This year, because of a personal conflict, I attended the June camp instead of July.I knew I would miss some of the July regulars, but there were some June campers that I haven't been at camp with for a long time. I was particularly glad to be at camp with Michael P again. He was part of our cub scout troop and I have known him for a long time. I had not been at camp with him for years.

When Michael P arrived it was like we just saw each other yesterday. It was great to talk to him again. Michael always seems to be in a good mood and can always make me laugh. He is also very good at guessing the artist that performed almost any pop songs from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. I tried my limited knowledge against him but his knowledge far exceeded mine.

I was Hunter’s counselor again. Hunter was a few inches taller but still small for his age. His need to run all the time seemed to have slowed down but he was still very active and still required 100% attention. Hunter was happy to be in the cabin with Evan. Hunter knows Evan from their t-ball team and he really likes him.

Another change from previous years is that my brother Jay didn’t attend camp. He was home helping take care of Ami and his second son, Isaac. Instead of Jay, my nephew Andrew came along. Andrew is 14 and was the counselor for Evan. I anticipated having to help him a lot. It would have been understandable if at only 14 he required a lot of help, but that wasn’t the case. Andy took control of Evan and did everything that would be expected of a counselor much older than he was. Andy ended up helping me more with Hunter than I helped him with Evan.

This year, we set-up a covered area a little way from the rest of the camp to be used for worship. Every day a few counselors would act out a play that took place on a farm. Each day the play had a new lesson. It was a great way to keep the campers attention and help them learn about loving God and helping others. After the play Don would have a girls vs boys quiz on the story.

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