It’s a BEAUTIFULLY SUNNY day here at Shakamak and to start off our morning, sports staff member Drew Maudlin led our thoughts during our flagpole devotion. With our overall theme of “Impossible is Nothing” this week, today’s particular theme is “Peace.” Psalm 34:11-16: “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who…
Immediately following dinner, all 10 teams and all 149 campers hit the lower sports field for an exciting evening of hilarity. All of these events were timed events. The first event was “Find Your Shoe Relay.” With 149 pairs of shoes piled into a 5′ diameter circle, it was estimated that this mound of shoes cost approximately $3,000. That’…
MSC Jr. Week 2013 has OFFICIALLY BEGUN!!!!!!!! Team captains have been announced (and no one fell running down the amphitheater hill), the campers are going wild with excitement, the compadres have been introduced, and the campers are now meeting their team captains prior to supper. We can already tell that it’s going to be a FUN week!!!!
Our theme of camp this week is “Impossible is Nothing” from Luke 18:27: “And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” After registration was complete, parents were invited to say for worship this evening before telling their campers goodbye and heading home. Last year Sr. Week camper Jacob Stout preached during the worship…
Registration is officially open for MSC Jr. Week 2013 and the campers are rolling in. Following worship at 4:30, camp will officially be kicked off and the fun and games will begin!
Camp Shakamak is getting ready for all the MSC Jr. Week campers to arrive. The directors are finalizing last minute details, the team captains have hung their posters, the kitchen staff is already cooking away, the sports staff has already designed all the sports fields, and the craft hall is being prepped. We have officially reached our limit of…
Well, a FANTASTIC MSC Sr. Week has come to a close. Although we had to endure some torrential downpours the first couple of days of the week, all the campers were very excited for the resulting mud and a great time was had by all. We had an excellent series of lessons surrounding our theme of “Impossible is Nothing.” …
