Camp
Update – October 29, 2009
“Ah, the memories of summer
camp – the smell of the woods, songs around the campfire, new friends, fun, fun, fun. And the novel H1N1 outbreak? Not
so much fun.” In an article in Compass Point, Sept 2009, a publication
of the Association of Camp Nurses, I read of a swine flu outbreak at a Christian Camp in NY. They handled it well, but I was
encouraged by how God protected us this summer. Thank you to all our summer camp nurses who faithfully serve and volunteer.
Maintenance Kudos – Doug Tressler and Barry Miller along with a number of volunteers
have been doing an excellent job of taking care of the little things. We have created a list and checked it off, and we have
created another list. Ken and I were talking the other day about how great it is to have these two men working to create a
distraction free environment at Camp Conquest –
Thank you and great job guys!
Volunteer Corner – over 950 hours were logged this week. Most of that was during our
Father Daughter Program. Each Father and Daughter volunteered for one hour over the weekend splitting and stacking firewood.
Additionally we had a great staff: Ali, Andria, Barry, Betty, Brenda, Bryan,
Carissa, Cindy, Dan, Denise, Doug, Earl, Florence, Jessica,
John, Judy, Kate, Kathy, Ken, Laura, Laurie, Lori, Nathan, Randy, Shawn, Tim, and Yara. We also had Phil who finished the
guard rails, Bob who installed a new phone system, Carl helping with maintenance, Brian who serviced the propane units, and
the paid staff helped out a little as well – Ken, Mike, Rich, Pam, Deb, Doug …
Father Daughter Weekend – We ended up with 31 pairs. The rain and the flu seemed to hurt
our numbers a little (our cap is 39 pairs). In spite of the rain we were able to run most of our program activities. Again
the candlelight dinner was a highlight – thanks to Kathy for the extra effort. Rich and the volunteer staff did an excellent
job.
New Phone System – Barry was able to secure and install for us a new (to us) phone system.
We are experimenting with it even now. Eventually, it will have voicemail. If we hang up on you over the next month, please
have patience with us as we learn how to use the new technology.
Weekend Ministry – We have 50 people coming Thursday to Sunday for a discipleship program
called Journey In Faith, Via de Christo. They will be using the entire facility.
Upcoming Events –
- Single’s Overnight – November 6-7, Sprecher Lodge, Worship, Ultimate Frisbee, Fellowship, limit space of
32. – call the camp for more info.
- Day Long staff planning meeting – Friday, November 13th.
- Day Long Board meeting – Saturday, November 14th.
