earth as it is in heaven.” He's got the campers all in a buzz trying to figure out the meaning of Bafana, Bafana on his soccer shirt. It's great to have a guest speaker who is so willing to interact with the campers throughout the day.
After a nice breakfast of eggs, hash browns, bagels, pineapple, and assorted cereals the campers were off to their skill classes. This year Sister Kate Newtown is leading a painting skill class and Sister Janelle is leading a song writing skill class. In addition water skiing and tubing continue to be popular with the campers.
We continued our Monday tradition of separate chapels for guys and girls. Sister Laurie spoke to the girls and I spoke to the guys. The weather has been beautiful today so the cabin groups scattered around the ground for the devotionals.
As I write this the campers are at competition sports and I'm sure many will enjoy the water during our afternoon swim-boat time. Thank you for continuing to pray for the campers and staff this week. We'll try to keep you posted on the week as things progress.
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