Rachel and Kaylyn with their Campers!

I was a dorm mom for Junior Camp in Shawano, WI.  The ages for Junior Camp are 8.5 – 12.

Camp kicked off with some bad weather.  Half the kids were stuck in their dorms while it was storming.  But we all were able to get into the main Tabernacle after 7PM to get things rolling.  This years theme was “From A Shepard To a King.”  The worship was incredible right from the start.  Children were walking to the alter and getting the Holy Ghost right in the first evening!

Every morning the kids were woke up at 7:30.  The first order of business is always breakfast at the cafeteria.  After eating there is a fun hands on Sunday School type of class.  There are all sorts of activites like crafts, memory verse learning, etc. with the children being broken up into age appropriate groups.  Those activities usually last until lunch time.

After lunch time is sports!  Lots of fun times were had playing football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, etc.  And yes, after sports is cleanup time…  begrudgingly the boys never seemed to want to get clean after investing so much time getting muddy.

Junior Camp 2010 Drama

Evenings were kicked off with dinner and followed with service.  The evening format was full of worship, drama led by Brother and Sister Bath, and ended with an altar call.

After the evening worship and drama, the kids stampeded over to the canteen for snacks, drinks and of course candy!  Once the evening wound down, the dorm parents gathered up the kids to get ready for lights out.

It was very exciting and I was able to get close to each of my girls.  It seemed like I blinked my eyes and the week was done.  I look forward to hearing the stories of how each of the campers will have grown when I see them again.  I’m excited about the possibilities that God has given each of them and can’t wait to be at camp again next summer!

Rachel Brown
Calvary Gospel Church