OH what a lovely time you had at camp. I've been to that camp here in Canada
but most of the campers are developmentally delayed not that I have anything
against them. It's been my experience that I've been in cabins with either
much older people or very severely delayed ones.
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I am sorry if any of you get this twice. i've sort of lost track of =
who's onmy lists and who isn't.=20
This past week June 19 to 26 i attended Sunset Lake camp for my tenth =
summer. I have seen many changes over the past 10 years and this year =
brought more.
There is once again a new director. I liked his personality and was =
thrilled to see an increased speeritual emphasis at camp. There was =
always a christian
focus but I felt it had lessened under the previous director. The =
continue to be physical changes to the camp as well which I mostly like. =
This year there
were 36 campers. There were 6 cabbins 3 girls and 3 guys devided =
acordking to to age.  My cabbinmates and I are all in the twenty to =
thirty age range.
Although they were arund my age, they all had developmental delays. It =
was like living with 5 nine year olds whiny complaining nine year olds =
who enjoyed
repetive conversation. It got really frustrating at times. I've =
requested that next year i be placed with the older girls where the =
majority are not developmentally
delayed. Please understand I have nothing persona against them just that =
I would enjoy spending the week with those who were had more things in =
common
with me.
Our days began at 7 with flagraising at 7:45 with breakfast right after. =
The food at camp is great! Camp councel a short worship time with =
devotions was
at around 9. The director his assistant or another staff member preached =
the devotions. Each day there was a theme for the day that all the =
worship times
tied in to. For each theme they presented about God's relationship to us =
and our relationships with each other. The themees were
Monday lose the fear find a friend
tuesday arms wide open
wednesday go the extra mile
thursday simple fun
and Friday forever friends
I found the devotions enjoyable.
then we had a nactivity period at ten followed by lunch at twelve =
rest/free time  till 3 and another activity period till around 5:30. =
Sunset Lake has used just about every
activity scheduling process you can think of. And for me at least  the =
longer periods were new.I didn't like it. You were stuck somewhere with =
the group
they assigned you too whether you wanted to do it or not. And that much =
time is more than enough for most activities. We also weren't abloe to =
parcipate
in all activities available.
This years I had to chance to horseback ride, ride the motorboat canoe =
or swim, do archary, create several, crafts,  drive the go-carts, =
participate in a drum circle
 and attempt several chalenge course options.On wednesday the whole camp =
went on a field trip to the zoo.=20
Each year at camp I chalenge myself to try something new or something =
I'm afraid of. This year it was the flying squirel on the chalenge =
course. You are
strapped in a harness connected the rope. PPl pull on the rop and you =
are lifted in to the air. Its quite a strange feeling being weightless.
 My favorites were riding the horse although it was far to short of a =
ride, only about a half hour. I loved driving the go-cart! I like to go =
fast! fast!
fast! I like to turn sharply too. I love riding the boat. i love the =
feel of going over waves and the spray on your face. Again its fast! =
fast! fast! with
sharp turns. I was having a blast with the backseat all to myself until =
the drivermade an extremely sharp turn and a ton of water the =
temperature of which
acording to the driver was point 9 degrees above freezing went all over =
me! There wasn't a dry part on me! I used words those 7th day addventist =
never
heard before!
After the last activity we had dinner and then recreation where some =
type of game was oranized. i didn't participate in any of them just hung =
out and talked.
Next we lowered the flag and headed for evening program. The program =
consisted of a longer worship set. And and the staff put on a play on =
all but the night
of the talent show. The fplay lasted 3 nights each night demonstrating =
that days theme through the continuing story set in the old west which =
was a wonderful
demonstaration of salvation simple enough for all the campers to =
understand.  The Friday night play was very moving it was called the =
last leaf. It was
about a man who died trying to save another person. Its obvious what the =
theme was isn't it? However the line that impacted me most was "you must =
choose
to live" It made me think a lot about the speeritual work I've been =
doing lately. An interesting thing happened that night that has kept me =
thinking. After the play we were
asked to go with our cabbins to a place by the lake to talk about what =
the Lord had done in our lives this week and any comitments we'd made. =
As we left
campfire several campers were upset or arguing and stuff. When we =
reached the lake 3 of the campers in my cabbin were upset because they =
didn't understand
the meaning of the play. One of them pitched a huge fit and ran off =
crying. When we finished the sorry excuse for the discussion we were =
supposed to be
having the my counselors got in to an argument. My peaceful worshipful =
mood wad destroyed and I was feeling down. One of the counselors said =
that Satan
was working really hard to destroy what God was doing by causing the =
depression and anger. That made complete sense to me. I'm hesitant to =
blame the devel
for my depression. I know there's a chemical embalance and crap from my =
past ect. I also think ppl blame him for things that our choices and =
thoughts we
have that are our own doing.  But it was so obvious  who was involved in =
trying to keep us away from God that night. And I wonder how often he's =
working
in me.
The music this year was wonderful! We didn't sing the little kid camp =
songs but sang songs that you would sing in church. The guitarists and =
singers were
good. During the worship times and programs I continued the growing the =
growing I've been doing over the past couple months.
