And now....Time to Shine !

Ok Int2 - we talked, we learned, we sang ... now take it and CHANGE YOUR WORLD !

While you are doing that - enjoy the slideshow !

We love you all !
Andy

Glorious Girls 2

This week has been absolutely amazing. God is good! Girl's 2 has a great group of girls this year. We have starring in our cabin, Amber, Brittany, Elizabeth, Sarah, Tiana and Lauren. They have all become close friends and inspiring to each other. They have tried new things, like riding horses and archery, sang their hearts out during beautiful times at praise time, star gazed under God's massive sky - at which time girls 2 spotted 6 shooting stars - It has truly been a God inspired week. Each one has grown in their own way but all have grown because of the one and only true God. The girls are so excited they have all memorized and recited at least 6 verses and some almost all 12! It is already Friday and we are all saddened at the thought of leaving this place tomorrow but are blessed because of the spirit of God that is in this place. Girls Cabin #2 is having a great time!

Boys 3 Update 2

As you've heard from other posts we are still having a great time. It's hard to believe that the week is almost over. Everyone has grown so much from the time they've been dropped off to now. Our cabin won the Tug of War the other day and (as you can see in the picture below) we served lunch to all of the campers. All of our boys have been trying to help each other and go out of their way to make sure everyone has a good time.

Today is our last full day to spend together and we will be finishing the week strong. From flag raising in the morning to camp fire songs and prayers in the evening, every second of this week has been amazing. Check back because I'm sure we will be posting more pictures as the day goes on. Thanks! <3

-Sean

Heaven's Gate

For the Challenge Course Activity we learned that we don't only need to believe in Jesus to get to heaven, but we also need to actively participate in helping each other in our walk with God.
Girls 3 & 4 and Boys 3 & 4 worked TOGETHER and accomplished getting into heaven.

thurs RAIN!

Boy's 3 served us breakfast this AM!

Manatawny McMuffins!!!
Boy's 8 in line for another fab breakfast!

Boy's 3 ate last since they served the the entire camp

not exactly sure how their cabin inspection went since they were not left with much time to clean

:)

The Shining Stars

So many of YOUR children are shining like stars at camp this week. We are honored to have them here at camp, thank you. So much is going on every day and all of our time is filled with activities.

Tonight we have had the brightest star this week when Alicia decided to be baptized. It was simple and yet poignant.

Girls Cabin 4!!

Girls Cabin 4 is having a great time so far! In our cabin we have Tatum, Jenna, Hannah, Lizzie, Macey and Alexia. Our cabin is all decked out with some fun decorations including Larry the Lobster and Parrot the...well...parrot, of course! (c: We've riden horses, went up to the low ropes course, and played kickball. The girls really have some fierce kickball skills! This afternoon we served lunch for the camp and wore some pretty gorgeous hairnets! Now we know what it's like for the cooks who work so hard to serve us each day! We also got a score of 100 on our clean cabin this morning.

Our cabin is growing closer and closer each day and we are growing closer to God, which is the most important thing. We are learning our memory verses and having some great devotionals at night. We're also up late into the night laughing and enjoying each other's company. The week is flying but we are so grateful to have such a great cabin of girls.

-Sarah and Amanda, counselors of Girls 4



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Camp Manatawny is awesome! I've been at camp for 8 years now and it is great! I love the horses. They're so pretty!! I love the river. It's so awesome! Camp Manatawny is such a great place to learn about God and He's awesome too!

Camp Manatawny rules!
Love,
Macey (Girls 4)

Challenge Course....AGAIN!!!!

Girls 1 & Boys 1 completed the Cable Walk and got to have FUZZY for the day. FUZZY was so dirty that Girls 1 graciously washed FUZZY which for some reason has caused FUZZY to become super sticky....we may have to roll him in dirt!

Random Pics!

Our counselors are secretly Power Rangers!
Girls 9 is having a wonderful week! Theyve all been so respectful and are having a lot of fun meeting new people and making new friends. They're all learning so much about God and asking wonderful questions! I'm sure they plan to keep up this behavior!

Following His instructions !

