Trail Blazers 2 is in the wind!

As I write this, we have checked our half way point. Our fourth camp is finishing up and we only have four to go. It's always amazing to us here how it seems like summer camp will never arrive for 10 months of the year and then all of a sudden we're halfway done and we don't know where the time has gone.

We had our second of our largest weeks of the summer with Charge 2, Roughin' It Girls 2, Trail Blazers 2, Pit Crew 2, and Internships all being full. 163 campers in total were here! That's crazy!!

The week blew in with a start - quite literally actually. We had a really big wind storm on Sunday evening which caused us to pull our two out-trips in just to be careful. They were chopping at the bit to get back out to the bush next morning doing their out-trip thing. Those Out-trip kids are just not made for civilization. :)

We played Jug 'n' Jog, Ketchup to the Flag, Captain Sonar, Collector's Choice...sometimes I wonder how we fit everything in.

Our Speaker for the week was Becca Mabbett from Kelowna, BC. Becca started by talking about who was following Jesus, invited us to follow Jesus, what it looks like to follow Jesus, inviting others to be a light to the world. Most of her stories started with: "Guys, I got a really good idea...this is going to be AWESOME!"  It was amazing to see how captivated the kids were with Becca's stories. We hope that they go home this week and share those stories with you at home.










Here are some of the testimonies from the week:
  • I learned a lot about God and decided to follow Him. I also learned that God gives each of us a gift - patience, wisdom, and more. I accepted God and hope to get to know Him and never forget.
  • I learned that sometimes you have to take risks in your faith.
  • God is the strongest superhero of them all.
  • You can accept yourself for who you are and you don't have to have superpowers for God to accept you.
  • I learned so much about God. I'm so glad to have experienced camp.
  • I learned that wherever you go, if you don't have friends, you'll make them.
  • I know and hopefully all of you know that He'll (God) protect you and keep you safe.
  • Even in your darkest of times, in one way or another, He will help you. I accepted God last year and there was lots more to learn this year. 
SO GOOD! I love camper testimonies so much. It is such a good reminder of why we do what we do here.

Here's the url for the video:


https://vimeopro.com/campevergreen/2017-trailblazers2


Here's a list of worship songs we sang at camp this week"
  • We Are - Kari Jobe
  • Happy Day - Tim Hughes
  • Pharoah Pharoah - Toby Sbrana
  • Every Move I Make - Hillsong Kids
  • Blessed Be Your Name - Matt Redman
  • How He Loves - David Crowder Band 
Until next week...
Jogee

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