Entries from July 2009

“Wednesday” by Dr. Seuss

Date July 15, 2009

“Brevity is the soul of wit.” -William Shakespeare. This morning bright and early, With fog so thick and curly, A high ropes course group met, 34′ off the ground without regret. Breakfast was so decadent, With crisp bacon so excellent, The pancakes had so much syrup, They made everyone cheer up! Joshua with his guitar, [...]

Had a great tuesday!

Date July 14, 2009

Today ws lots of fun. As usual. After breakfast we went into the chapel for worship. Woke our selves up with some intensive, motion driven songs like River of Love. Low ropes went really well. Everyone learned to work as a team to make it through the various, exciting elements. We had wild and crazy [...]

That Girl Thing 2009!

Date July 14, 2009

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magnificent monday

Date July 14, 2009

today was the start of a brand new week here at Camp Longridge. the campers arrived to staffers who were eager and ready to greet them. From there they went to the team rooms to get pumped for the team they were going to be on and we made sure all the kids were excited. [...]

A fun, final day.

Date July 10, 2009

A great day to end a great week. Our last ropes course group went up this morning. Then we had our final worship service led by out leaders for this week. And they did an excellent job! All the students pitched in to clean up the chapel as well as the rest of the camp. [...]

Wow Wednesday

Date July 9, 2009

Today was an amazing day. We started the day off with a great breakfast. Then following breakfast we had quiet time where we are learning how to pray. We also had small group time this morning, where we discussed the bible story, the Samaritian woman at the well. Once we finished our small group time, [...]

OH MY!! Tuesday at 2.0 was AMAAAAAAZing!!

Date July 7, 2009

OH MY!! Tuesday at 2.0 was AMAAAAAAZing!! We completed the low ropes course with our small group and really bonded. Justin and I lead the music group andd love it! The group has been getting along really well and did angreat job at the Latte tonight. It  was our coffeehouse atmosphere of a talent show. [...]

2.0 2009 Begins!

Date July 6, 2009

Today was an excellent beginning to what we hope will be a challenging, engaging, and edifying week for students and staff alike at Camp Longridge! After the students arrived, they were given the opportunity to choose from a list of themed small groups. The object here is to match up students–from all churches and backgrounds–with [...]