Today we found out that we all want to get to heaven - so we really need to listen and follow how God wants us to live. Jesus died for us, so why should we follow anyone else ?

We have been playing, praising, and learning more of how God wants us to "Shine Like Stars".

Check out these few pix !

seeking on a Monday

We just want to thank you for entrusting us with your children. They are some amazingly beautiful children!

This is what it looks like when we have praise time and this is commonly known as upper Garrett.

Today during worship, when we were singing and let me tell you the singing is off the charts! Two young men who really don't know the worship songs and could not see the slides from heir seats got up and moved to the front and stayed there for all singing. I was proud of them.....and the others who followed.

Challenge Course Update

Girls 7 & Boys 7 completed the Cable Walk and got to hang with Fuzzy!

Girls 5 & Boys 4 Completed the Cable Walk and had Fuzzy for a few hours too!

Boys 3 Update 1

Camp is great so far! In our cabin we have Tony, Robert, CJ, Tyler, Joaby and Karl. The rain was a little bit of a damper(!) so far but we are still enjoying ourselves! We are excelling in athletics and even won 2nd cleanest cabin award which gives us a chance to eat lunch before the other campers. x) We had the chance to safely fire rifles and play nukem volleyball. Last night one of the staff members, Tony, came into our cabin to tell us scary stories. I have never seen Intermediate 2 boys this scared since I started counseling lol! We are about to play waterballoon volleyball next so I gotta go but I will update again when I can!

-Sean

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Girls 5 is a photogenic bunch of girls!

Flag Raising in the AM

Gettin' Warmer...

The rain seems to be over, but on Monday we crank up the heat! Headed for a heat index today that may match our number of campers--106!! We'll be working to keep everyone hydrated today--lots of water available and lots of reminders to all the campers to KEEP DRINKING...

God is moving here. Campers are changing. Hearts are opening. And it's only MONDAY!

Please keep praying for Intermediate 2...

PS--The slushy machine is working now!

few quick pics

someof Girls 3 @ Garrett Hall before lights out-Sun

The Challenge Course is VERY challenging!!!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Just when it looked like the rain might go away, it came back! After a rainy morning, the skies cleared up long enough for the campers to go to their special activities. Unfortunately, during lunch, the rain returned and with it came the thunder and lightning. Thankfully, it was a short-lived thunderstorm and the girls will get to swim soon!

The campfire last night was amazing, complete with a devotional with nursery rhymes. Ask your camper who Humpty Dumpty should have asked to help put him back together! Thanks Tate, for the devotional!

Hopefully, the clouds will move out in time for stargazing tonight! The boys are at athletics and will be on their way to canteen soon! Time to get the canteen cards out! Unfortunately, the Slush Puppie Machine isn't working. Maybe tomorrow!

rain rain rain

We awoke to a downpour this AM! We were blessed with a bit more sleep time since our time with Mr. Excercise and flag raising were cancelled due to the rain.

Here's DJ & Jeremy surveying the morning puddles.

We had a great breakfast of wonderful waffles, bacon, oatmeal and the usual fruit and cereal offerings.

Yesterday we had a blast with most kids saying campfire was their favorite part of Sat.

Boy's 5 all got showers last night and are a great cabin. We enjoy them so very much!

We have begun !

After dinner we thought we'd do some shaping...check out the beginning. Stay tuned for the final outcome !

Camp Eve

It's 2:00 AM and we will be leaving for camp @ about 8:30. The kitty litter is emptied and the lawn is mowed. I am kinda sorta packed...finally. I just scrolled through the past few years of posts from the camp week known as Intermediate II. It has been a beautiful ride these past few years and it's about to commence again.

God is always doing amazing things and this week's session will prove no different.

Be in the Light & may God bless you.

It is Time !

Tomorrow is the day ! Are you ready for God to shine His love ? Are you ready to "Shine Like a Star" ? Are you ready to find out what God has in store for Int2 this year ? Are you ready to be changed by Him ?

Tomorrow........Ahhhh...... Tomorrow !

Another milestone

We're now at 100 campers, praying for more...