Surprisingly still a few days since camp and some people (mostly a handful of adult counselors) are still upset over all the shaving cream at camp. People, it’s called camp. This is the only time when kids can cut loose and bend the rules a little. In years past I have seen much worse pranks that what I saw at Mt. Juliet’s camp. Get over it! Move on. Let go. It’s time to focus on the more positive aspects of camp rather than some silly little shaving cream incident. I’m talking about the friendships that were made, the bonds that were strengthened, the lives that grew closer to God. We have souls to save. We can’t let any high school prank stop us.
We’ve had 4 baptized since our camp with probably more on the way….either a revival or domino effect is taking place (probably a little of both).
It’s time to rate each of the camps I went to this summer. The abbreviations is as follows:
TCC – Taylor Christian Camp, Holland, KY
MCC – Maury Christian Camp – Camp Leatherwood, White Bluff, TN
SMBC – Short Mountain Bible Camp, Woodbury, TN
MJ – Camp Meribah, Centerville, TN
Best food – TCC – only once did I have to fix myself a sandwich
Runner up – SMBC for their high school pizza for lunch one day.
Not so great – MJ – Pizza Bites and salad for lunch? Come on….kids don’t eat salad.
Funniest Skit – TCC – “Hey Big Spender”
Runner up – MCC – “Toast”
Best Prank – TCC- Rolling the tractor tire to the main cabin porch
Most Controversial Prank – SMBC – Chinese Flag on the flagpole
Best Swimming Area – MCC – water temp was just right. Could have been a bit less crowded.
Runner up – MJ – if we didn’t have swim with our shirts on. Lifeguards were probably thinking “Who are these mennonites?”
Camp Most Steeped in Traditions – MCC – same skits year after year
Biggest – SMBC – so big in fact that I feel as though campers are starving for attention and are falling through the cracks. 230 campers does not make for a good camp.
Worst Cabins – MCC – pretty much just shacks
Worst Bathrooms – MCC
Coldest Cabin – MJ – I’m sure we had the air down to at least 65 degrees some nights.
Most spiritual camp – MJ
Not so spiritual – TCC – I felt it could have been better focused on God
Best Fun Activity – TCC – world’s longest slip n slide
Honorable mention – MJ – Drive In movie for kids who hadn’t seen drive-in movies before
Best Entertainment – MCC – Jerry Elder and his guitar
Best Singing – SMBC – 300 people does make for good singing.
Best waterfight – MCC – just because of the waterballoon launcher.
Sentimental Favorite – TCC
New favorite – MJ