A Day At Camp

What's a typical day at Camp like these days? I'm glad you asked. This post is going to answer that question for you. Many of the daily activities have been the same for a very long time. This is the Nashamie Group schedule.

6:45--What a great way to start off the day. All of Camp comes together each morning to listen to some scripture, sing a song, and say a prayer. The boys stand on the boys side of the road, and the girls stand on the girls side. After the devo the group leaders will announce what the day is (Indian Day, Killi Olympics, Sadie Hawkins, etc.) and the staff will come forward and sing the song for that day. After that, all campers and staff with a birthday that day will have a special version of "Happy Birthday" sung to them. Then some campers are selected to lead Camp in the daily cheer of "I feel healthy, I feel happy, I feel terrific, alright!!"
7:00--Camp improvement. This is when the campers take time to clean their cabin, and clean their assigned spot around Camp.
7:30--Breakfast. Pretty self explanatory.
8:00--Group Bible. This is a special time of the day when the group leader takes all the campers in his group for an hour long lesson. Sometimes the group will go out in the woods, other times they will stay around Camp and do some sort of application. This is a very powerful time that really helps the campers grow closer to God.
9:00--Group Activity. This is often times the highlight of the day. All campers and counselors get together to participate in that day's activity...competing in Killi Olympics, girls chasing boys for Sadie Hawkins, chasing the Indian, or playing a mean game of Capture the Flag.
10:30--Canteen. Lots of cokes and candy are consumed during canteen. Canteen is always a great time for campers and staff members to be able to hang out and spend time together. Also this is a great chance to get a little bit of a rest before taking part in the next activity.
11:00--Swimming/Crafts. The boys get to go hang out in the pool, and the girls go to the Crafts Hall to get crafty.
12:00--Lunch. Again, this is pretty self explanatory.
12:30--Cabin Bible. Another part of the day where campers are able to spend time in God's word and in prayer. The counselor of the cabin is in charge of presenting some lesson to the cabin. With only 10 campers in each cabin, Cabin Bible is often a much more intimate time of study.
1:00--Swim/Crafts. This time the girls get to go to the pool while the boys go to the Crafts Hall and get crafty.
2:00--Canteen. Same as above.
2:30--Cabin Activity. This is when the cabin does something together. During this time each cabin will have a day set aside to go do the swing, and another day to ride horses. On days when neither are scheduled, you can usually find a cabin playing in the creek, or out hunting for critters.
4:15--Quiet Time. This is a remarkable time at Camp. This is time set aside for each camper and staff member to spend a little bit of alone time with God. You can walk through Camp at this time and see campers reading their Bibles and saying prayers to God.
4:30--Hymn Time. Many peoples favorite part of Camp. It is so powerful to be able to sit in the RecHall and sing with 160 campers and 45 staff members praises to our God.
5:30--Supper.
6:00--Ball Games. The campers and staff split up into teams and play softball, some form of volleyball (Knuk'Em is a favorite of the young ones), or basketball. Softball is always one of the favorites, especially when a ball gets hit "In the Pines".
7:15--Quick Dip. No better way to cool off from an intense ball game than by jumping in the pool for 15 minutes. The girls get to go first, and then the boys.
8:00--Worship. Another time when all of Camp comes together to worship God. This is a wonderful way to start winding down, focusing on God and listening to the message that one of the staff members brings that night.
8:45--Canteen.
9:15--Night Games. Pull Apart, Three Deep, Still the Bacon, Mingle. These are just a few of the night games that are played each night. Its always fun to run around on one of the ball fields when it is nice and dark outside.
9:45--Night Devo. The perfect way to end the day. The whole group gets together in the middle of a ball field with no lights on and stars shining above. Three or four songs are sung, and the group leader will have some final thoughts for the day and share a closing devotional followed by the group night song and a prayer.
10:30--Lights Out. Time to go to bed so that you can do it all over again the next day.

All the groups do the same activities, just in a different order. The schedule is modified on Tuesdays and Thursdays to accommodate cookouts and Cross Devo.

This was just a quick look at the daily workings of Camp, and later on I will discuss the different days that are celebrated at Camp. Until next time. God Bless!