by Sarah Washington | Nov 18, 2019 | Camp Staff, Spiritual
There are not many people I won’t talk to, and there are few situations in which I will choose silence over talking. I find chit-chat easy and rewarding. Sometimes though, work must be done, and it must be done by one’s-self, or without being able to talk...
by Sarah Washington | Oct 11, 2019 | Camp Staff, Spiritual
The ladies of camp recently finished a Bible study that started at the beginning of summer. It takes us a while to finish a study during our busy season, finding days to work, and times that matched everyone’s schedule was hard, so some weeks were missed, some...
by Sarah Washington | Aug 23, 2019 | Camp Staff, Summer
What happens after summer? What happens when all the summer staff leave? What do we do when the summer season grows colder? We go on. Many people are surprised by that, but it is true. We have groups here all the time. They usually become weekend groups when school...
by Sarah Washington | Jun 15, 2019 | Camp Staff, News, Summer
Doing a summer of camp involves many, many, many moving parts. There are the full time staff who act as a backbone to the structure of camp. There are the part time staff with vital tasks that act like an immune system, making sure there is not too much strain on any...
by Sarah Washington | May 25, 2019 | Camp Staff, Summer, Uncategorized
I love summer staffers. I just do. I love their energy, that youthful- stay-up-all-night-and-still-get-up-early, energy. I love their willingness to try new things, whether that is doing a job they have never done before, or new foods, or new games. I love their hard...
by Sarah Washington | Mar 23, 2019 | Camp Staff, Spiritual
Have you ever sat back and listened to the people of God singing together? In the middle of worship at our Christian Camping Conference for our region, I stood there and listened for a brief moment as we sang acapella, without instruments. The sound was among the top...
