Croly= Crazy Holy…. and yes we are getting crazy holy out at camp. The phrase was coined during week 3 and it has stayed alive this whole summer as each week campers continue to get croly!

Last week was Week 5, or our infamous Teen Week. We had over 100 teens out at camp who through adoration, praise and worship, mass, and the passion left with open hearts to the love of God. Cabins formed a trust and bond during the week that opened them up to the love and comfort of a faith community. With the help of Steve Angrisano, campers were surrounded my praise and worship and music ministry.

But not only did the teens pray, hard but they played hard as well. Games of Ga-ga and nukum were played, the pool and lake were filled with splashes of laughter, and campers added to their wardrobe through tie-dye. The theme of the week was changed to “Peace, Love, Pines”, where our theme team encountered challenges on their way to attending Pinestock. Successfully the team reached Pinestock (or the bonfire) which culminated in our largest bonfire of the summer. Saturday we were sad to see all the campers go but we know they can continue their faith journey through the year until we see them again next summer!

As I type this up we are in the middle of paradise time of Week 6. Campers are buying up goodies, snacks, and ice cream from the camp store! We also have the pool open to swim as well as our pavilion, gaga pit, and volleyball field open for games. Week 6 is quite a busy week for our special programs. We have stayovers from last week who on their second week of camp at The Pines. We also have our first group of CIT’s (counselors in training) as well as our second group of Service Work Week campers.

CIT’s have spent the last couple of days learning the “how to’s” of being a counselor. They are also diving deeper into their faith and growing as leaders in their community. Our Service Work Week kids have been out an’ about helping the community of East Texas at the Highway 80 rescue mission and helping our own community through small acts of service around camp. Steve Angrisano, our Summer Worship Series guest, has been rocking camp with a concert on Monday and leading the jammin’ activities during the week. Our theme for the week is “Should’ve Been a Cowboy”. Our theme team will be traveling the Big Sandy Trail (similar to the Oregon Trail) to reach Big Sandy, Texas, but of course they do not travel without encountering problems along the way.

Well I think its time for a dip in the pool to escape this heat, until next time…

Peace.Love.Pines

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