Hume Lake - Ponderosa - Week 7 - Wrap Up

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Summer ABS, BBQ & Senior Farewell - July 30

Friday Around Camp

  

Friday Night

After breakfast, morning chapel was a time of worship through music and then each church met together for “church time.” Saint Matthew was gathered on the lawn behind the Pondy Deli and we spent our time sharing how we encountered God this week along with communion. Friday’s rec. was the “Great Race” which was a series of challenges all around Ponderosa Camp. Two of Saint Matthew's teams placed in the top five. Free time was spent boating on the lake, swimming at the pool and cove, volleyball and a few rousing games of cards on the deck. After dinner was the annual Seniors vs. Staff Wiffle Ball game on the lower lawn. Friday’s chapel was our last chance to worship together with this year’s band, For All Seasons, the awards for rec. and the coveted first place team T-shirt. PJ taught from Mark 5:1-20 and shared that often we're like the demon possessed man...what's controlling us is sin. What if Hume is a means to an end? What if God is sending us home to share what we've learned this week with others? After chapel we went up the hill to Victory Circle.At Victory Circle, students shared one sentence to describe the victories they’ve experienced this week in their lives. It’s a powerful and meaning experience hearing students share how they’ve come to faith, been challenged by God and how they hope to be different people when they head down the hill tomorrow morning. Well it’s off to cabins and our last cabin group, tomorrow morning, it’s up early, packing, breakfast and loading the vehicles for our journey back to the Creek.
~PD et al.

Thursday Around Camp

Thursday Night

This morning began with early morning worship through music in Ponderosa Chapel and we watched a mission video from JAM (Jubulani African Ministries) in South Africa. In the video and through our cabin groups afterwards we were challenged to be missionaries wherever God calls us.Thursday's recreation was "Super Spirit Day" with the theme of "Classy Christmas Extravaganza." The rec. games were five Christmas theme relay races on the upper lawn with triple spirit points. During afternoon free time, a group of 32 headed to the high adventure course and were challenged by the ropes course through the trees, climbing wall, pampra poles and the 42-foot high screamer. There was also the Art Kart on the lower lawn, along with the boating on the lake, swimming in the pool and card games on the "Hume-N-Beans" deck. After dinner was the first annual "Soggy Bottom Boat Race" where Saint Matthew boat (built by Julie Doden, Zack Fitterer, Eddy Hildago, Meaghan Olson and piloted by Julie & Whiley. Thursday evening, our speaker, PJ, taught the gospel from Mark 8: 34-38, deny yourself pick up your cross and follow me. We had 5 Saint Matthew students who stayed behind with our counselors after receiving Christ for the first time . . . which is always an awesome experience to be a part of. After evening chapel was open camp: with skating in "The Ark," a skate competition at "The Skate Park" and Open Mic on the "Hume-N-Beans" deck.
~PD, et al.

Wednesday Around Camp