Church Camp

So I know this has nothing to do with Music, but I had a amazing experience this summer that I have never really talked nor written about. I had the chance to be a camp consular at a Christian church camp this summer. A week before we left for southern Illinois I was very hesitant about going, I was trying to think of any and every excuse to get out of going. I had a new boyfriend I didn’t want to leave, I hate missing social events, and I knew nobody. I get a phone call from my youth pastor the week before we left stating that I would have to bring an air mattress, sleeping bags, bug spray, and citronella candles… Now why on earth would I need all of these supplies for a silly church camp? Well I soon found out after arriving at camp. For 5 days straight I would be sleeping in a Hogan (to picture a Hogan, simply picture wooden floors with a roof, no walls). I don’t like bugs, I don’t like sleeping outside, I don’t think I am responsible enough to be in charge of 13 8-year old girls, and I’m not liking camp at this point. The first few nights sleep was non-existent, mosquito bites were everywhere, and the presence of children surrounded me.

I got to know this girls on a deeper basis, I actually fell in love with all of them! The way they felt about Christ and how god was living through them was awesome, they taught me a lot those 5 days. The 5th night came quicker than I thought and I was so used to the bugs, the heat, the kids, and the outdoors that I slept like a baby. This was definitely an experience I will never forget…. Yet never do again.