The day campers had a fun day today! The got to go fishing, build fires, canoe, swim in the pool, and have a blast at MCP. Tomorrow should be great as well.
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Today was a full day here at NLR. Our activity classes continued this morning and the afternoon was full of fun free time activities. Tonight is the overnight for the Sr. campers! Everyone got to go on nature hikes and hear their counselor’s testimonies. The Jr. campers got to roast hot dogs up at the overlook.
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The Nehis split more logs today and helped out in the kitchen and with MCP again. The afternoon was spent doing leadership challenge activities. The Timothy team continued to learn leadership through practicing what they have learned with day camp.
The leadership development teams started their second week off well. The Nehis were busy this morning with work crews (splitting logs and washing dishes) and helping out at MCP. The Timothy Team did a great job leading day camp.
Session Two of day camp here at NLR is off to a great start. The campers built treasure chests, went swimming, launched water rockets, made new friends, and had a great time.
Monday was a busy first day here at the ranch. In the morning we had our Table for Two and went to our activity classes. After lunch we had our first Word time. The afternoon was full of fun at the waterfront and pool. Tonight the Sr. campers get to play a night-game.
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New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.
When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.
Galatians 6:10 ICB
Lord,
You created us for relationships and community.
Yet sometimes we can get so caught up
in our own lives and families
that we forget about the people around us.
So today I ask for a bigger perspective,
especially for my child this summer.
Give him a heart that cares about
our neighborhood, community,
nation, and even the world.
I pray he will see differences
not as reasons to walk away
but instead as reasons to offer
love and grace in the name of Christ.
You are raising up a new generation of leaders
and my child is a part of Your plan.
So I ask that even now You will
be teaching and training him
to make a difference in ways
that reach far beyond our family.
Amen.
To read the other Parents’ Prayers click here.
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Today starts Session2 of Day Camp. we have around 40 kids this session ready for a great week of Camp!
Here are a few pictures of check-in:
Well, check-in went well today. Everyone figured out which cabin they are in and got all moved in. Our evening was filled with orientation, a cookout, and chapel. The Jr. campers got to watch Brian Brian break concrete and the Sr. campers ended the day with silly songs and fun games at MCP Live.
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The second session of leadership development is alread half way over. Time has flown by. The leadership teams were busy all day. The Nehis did work crews and the Timothy Team spent the day with Mr. Luke, Mr. Nathan, and Miss Allison prepairing for day camp next week.
