Entries from July 2009

the last wednesday

Date July 29, 2009

today was a great day. from waking up and going fishing in the morning to all the hilarious skits in the afternoon, everything went just perfect. breakfast was delicious(some pancakes and bacon). Cecil was on the top of his game this morning giving a little extra in the food which was much apreciated. morning worship [...]

Another Great Monday!

Date July 27, 2009

Today was another fantastic day at Camp Longridge!
First, the campers arrived for registration, which went smoothly, and immediately after that, it was lake time! After the swim test, everyone had a blast swimming in the lake, getting snacks from lake canteen, going down the awesome water slide, and, of course, catapulting off the blob! [...]

Retreat Weekend

Date July 25, 2009

This weekend we have had a group from the Cove hanging out at camp. It is the first retreat that I’ve had the opportunity to work and it is neat to be able to serve in a brand new way. We had awesome weather for the day and lake time was a blast! It’s a [...]

A Fantastic Finale

Date July 24, 2009

Our final day together began with a delicious breafast and fun times sharing laughs with our friends and cabin mates around the table. After breafast the campers and staff headed to the chapel for some worship and a devotion led by Mr. Frank. We than headed to our final canteen break to enjoy our last [...]

Thankful Thursday

Date July 24, 2009

Today started out with smiling faces as the kids prepared themselves for an awesomtastic last day of camp! We arrived to breakfast with the smell of bacon floating in the air. After breakfast we broke up into cabins and had devotion. Always one of my favorite times of the day where the staff and kids [...]

wonderfully stupendous wednesday

Date July 22, 2009

So today started off great just like every other day here at camp. we woke up bright and early with nothing but smiles and messy hairdews. we ate a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and cereal. after we ate breakfast we went to chapel for our early morning worship. in early morning worship we sang [...]

Tip Top Tuesday!

Date July 22, 2009

Rise and shine!! All the campers at their cabin pole in a straight line!. After breakfast was quiet time, and yes this is a blog full of rhyme! : )
The day was warm, beautiful and bright, all teams ready to go with power and might! All teams competing for that spirit flag…you can sure bet [...]

Marvelous Monday!

Date July 20, 2009

The beginning of every camp week starts on the day, Monday. Today, Monday, here at Camp Longridge the staff woke up bright and early to get the camp grounds ready for the new campers of this week. Just like every other Monday, the campers came pouring out of their [...]

Friday came too quickly!!!!

Date July 19, 2009

Today we had a wonderful finish to the week! We began the day by eating a wonderful biscuit and gravy breakfast. Then we all went to the chapel for a final gathering where Mr. Frank did a final message. Once we finished we had a final team activity and then we headed to the chapel [...]

Fantastic Thursday!

Date July 16, 2009

Today was awesome! We started out with a great breakfast and that really got us all pumped for the day. Then we headed to the chapel to hear a message from Mr. Allen. After that we had our canteen break which is always fun. Then we headed back to the chapel for our [...]