Senior High 1: Monday & Tuesday

Our first group of Senior High kids have finally arrived!

The camp greeted the high schoolers Monday morning, and we have all been on a crazy ride since!
This week of camp is a little different than what Bear Lake has done in the past. Instead of having only one week of senior high campers, we now get to have two!

Because of this, we have a smaller group than what we are used to, but this gives us a lot of new opportunities for activities we can't do with a bigger group!

After the campers got moved in, everyone went down to the gym to go over rules, and to get split into two teams. This week's team names are "Moist Atlantis," and the "Galactic Empire." The teams then played name games, followed by a very entertaining (yet frustrating) game involving cut open PVC pipes and a golf ball, with a mission to move the golf ball from one place to the next. The two teams competed for quite a long time before we moved on to cabin pictures and a picnic lunch.

Following lunch the campers headed back to the cabins for some quality time with their cabin groups before moving on to Bible studies, swim tests, canoeing, and of course...GaGa!

Monday's Bible Study was on Luke 5:1-11, which describes Jesus calling his first disciples to follow Him.

When everyone had rotated through the cabin activities, the camp was open for free time. KanJam, carpet ball, 9 Square in the air, GaGa, Spike Ball, Corn Hole, and Basketball are just a few of the popular places during free time.

After free time, it was supper time at last, and the lasagna hit the spot for everyone. The evening activity that followed supper was a game of Goldrush, which is a great way to start out the week. Moist Atlantis and the Galactic Empire competed in a very close, fun game!

Following free time and a stop at the Snack Shack, everyone headed to worship and chapel. To kick off the week, we watched a video by Francis Chan on what it means to actually follow Jesus, and later had discussions with our cabin groups.

The night activity that followed cabin discussions was the Counselor/Staff hunt! Staff members dressed in black and camouflage to hide around the camp, waiting anxiously for cabin teams to find them. It was hot, sweaty...and a lot of fun!

After the night activity, we had snack time around the campfire and tallied up the points earned during Counselor/Staff hunt, and then headed to bed. It was a great Monday, and an even better way to start off the week.

This morning Cabin 2 went polar bearing, and the rest of us began our day with Flag Pole. After breakfast, everyone headed back to the cabins to clean up and decorate in today's theme: C.S. Lewis. The winning cabin of the day were the girls of Cabin 2B, who decked out their cabin in an awesome Narnia theme, displaying Aslan's victory over the White Witch! Cabin 2B got the flaming plunger/torch, and the privilege of entering into lunch first!

After Cabin Clean up, the cabins went out to do devotions and Bible study. Today's passage of discussion can be found in Matthew 14:13-36, which describes Jesus feeding the 5,000 and Jesus walking on water. The cabins discussed this passage and also tried to think of ways they could apply these lessons to their own lives personally.

Choice activities followed Bible Study. Today's choice activities were sand volleyball, disc golf, canoeing/kayaking, crafts, and ultimate frisbee.

When choice activities and lunch were over, everyone was able to go back to their cabins and rest for a little bit. Camp is just so exciting that it requires a nap to boost energy! :)

Following cabin time, the girls went to the team building/trust building exercises, while the boys played shaving creme wiffle ball (the boys and girls later switched). After snack shack, everyone headed down to the beach to swim!

When swim time was over, free time was opened up until supper time. After everyone filled their bellies with supper, it was time for the evening activity--Crab Soccer! Anything that involves a giant ball is always a good time.

Tonight we have worship and chapel, and we will end our terrific Tuesday with capture the flag.

Today was beautiful and sunny with a refreshing breeze just when you need it. God is so good and is working in the hearts of our campers, and it's so much fun watching everyone light up with joy throughout the day. Bear Lake is blessed with such awesome campers, and everyone is stoked to see how the rest of the week will play out.