Question of the Day

What is your favorite cabin # ?????

Mine's Boy's 5

talking to God

here we go!!!!!!!

I had a chance to pray today....REALLY pray. Wow! When you pray, like groaning, it can really be exciting. It seems like so many crazy things are happening in this world and then I need to remind myself to build treasures in heaven and not on earth. Do you do that, build treasures on earth? C'mon, think about it....what's REALLY important?

People or things?

That answer is to easy, but yet do we practice it?

Go ahead....CRY OUT to God. He wants you to! Pray to Him for things that matter....pray for others.

But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:44)

Have you ever had a prayer to God answered??

I have had many prayers answered, and some were some serious prayers. God does answer prayers and He is listening.....just talk with Him....that's what prayer is; talking with God, He's listening....

creative kitchen staff

They can't even remeber what they named him/her!

Rules and Regs

When you post something out there that causes some competition you need to have your rules and regulations. So, here goes;
1. The staff shirt competition will be between:
OLD SCHOOL GREEN vs. GREEN & WHITE TIE-DYE

2. Shirts will say STAFF on the back and will be typical of past staff shirts with one, hidden, not yet revealed albeit minor twist.

3. Only one vote per person. God is watching you.

4. You can convince as many people that you want to vote, but just like BIG BOY politics, we have our limits. You are only allowed to convince 1,000 people to vote. Now they of course can also convince 1,000 people and so on and so forth.... hmmmmm what if we just convinced 10 people to love Jesus and they convinced 10 people to love Jesus and.....

5. All votes must be sumitted by midnite on 4/15/07. Absentee votes will not be considered and there will be no filing for extensions.

6. I am the tallyer of votes. I do my best to count them correctly but, hey I am just a regular "joe" like you and if I make a mistake it is not intentional. If you don't like the rules get in the game I have been looking for a "few good people to help post on the blog" so if you want to help out, let me know.

7. Now go out and win some souls for God...till then the score is

drum roll please

OLD SCHOOL GREEN 12

GREEN & WHITE TIE-DYE 16

Question of the day...

BEFORE
AFTER

What is your favorite meal @ camp?

beauty?

CAMP IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE...

WITH BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!

Decorating your cabin

Click on the pic to enlarge it!


I like to decorate my cabin with christmas lights @ nite and add a few other key home decorating pieces as well such as a frisbee or two. I remember my first year as a counselor and I watched an old seasoned counselor (Manny from Lynn Evans week) bring in all different types of lighting, alarm clocks with a radio and window fans galore. I have since graduated up to the christmas lights.....there is something special about walking back "home" to your cabin after campfire....there is an excitment in the air!

Verse of the moment...He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done. Proverbs 19:17

folks, we've got a race!

All other votes are not even close!

Here's where we're @

(or at least the best I can tell)

Old School Green Shirts with White Lettering 9 votes

Tye Dye Green and White, Lettering TBD 12 votes

If you haven't voted NOW is the time, hit comment and

cast your vote.

dream with me...

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

Alan Kay

This is a HUGE playground facility in Doylestown, PA. If you google around the internet you can find more info. This playground was built by the community.

I have had a dream ever since a good camp friend pointed out how badly our playground needed to be fixed and how much our playground is utilized.

The dream is not quite as big as this playground, but it is big. After you have a dream the next step is to have a goal to make it a reality.

And all steps before/after and during require prayer. Pray with me and let's see where God brings us.

TUG 'o' WAR

This was one of the most intense competitions I have ever witnessed.

Boys becoming men and tugging for all they are worth.

Let me clarify that---

Tugging-Pulling-Straining-Sweating-Groaning

Did I mention the snot that just came out of their noses as

they had no regard for anything but to PULL!

When the competition was completed not all had "won" but ALL had competed.

Staff Shirt Update

It is really hard to tally these votes, but here's where we are at so far.
Tye-Dye II
Blue w/gold letters I
Green w/white letters IIII
Choc. brown w/creme letters I
Purple w/creme letters I

Anywhere you place a comment will count as a vote. Please vote only once. This is for real. You are deciding the color of camp shirts this year. We will be putting "STAFF" on the shirts and possibly the 40th anniversary logo...we do need to have some surprises!

Hope everyone had a good time @ camp Saturday. I did not attend and bailed at the last minute. I heard the speaker was excellent. I got lots of shouts from those of you who saw my son...thanks!

