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Team Picture Day

Today is team day and we started the morning with team pictures, cabin pictures, and a camp picture.  Do you wonder how we coordinate 220 people for one big photo in the rain?  You do it quickly!     Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com Blog Signup: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com/blog Text Alerts: text “@msc4kids” to “81010” Email: allthingsmsc@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msccamp Instagram: @allthingsmsc

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Wednesday’s Flagpole Devotion

Wednesday morning, our flagpole devotion was led by Justin Hall.  His topic was Being Strong When It Gets Hard. He talked about good examples we have in the Bible like Job who, regardless of his troubles, still praises God throughout. He also talked about bad examples we have in the Bible, like Peter when he denied Jesus 3 times….

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Team Scores from Tuesday

Here are the team standings after Tuesday’s events: 1st Place – Hunter 2nd Place – Hot Pink 3rd Place – Orange 4th Place – Light Blue 5th Place – Royal Blue 6th Place – Lime 7th Place – Green / Purple (tie) 9th Place – Red 10th Place – Navy Today is our big Jr. Olympics with many team…

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Staff at MSC Jr. Camp

Some of the many reasons that MSC Jr. Camp runs so smoothly is our directors, Tyson and Ryan Bacon and their amazing staff.  We would be remiss if we didn’t share a photo of each of them and tell them how much we thank their hard work this week. Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com Blog Signup: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com/blog Text Alerts: text “@msc4kids” to…

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A Little Rain Didn’t Slow Us Down

This afternoon we received quite a bit of rain at Shakamak, but it didn’t slow us down one bit.  As a matter of fact, it only made the afternoon more interesting. Here are some photos and a brief video clip from one of the soccer matches – the Hot Pink team vs. the Orange team.   Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com Blog…

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Meals at MSC Jr. Camp

One of the best parts of camp at MSC is meal time together in the mess hall.  So far campers and staff have enjoyed hot dogs and pizza for lunches and lasagna and Mexican for dinners.  It’s also a time when we get a chance to visit with each other and build friendships. Here are some pictures from our…

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Tuesday’s Bible Studies: Be Strong – Be a Strong Leader

Tuesday our theme was to be a strong leader.  Our boys class in the morning was led by Aric Russell who related being a leader to the song, “Oh Be Careful”.  He used each of the verses to make his point. Be Careful Little Eyes – watch what you look at as Christians Be Careful Little Ears – our…

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Lower Sport Fields from the Air

Here is a quick shot from our HD drone of the morning sports activities.  With the slight wind, we had to keep it lower than normal.   Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com Blog Signup: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com/blog Text Alerts: text “@msc4kids” to “81010” Email: allthingsmsc@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msccamp Instagram: @allthingsmsc

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Morning Singing / Flagpole Devotion

This morning, the campers and staff gathered outside the mess hall for the morning devotion and singing before coming in for breakfast. Today, compadre Alec Brumfield led the devotion focused on being a strong leader.  He reminded the kids of the story of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and how they stood up for what they knew was right. He…

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Team Scores from Monday

After another great day of activities, the scores are in.  Here are the results so far: 1st Place – Orange 2nd Place – Hunter 3rd Place – Hot Pink 4th Place – Royal Blue 5th Place – Light Blue 6th Place – Green 7th Place – Lime 8th Place – Red 9th Place – Purple 10th Place – Navy…

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