In the beginning of July we left our house at four o'clock one Saturday morning for the drive to Indiana. We stopped in Lebanon to pick up Roseanna and Anna. Justin and Kaitlyn drove from Arizona and we met them at a hotel in Indiana!
Sunday morning we attended church at The Branham Tabernacle where Justin and Kaitlyn got Benaiah dedicated by Brother Joseph.
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Monday morning everyone came along to drop me off at Still Waters Camp for the week!!
Every evening there is something called "Quiet Time". Everyone gets a mat and goes to a tree to read their Bibles and pray for an hour. It's such a special time with no distractions of the world to bother you.
There are lots of fun activities during the day, archery, rifle, go-carts, paintball, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, volleyball, and zip-lining!
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A few weeks after I got home from Still Waters, Joshua and Lillia went for their camp!
There are five camps throughout the summer. Three of them are for young people ages 16-28, one is for ages 13-15, and another one is for kids ages 9-12. The 9-12 year olds are able to go as a reward for doing all the quiz tapes throughout the year!
Brother Joseph, Brother Will, and Brother Stephen personally welcome each camper when they arrive.
Joshua and Ivan, a friend from Canada.
On Thursday night trophies are given to each of the boys and girls who have the best scores/times in different activities. Lillia won the girl's trophy for fastest time on the go-carts!
There were ten Joshua's that where in this camp!
Thursday is "Competition Day". Everyone is divided into teams and then you compete in different activities throughout the day. In this picture Lillia is playing dodgeball with her team. There is a volleyball game at the end of the day with the two teams that have the highest points. The winners of the game are awarded with trophies on Thursday night as well.
Joshua in orientation before a paintball game.
Joshua during Quiet Time one evening.
There are church services on Tuesday night and Friday morning.
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Joy and Elainah were so excited when they got the special email that said they were in the camp for kids ages 9-12!
Something unique about the youngest camp is that a parent gets to accompany their child to camp! If it is a girl attending then her mom gets to come with her and if it is a boy then his dad gets to come.
We enjoyed seeing Joy and Elainah's happiness radiate through the pictures uploaded online!
Elainah and Joy on the front row at bonfire.
Every camp they take a group picture. The girls are on the left and the boys are on the right. The chaperones, song leaders, and Brother Joseph are also in the picture.
Elainah enjoying Quiet Time.
Each camper is given a tablet to use while at camp. It has the Bible and the Table on it. They can also take pictures on it during their time at camp since no cell phones are allowed. When you check out on the last day they give you the SD card from your tablet so you can take home your pictures from the week!
Something very special happened on Sunday at Joy and Elainah's camp!
Joy was baptized!
Uncle Samuel is the assistant pastor at The Branham Tabernacle and he does the baptismals at camp.
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We are so thankful for the opportunity to attend Still Waters Camp again this year! A huge "Thank you!!" to all the staff and volunteers who work so hard to make everything at camp so amazing!
~Hope
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