Camp Bighorn Day 48 8/6/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 48 8/6/2010

The adventure continues. I woke up at 7:15 am. We all gathered in the lodge for devotions at 7:30 am. We went through the reading in our devotional books for the day. The reading for the day was called “More Than Just Forgiven.” The main scripture for the day was 2 Samuel 11. The reading talked about the story of David and Bathsheba. It talked about David seeking Gods forgiveness for his sins. It is a comfort to know that God will always forgive our sins. All we have to do is ask. When we finished with devotions we gathered in our family groups. It was good to get caught up on what everyone in our group had been up to all week. We finished with a time of prayer for each other. Then it was time for announcements. The different team leaders announced meeting times. There were a few other announcements as well. After announcements I went back to my cabin to get ready for the day. When I was ready I got the mail out to the box and headed to the lodge to get some breakfast. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship around the tables. It was fun to hear about what some of the campers and staff had been up to all week. Parents arrived all morning to pick up junior campers. At 10:00 am we all gathered upstairs in the lodge for a slideshow of junior camp. It was fun to watch the campers watch the show. After the slideshow and chapel most of the kids and parents headed over to the store to get some treats for the road. A few people from my church were here to pick up kids. It was good to see some friends from home. After chapel I sorted and distributed the mail. When I finished with the mail I met with the group working with the Achieve Camp this week. The Achieve Camp is a camp for kids with moderate to severe mental or physical disabilities. Mary Russell is running this camp. She is very excited to bring a camp like this to Bighorn. Mary asked me to be a photographer for the camp. I am excited to take pictures of the kids adventures during the week. At the meeting we talked about the kids who were coming. We cleaned up the cabin they would be staying in. It was a very interesting meeting. We met until lunchtime. All the junior campers were gone before lunch. Then it was time to head to the lodge to get some food. It was good to connect with people over lunch and hear about what they had planned for the next week. After lunch I went to my cabin to take a nap. I was so tired it was nice to take a rest in the afternoon. I got up at around 4:15 pm. I got my camera and headed over to the Lone Ram Ranch across the street from camp. The first activity the kids did was horse back riding. All the kids and staff had a lot of fun with the horses. It was really cool to see the kids interact with the horses. After I took pictures for a while I headed back to camp around 6:00 pm. I headed back to the office and sat in there for a while. I sat in front of the air conditioner for a little while to cool off after being outside in the heat of the day. I was in the office until dinner. We all gathered in the lodge for some great food and fellowship around the tables. We had barbeque chicken for dinner it was really great. After dinner I had a soda and some dessert. I came back to the office to type up and post my blog entry for the previous day. When I finished with my blog I got ready for our girls dorm party. I got this huge care package from my mom with lots of food in it. I had enough to share so the girls in the dorm had a party. We had a great time just eating junk food and talking. The party started in the library and ended up in my dorm. Everyone who came had a great time. After the party we cleaned up the dorm and talked for a while. I talked with some of the girls in my dorm until after 10:30 pm. We had a great talk. It was interesting to hear what they thought about the kids who are here for the Achieve Camp. I was able to tell them a little bit about having back surgery when I was nine years old to correct a major case of scoliosis. I got ready for bed at around 11:00 pm. I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I talked with the girls in my dorm before going to sleep. We all got a case of the giggles around the time we were supposed to be going to sleep. We all fell asleep around midnight. I went to sleep thinking about the adventures that are in store for us in the next few days. More on that later…