Why God Made Hugs: July 2007

July 1-4th, 2007 Lauryn and Brooke went to Oak Hill Christian Camp. There were 30 children that attended the camp. Gateway's Youth/Children's Pastor Amanda Brennan was camp director and did a fantastic job, keeping the kids going with lots of activities. Pastor Jon & Angie Rogers came all the way from Cornerbrook, NFLD and brought some wonderful workers, Jon's sister Katrina, a cousin (I think Stephanie) and friend Steve (who Brooke impressed with her big words).

Here's Gateway's Senior Pastor "Pastor Gord" (who tested the new "Slip & Slide" on Sat. evening before camp began), and Angie Rogers with the "big water pistol".

There were camp fires every night.

Sally Parks holding the Canada Day Cake was the main cook at camp and beside her is Sis. Harriet Garrett and below Illetta Helpert & Arlene Whittaker who are familiar faces in the kitchen.

Then there's Oreo (Pastor Jon's dog) above watching over the children as Pastor Jon spoke, and here's Amanda watching as 4 "survivors" move 100 worms from one dish to the other with their mouths.
Here is Brooke with Camp Director Amanda, and swimming in camp's pool.

This is Brooke sleeping in the motor home with Pop. She stayed in cabin #1 (picture of girls above with Mrs. Joan-Anne Matheson), but early one morning she came and joined us in the motor home. Above pic is Lauryn coming down the newly designed "Slip & Slide". The children full of mud are some of the survivors that have visited the "mud pit". The children played capture the flag, played on the trampolene, or swings, the newly designed obstacle course, had camp fire's every night and fire works for July 1st. There was a short chapel in the mornings and in the evenings. At chapel the kids learned their memory verses and earned "Kingdom Coins", learned new songs with lots of action and had a Bible lesson. Of course one of the highlights of camp was a trip to the canteen everyday. Something that became quite common at camp was a child coming with a tooth in his or her hand. The tooth fairy really does come to camp! Pictured below here is MacKenzie Tucker (who is smiling with one less tooth on the bottom) with his counsellor Steve from NFLD. He couldn't wait to tell his proud grandfather Jimmy Tucker, who was one of the grandparents who stayed at camp to oversee his grandson.