Junior 3: Monday

We have welcomed our third group of Junior campers today and we are so beyond excited that they're here!!

We have already been having so much fun together, and it's just the beginning!
Our campers arrived late morning, and when we had them all settled in their cabins and they kissed their families goodbye, everyone headed down to the gym to get things started!


First we went over some camp rules, which our awesome staff acted out in skits instead of just explaining them. Next, we broke everyone up into four teams that they will be a part of during games throughout the week. Once everyone was with their team, they went around and learned each other's names. Their next task was to come up with a team name! This week's team name criteria was an adjective and a Disney character!

Our campers (who are always so creative) came up with the "Marvelous Mike Wazowski," the "Magnificent Maleficent," the "Mighty Mufasa," and the "Silly Sullys!" Sounds like our teams are going to have great competition amongst them during camp games! :)

When we all had our team names and made our team flags, it was time to get the games started! We started off with a classic game of passing the hula hoop, and then moved onto Mattress Surfing!




When we got our counselors to the other side on the mattress, it was just about time for lunch. Before lunch though, we all took cabin pictures and then headed up to a picnic lunch outside with our cabins. Thankfully, it has been a beautiful, sunny day--perfect for a picnic!

After lunch, it was time to head to the cabins for cabin time to go over some cabin rules with our counselors, and to spend time with our cabin mates. When cabin time was over, it was time for an all camp activity. Today's camp activity was "Blob Tag," which had everyone giggling like crazy!

Following "Blob Tag," the boys went down to the beach for their swim tests while the girls spent some time in Bible Study, and then to go over the rules of "GaGa," a dearly loved game by nearly every camper at Bear Lake!

Today's Bible study can be found in Luke 5:1-11. This passage discusses when Jesus calls some of His first disciples to follow Him. This week we will be focusing on what it means and looks like to follow Christ and will be diving deeper into this idea, and how we can apply it to our personal lives.

When the boys were done learning how to canoe and had their earned swim bands, and the girls were finished with Bible Study and GaGa, it was time for the first Snack Shack of the week, and then the boys and girls swapped activities.

Following rotations, the camp was opened up for some free time until supper time! When it was time for supper, everyone headed into the dining hall to settle in around tables with their fellow campers for a yummy supper prepared by our awesome, hard-working cooks.

When everyone's bellies were happy and full and ready to give us some more energy to play, everyone gathered together for the evening activity! Today's evening activity was "Jailbreak!" Which of course involves lots of running after counselors. :)


After the evening activity, everyone went to chapel for worship and a great message about following Jesus. When our message came to a close, we set out for a round of "Follow the Leader!" Each cabin was supposed to follow their counselor around the camp, and the counselor was following a "map." We also had other staff members stationed around the camp as distractions to the campers. The campers were supposed to resist temptation and continue following their counselor no matter what the obstacle or temptation was. Some campers did great and followed the whole way! Others...well, may have gotten a little behind. :)


After our hands on activity, it will be time for our social campfire. Everyone will be challenged to meet new people around the campfire while eating some yummy snacks. It will be the perfect ending to our Marvelous Monday, and a great start to what will be a super fun week! When campfire ends, everyone will head to the cabins to get ready for bed.

We are so excited to have our Junior campers here with us this week. We also can't wait to see how God will work in their hearts this week, and to see how they will grow. We have so much fun with our campers and it's going to be awesome to see God's plan for this week unfold! Here's to a new week! :)