Hey. Remember me? And how terrible I am about updating this thing?
And remember three months ago when I talked about how excited I was to be offered a job with WinShape Camps for Communities? (Click here to read the post).
Well, I leave for camp in one week. ONE WEEK!
I could honestly write a post rambling on about how pumped I am that would take you like 20 minutes to read.
BUT I'll spare you the word vomit and just give you a breakdown of what my summer is going to look like.
What:
(Taken from the WinShape Camps Facebook page)
"WinShape Camps was created in 1985 by Chick-fil-A Founder and CEO, S. Truett Cathy.
WinShape Camps for Communities is a day camp that offers campers a week of fun, faith, fellowship and adventure by partnering with local churches and faith-based organizations to create weeklong day camp experiences in over 60 communities throughout the nation."
Who:
WinShape Camps for Communities staff is split into teams of 20-25 college/seminary students.
I will be serving alongside the Purple Team. 11 guys, 12 girls. Our team director is a seminary student and the rest of us are students at universities throughout the Southeast. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that we are between ages 18-26.
Where:
Here is the route my team will take:
June 4-8 / Moss Point, Mississippi / Wade Baptist Church
June 11-15 / Lafayette, Louisiana / Easy Bayou Baptist Church
June 18-22 / Niceville, Florida / First Baptist Church
June 25-29 / Baton Rouge, Louisiana / Istrouma Baptist Church
July 2-6 / Lexington, Kentucky / Crossroads Christian
July 9-13 / Dacula, Georgia / Hamilton Mill United Methodist
July 16-20/ Huntsville, Alabama / Whitesburg Baptist
July 23-27 / Oxford, Mississippi / OPC Activity Center
July 30-August 3 / Joplin, Missouri / Bridge Ministries
How:
Seeing as this is my first summer with WinShape, I'm not 100% positive on every detail, but from what I've gathered...
we travel in vans, stay in hotels/college dorms, and eat at the hotel/Chick-Fil-A/church kitchen/restaurants. Sounds like the perfect road tripping adventure to me.
Why:
(Taken straight from www.WinShape.org)
"To impact young people and families through experiences that will enhance their Christian faith, character, and relationships."
Sounds totally awesome, right?
JUST WAIT.
It gets better.
Each staff member leads a specific "skill" throughout the summer. The campers each choose three different skills and go to the daily sessions.
So, guess what I get to teach kids how to do all summer?
...COOK! I get to teach kids how to cook all summer!
And in addition to that, I get to teach kids about the message and love of Christ in a small group/Bible Study/devotional setting. Which is equally as exciting to me.
Like I said before, I could probably write a book about how ecstatic I am about all of this.
The fact that I get to work for an organization that includes Christ in their mission statement is a huge blessing in and of itself. But when you add in all the other super cool details I get so excited that my head starts to spin.
Anyway, I leave for staff training in a week.
Please be praying for me, my team, and the communities on our route.
Can't wait to fill you in after this adventure ends in August.
Love you all!
