Compadre, Zach McCauley, led the campers in their first flagpole devotion this morning and pledge of allegiance to the flag. Zach read Romans 8:35-37; which is the verse our theme is based upon this week. Zach told the campers that being a “conqueror” means able to overcome something. These verses tell us there will be trials, tribulation, stress, persecution and even death…
Introducing your 2017 MSC Junior Week Team Captains: The Purple Team led by John and Sonya McCauley The Navy Team led by Richard and Brooke Thomas The Hunter Team led by Calvin and Carissa Young The Lime Team led by Jason and Amy Dukes The Red Team led by Phil and Jill Martin The Green Team led by Brian…
Corey Willis joined us Sunday evening to present a lesson on sanctification to go along with our theme this week; “More than Conquerors.” To help the campers understand what sanctification is, he used a toothbrush illustration. Wait…..stay with me….let me tell you more! Corey asked the kids what happens to your old toothbrush once you get a new toothbrush? The kids all had various answers (things…
The long-awaited MSC 2017 Junior Week is just 2 hours away! New Junior Week Directors, Kevin and Sara Rhoton, met with their wonderful staff last night to prepare for a great week ahead! The staff is excited about our theme this year – “More Than Conquerors” from Romans 8:37. Registration will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m….
Although early morning rain threatened the thought of our usual outdoor closing ceremonies, the clouds parted right after breakfast and it was all sun the rest of the camp. Here are some of the final awards and standings to close out camp. Pillow Fight Championship The girls championship match turned out to be an exciting rematch from last year’s…
Closing ceremonies start at 10:30am tomorrow and pickup is at 11:00am. We are posting it here because there was once a discrepancy on the website. Our power was out for 2 hours tonight as a storm came through. At 9:00 we were able to resume the annual pillow fight championship. More news tomorrow. Good night from Shakamak.
After the team events, campers enjoyed our annual carnival activities. Face painting, cotton candy, shaved ice, and many carnival games. Here is a video showing some of the fun.
Now that the teams have completed the obstacle course as well, here are some more photos of the day’s team events.
Events are happening faster than we can get them on the blog. Hopefully, we can submit more pictures later. Here are a few pictures from some of the team events. And here is a video of the 4 sprints. First is 50 yd dash – 8 & 9 year-old girls. Second is 50 yd dash – 8 & 9 year-old…
Today is team day at MSC Jr. Camp. Everyone is in their colored shirts and ready for our Jr. Olympic events. Here is a picture of the entire camp ready for the day.