Saturday is when addventist observe the Sabbath day of rest, so the day =
is full of special programming. We have church and Sabbath school and an =
afternoon
activity. This year in in the services we talked about the importance of =
evangelism and different ways to spread the gospel. In the afternoon we =
visited
6 "countries" spread around a portion of the camp. We learned a bit =
about christianity in that country and had either the cnance to look at =
objects from
that country like instruments or handwoven blankets or to dtry that =
countries food.
Despite the frustration of my cabbinmates I enjoyed my week. Those of =
ywho requested copies of my camptapes will be getting them towards the =
end of the
week.Shelly

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This past week June 19 to 26 i attended =
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years and=20
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personality and was thrilled to see an increased speeritual emphasis at =
camp.=20
There was always a christian<BR>focus but I felt it had lessened under =
the=20
previous director. The continue to be physical changes to the camp as =
well which=20
I mostly like. This year there<BR>were 36 campers. There were 6 cabbins =
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and 3 guys devided acordking to to age.&nbsp; My cabbinmates and I are =
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developmental delays. It was like living with 5 nine year olds whiny =
complaining=20
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frustrating=20
at times. I've requested that next year i be placed with the older girls =
where=20
the majority are not developmentally<BR>delayed. Please understand I =
have=20
nothing persona against them just that I would enjoy spending the week =
with=20
those who were had more things in common<BR>with me.<BR>Our days began =
at 7 with=20
flagraising at 7:45 with breakfast right after. The food at camp is =
great! Camp=20
councel a short worship time with devotions was<BR>at around 9. The =
director his=20
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was a=20
theme for the day that all the worship times<BR>tied in to. For each =
theme they=20
presented about God's relationship to us and our relationships with each =
other.=20
The themees were<BR>Monday lose the fear find a friend<BR>tuesday arms =
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forever=20
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activity=20
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longer=20
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group<BR>they assigned you too whether you wanted to do it or not. And =
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horseback ride, ride the motorboat canoe or swim, do archary, create =
several,=20
crafts, &nbsp;drive the go-carts, participate in a drum =
circle<BR>&nbsp;and=20
attempt several chalenge course options.On wednesday the whole camp went =
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something=20
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all to=20
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freezing went all over me! There wasn't a dry part on me! I used words =
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headed=20
for evening program. The program consisted of a longer worship set. And =
and the=20
staff put on a play on all but the night<BR>of the talent show. The =
fplay lasted=20
3 nights each night demonstrating that days theme through the continuing =
story=20
set in the old west which was a wonderful<BR>demonstaration of salvation =
simple=20
enough for all the campers to understand.&nbsp; The Friday night play =
was very=20
moving it was called the last leaf. It was<BR>about a man who died =
trying to=20
save another person. Its obvious what the theme was isn't it? However =
the line=20
that impacted me most was "you must choose<BR>to live" It made me think =
a lot=20
about the speeritual work I've been doing lately. An interesting thing =
happened=20
that night that has kept me thinking. After the play we were<BR>asked to =
go with=20
our cabbins to a place by the lake to talk about what the Lord had done =
in our=20
lives this week and any comitments we'd made. As we left<BR>campfire =
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campers were upset or arguing and stuff. When we reached the lake 3 of =
the=20
campers in my cabbin were upset because they didn't understand<BR>the =
meaning of=20
the play. One of them pitched a huge fit and ran off crying. When we =
finished=20
the sorry excuse for the discussion we were supposed to be<BR>having the =
my=20
counselors got in to an argument. My peaceful worshipful mood wad =
destroyed and=20
I was feeling down. One of the counselors said that Satan<BR>was working =
really=20
hard to destroy what God was doing by causing the depression and anger. =
That=20
made complete sense to me. I'm hesitant to blame the devel<BR>for my =
depression.=20
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think ppl=20
blame him for things that our choices and thoughts we<BR>have that are =
our own=20
doing.&nbsp; But it was so obvious&nbsp; who was involved in trying to =
keep us=20
away from God that night. And I wonder how often he's working<BR>in =
me.<BR>The=20
music this year was wonderful! We didn't sing the little kid camp songs =
but sang=20
songs that you would sing in church. The guitarists and singers =
were<BR>good.=20
During the worship times and programs I continued the growing the =
growing I've=20
been doing over the past couple months.<BR>Saturday is when addventist =
observe=20
the Sabbath day of rest, so the day is full of special programming. We =
have=20
church and Sabbath school and an afternoon<BR>activity. This year in in =
the=20
services we talked about the importance of evangelism and different ways =
to=20
spread the gospel. In the afternoon we visited<BR>6 "countries" spread =
around a=20
portion of the camp. We learned a bit about christianity in that country =
and had=20
either the cnance to look at objects from<BR>that country like =
instruments or=20
handwoven blankets or to dtry that countries food.<BR>Despite the =
frustration of=20
my cabbinmates I enjoyed my week. Those of ywho requested copies of my =
camptapes=20
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