Friday, May 20, 2011

Keeping with CAMP...

After months of waiting, praying, and looking forward to moving back to Eagle Lake, the time is finally here!

This last Sunday I officially moved to camp for the summer!  The first week there was designated as "work week," meaning we spent a lot of time cleaning, fixing and making camp ready for counselors and campers.  Only a handful of staff were here this week, but those of us who were got lots of good work done (thanks be to Jesus!).



My good friend and Eagle Lake cook, Abby, enjoys a laugh with me in the kitchen before we begin the day's work.







 We got a surprise dusting of snow this week at camp!  Hopefully things warm up before the campers arrive... brrrrr!






                    Pikes peak looked absolutely beautiful with snow!

Very soon all of Eagle Lake's staff will be at camp.  Half of our summer staff arrives today (the Crew and Excursions counselors) and the rest arrive next Wednesday (the Rez counselors).

Please pray for:
*Safe travels for all of those coming to Eagle Lake this week
*Good relationships to develop between our summer staff and unity within the entire staff
*Clarity, understanding and excitement during the orientation and training before campers come

My hope is to update you at least once a week with pictures, praises and prayers for the summer, so keep checking back!

Keeping with Praise...

I want to quickly update you on the Eagle Lake Carnival, which was about three weeks ago...

Thank you so much for your prayers!  The event was a HUGE success!  We were expecting a maximum of about 1000 people to show up and we estimate that around 2000 people attended and found out more about Eagle Lake!  This was an amazing act of God, especially because the weather was supposed to be terrible for that day.  But God's mighty hand was in control and He answered our prayers by holding the bad weather until after the carnival was over.  Praise to Jesus and thank you for your prayers for this event!

Here are some pictures to enjoy...
We had a great turn out! The inflatables (in back) were quite popular!
Like any good carnival, we had cotton candy!

And face painting of course!

Eagle Lake friends Bethany (left) and Jen (right) filled balloons for us!