Happy Wednesday from Ox Lake! Today we were able to spend our entire day outside, not a rain cloud in sight. We began our morning with laser tag – and everyone had a blast! One cabin even went head to head with our counselors and delivered a crushing defeat. During free time, our campers continued to dominate in games of Spoons while others created wood-burning masterpieces and worked on their carpet ball skills. However, the highlight of the day had to be the all-camp whiffle ball game. Although our plastic bats may need a break after the energetic game, our campers didn’t as they rounded the bases inning after inning. During the game, a few of our campers even managed to befriend a grasshopper and a moth, affectionately nicknamed Tiny Tim and Therese. To round out our night, we enjoyed choco-tacos after campfire, a delicious treat that consists of chocolate chips, banana, marshmallows, and sun butter wrapped in a tortilla and cooked over the fire. We can’t wait for our fun water activities tomorrow! Until then – goodnight!

Happy Monday from Ox Lake!

For our counselors, today was a wacky start to our week since we started on a Monday instead of our normal Sunday. But with an extra day of rest after July 4th, we were ready to match the energy of our campers! Our big activity of the day was the swim test, which was very refreshing after the heat of the afternoon. After we got back, we celebrated all our purple bands (a high achievement!) with our first camp canteen of the week. Every single camper went through the canteen line and enjoyed the sweets, while others planned ahead for a hot week by buying Ox Lake water bottles. We finished off our night with a high-energy campfire, where our top singles of the night were Feewah and Gospel Light. What a great start to camp! We can’t wait to see what God has planned for the rest of our week.

Happy Thursday from Ox Lake! Wow, how time flies! We started our morning with an amazing chapel, followed by bubble soccer. The kids really seemed to enjoy knocking each other around, but enjoyed going after their counselors even more. And when it got too hot inside the bubbles, our local art shop kindly provided face paint just for fun. Luckily, we got the chance to cool off in the afternoon with a visit to Ox Lake for swimming, canoeing, and paddle boarding. It was the perfect complement to such a sweaty morning! The kids enjoyed jumping off the raft, playing spikeball on land, and singing Feewah from the canoes. We finished our night with specialty worship, which included a performance from our counselors followed by a variety of prayer stations. Each station was crafted to encourage the campers to reflect on their time at camp and engage with their faith. Then to top it all off, we served choco-tacos after campfire. What a treat! We are so thankful for these campers – their energy, their kindness, their passion for Jesus – and are sad we have to say goodbye already tomorrow. Here’s to one last day of camp!

 

Happy Wednesday from Ox Lake! Today we hosted our long-awaited laser tag extravaganza and everyone had a blast running around our custom-built laser tag course. Our afternoon was also filled with endless games of gaga, hammock hangouts, and wood-burning (with blocks straight from the forests of Ox itself!) as our arts and crafts project of the day. Around sunset, we played a highly-requested round of Snoodles, where our red, orange, yellow, and blue teams competed to collect all four team noodles. Although it was hard fought, nobody was quite able to get all four noodles at the same time. We finished our night with karaoke, a movie in Earth Chapel, and – most importantly – lots of popcorn with all the seasonings! All of us here can’t wait for a full day of sunshine tomorrow and more opportunities to grow closer as a community.

Happy Sunday from Ox Lake! What a beautiful day to welcome a whole new batch of campers. We kicked off our week with a site-wide scavenger hunt, which the Red Hawks finished first with a new summer record – just 30 minutes! After a quick canteen (mango Jarritos and sour skittles are favorites so far) we jumped into our first campfire worship of the week, which was so bursting with energy that everyone could barely contain themselves. We can’t wait for more opportunities to run “all around Ox Laaake”!