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Top 15 2004 Camp Memories
Ahh, The Joys of Summer Camp!
(Written from the Youth Director’s perspective)

15. Packing every T-shirt and pair of shorts you own and trying to squeeze them into a small, more manageable sized duffel bag only for it to end up being so heavy that you have to get someone to help you carry it.

14. Remembering to pack some sort of mattress cover to sleep on because one flat sheet on a plastic mattress makes for a sticky night’s sleep . . . so gross.

13. Trying to convince a group of teenagers that yes, it does make sense to bring your Bible with you to church camp.

12. Standing in the middle of whatever field or on a hill at camp trying to get a cell phone signal so I can direct our campers to the right highway to get them there. Note: Never listen to Brian’s “gut” feeling when it comes to directions !

11. Staying up until 2AM every night at camp to try to get projects and lessons ready for the next day.

10. The sound of your alarm clock going off at 6AM every morning so you can try to beat the kids to the shower and get to breakfast on time.

9. Constantly flipping breaker switches because the enormous amount of hair dryers and curling irons have tripped a breaker.

8. The smell of bug spray and sunscreen in the afternoon.

7. Walmart runs to pick up supplies you need for the next day’s projects because you left them all sitting in your office.

6. The terrifying, make- your-ears-bleed screams of 20 girls who just saw a bug crawl across the cabin floor at 1:00 in the morning.

5. Being thankful that I packed all those bug traps and spray . . . brilliant idea!

4. Laughter, Tears & Lots of HUGS!

3. Great Worship Leaders & Great Music

2. That we had 15 minutes of quiet time each evening when the sun has just set, the camp is totally silent and everyone has found his or her special spot to sit, reflect, and listen.

1. The joy of watching children and teenagers discover the awesomeness of God’s love for them and what they can accomplish with Him in their lives.

2004 was a great year for summer camps. LHPC had 12 youth and adults participate in this year’s camping programs including one adult and one youth at Triennium.  The themes were good, the programming was great, all of the youth were wonderful and everyone had a fabulous time!  Thank you to LHPC for supporting and encouraging those of us who are involved with camp each summer.  A special thank you to Men’s Fellowship who scholarships half the cost of camps for each youth in our church, making it easier for youth who might not have gotten a chance to go without you.  We are all looking forward to next summer and planning for next year’s camps has already begun.