Verse of the day:
Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. James 1:17 CEV

Camp and you

Hi-I just received a letter from Chip @ camp and it stated how much progress is being made on the Capital Campaign. I often think about how camp needs money. It's tough stuff.
A few things I did not always know about camp. Anyone on the camp's board DVCC can better verify these facts.

Of all the money collected from camp fees to send children to camp...this money does not come close to paying for camp to operate. Hard to believe isn't it. Sometimes camp seems so expensive for kids and yet that money doesn't even cover operating costs.
We don't hire cooks to cook for campers and a good portion of maintenance is done by volunteer work. Camp is primarily staffed by volunteers! Camps similar to Manatawny even have paid counselors! Come to think of it, camp is rewarding to me in so many ways I would probably pay to be a counselor. Some people may think camp could be a better steward with their finances and costs and of course they can, all of us can always do a better job with our finances, but let me say this. The people who make financial decisions for camp are prayerful people. They are people who put their love for God above all other things and I like following people like that because it makes me more like Jesus.

Far and above any experiences I have had on earth, nothing I have experienced bonds people and brings people closer to God more then Camp Manatawny.
Maybe a christian concert impacts us or a really, really good sermon, but camp...camp tops everything.
People are baptized at camp and people develop life-long Christ-like friendships at camp.
Camp changes people for God's glory.

If you had a chance to get Chip's letter--read it. If you didn't, call the camp office or email me @ pepperplanet@yahoo.com and I will get you a copy. Like our faith should always be growing, camp with a new pool and new bath houses is growing!!

Tye dye shirts are getting a lot of votes....problem is....they are hard to find at a good price. I really like doing the tie dye in green and white...that was a good idea....Hey Renee' are you reading this?? She said she might be able to dye the shirts for us. Now that's volunteering!

It's a dead heat!!

Old Manatawny Green with white letters is in the lead with tye-dye being right behind it. Scroll down and vote if you haven't already done so!

Everyone really misses camp and guess what?! Camp misses you too!! I love camp. The sights, sounds and smells. It is the safest place I know of.

It looks like we are going to have a new pool this year and no more diving board since Junior High 2 has broken it the past two years. It is my understanding we will have some type of diving platform. I don't think we will have one like this picture but wouldn't that be nice??? Teaching a 6 or 7 year old to go off a tall diving board would be awesome....it would certainly build character. Bottom line...I just pray the new pool will be done. Pool time @ camp for the boys is some serious crazy fun!!

Staff Shirts???

PINK~~YELLOW~~BLUE~~LIME GREEN~~

What color should staff shirts be this year?
What color should the printing be?

Vote right here right now.

feels like forever

Camp seems so distant but the people from Camp do not.

Enjoy the day....God made it for you....GO out and make disciples of all nations....do it today!

Low Ropes 2006

Hey is this a dancing course or low ropes course?

Smile!!!

Fun??? Sure is!!!


CMAA and You have completed the Low Ropes course for camp's 2006 season!

Thank you all!!

All of the money collected has completed a course that is in keeping with Camp Manatawny's overall mission;
serving people by providing programs and resources that encourage spiritual growth and renewal

The course has been tested and it does grow your spirit

Check out the course on your next visit and if you plan to "test" any of the course be sure to have a qualified instructor with you.

CMAA has a lot going on and you will certainly see some of the improvements on your next visit to camp.
Be sure to stay tuned for the next "big thing" that we plan to complete for camp.
and remember...God loves you!

Church Retreat

We (our church) are headed to our annual Man's Retreat @ Camp this weekend. We have about 30 of us from Collingswood CoC going. It s/b a blast.
I am disappointed that there will not be any snow on the ground and it is supposed to be about 50 degrees, but I will take what God has planned everytime!

Enjoy the weekend fellow campers and say a prayer for us!

Mail Call !

I am thinking of camp these past few cold/wintry snowy days...not really thinking of camp so much as the people. The people who go to camp....I guess it started w/Manatawny Trails coming to my mailbox a few days ago and I sent some emails to some folks and the next thing you know I am talking to some campers I know on the phone.

When I spoke with her today,

I remember telling her that there is no place on earth like Camp,

she said..."I know"

I knew, she knew

and it isn't the cabins or the pool or the dining hall that makes Camp unique,

it is you, the people.

People coming together not to just share that common bond of Jesus

but to grow Him, find Him and make Him a bigger reality.

I am thinking of you all.

i wonder

i wonder

what camp looks like now

the paths are silent

yet alive

this road is narrow

never wide

special thanks to Margaret Perazzelli for the photo taken one month ago over Trammel Field.