Sunday's Details
Wow! What an excellent launch!! Camp Arete 2012!! First of all, a team of adult volunteers arrived early Sunday morning to work on the new chapel pavilion roof. Danny Collins, one of this year’s boy’s counselors, drove a cargo van full of food up to Camp Riverside early, and then set about helping the team with the roof. They did it! Our chapel pavilion has a roof!!
Then, fifty campers from churches across America arrived as scheduled late that afternoon. Some arrived in 15 passenger van caravans, others drove in with families and friends. After unloading vehicles and meeting up with friends, the campers met with Director Jeff Phipps in the newly constructed chapel pavilion for Camp Arete 2012 Orientation. A fun-filled week of hiking, group activities, delicious (but kid-happy) meals began. Joe Anderson led a song service and then dismissed the campers into their Dinner Families. Dinner Families are groups of campers, separate from their counselor groups that always share breakfast and dinner together. This year, the Dinner Families are supervised by the pastors who are teaching them this week.
After dinner, the pastors shared their testimonies with the campers. Some met Christ at an early age; while others were brought low enough to need him through rocky circumstances. All praised God’s grace, mercy, and love. All needed a savior. The campers had the opportunity to connect with their Camp Arete shepherds for the week. No matter who you are, we all need a savior and start at the cross.
From there, campers were separated into their counselor groups and shared an ice cream social in the cafe for dessert. The counselors held small group sessions of encouragement to build comoraderie for the week. The lights went out at 11:30, and the tired but happy campers were set to start their week bright and early.
Ellen, Ellie, Heather, Kelly, Ashley, Karissa in their small group.
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