All Staff Reunion!
So, as I type this, Team Benton is working frantically to finish their video summary of the All Staff Reunion to share with you. I'll post it soon! We have some sweet stories and songs and battles with folding chairs to share. In additional to all that, staff training is underway (yeah!), and our first family camp is already over! Where is the time going? I'm so far behind on blogging about everything that's going on out here!
The All Staff Reunion, which ran June 11-13, 2010, was pretty amazing. We had about 50 people out for Saturday, which was the key day. When you think about the number of people who have worked here over the years, perhaps 50 isn't the hugest turn out, but it didn't really matter because the 50 of us who were here had a great weekend. Staff from the 1960s through to the 2000s were here. We ran activities, exchanged stories, strolled the property, broke out our old photos, played games, drank crazy amounts of coffee, bought out the tuck shop and had a phenomenal fireside on Saturday night. Plus, we're looking forward to seeing 150 next time we run a reunion!
We ran fireside like we do at the end of each week in the summer time: everyone had the opportunity to come up, grab a stick and share something. It really felt like the "older generation" (which I know they loved being called) of staff were commissioning our current staff in carrying on the ministry. Afterwards, the current staff have talked lots about how it was encouraging, uplifting, sweet, hopeful and other such positive traits. I love seeing how faithful God has been and being reminded of the fact that we are blessed to be here and part of something that is God's, not ours, and is so much bigger than we can ever imagine.
Finally: baaaaah! The interweb REFUSES to upload pictures! I've tried eight or nine times at this point, all day long, and it keeps timing out. Benton took some really great photos, so that makes it especially sad. Some day, friends. Some day.
The All Staff Reunion, which ran June 11-13, 2010, was pretty amazing. We had about 50 people out for Saturday, which was the key day. When you think about the number of people who have worked here over the years, perhaps 50 isn't the hugest turn out, but it didn't really matter because the 50 of us who were here had a great weekend. Staff from the 1960s through to the 2000s were here. We ran activities, exchanged stories, strolled the property, broke out our old photos, played games, drank crazy amounts of coffee, bought out the tuck shop and had a phenomenal fireside on Saturday night. Plus, we're looking forward to seeing 150 next time we run a reunion!
We ran fireside like we do at the end of each week in the summer time: everyone had the opportunity to come up, grab a stick and share something. It really felt like the "older generation" (which I know they loved being called) of staff were commissioning our current staff in carrying on the ministry. Afterwards, the current staff have talked lots about how it was encouraging, uplifting, sweet, hopeful and other such positive traits. I love seeing how faithful God has been and being reminded of the fact that we are blessed to be here and part of something that is God's, not ours, and is so much bigger than we can ever imagine.
Finally: baaaaah! The interweb REFUSES to upload pictures! I've tried eight or nine times at this point, all day long, and it keeps timing out. Benton took some really great photos, so that makes it especially sad. Some day, friends. Some day.
Left: Walt (first full time director) and Wes (who wrangled in the 1970s).
Right: Alex's first Evergreen adventure included time on the lagoon.
Sarah the Stellar makes sure Walt makes it safely across the vertical ladder.
Right: Alex's first Evergreen adventure included time on the lagoon.
Sarah the Stellar makes sure Walt makes it safely across the vertical ladder.
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