Winter Camp 2012

Last weekend myself, two leaders and four Capernaum students headed up to Oakbridge for weekend winter camp.  Although we were a small group, that definitely did not stop us from having fun!  From the time we arrived on Friday night until Sunday when we were leaving, we literally did not stop.  From club, to messy games, to a midnight concert, I'd say we pretty much did it all.  We were the only Capernaum group, the rest of the campers were typical younglife students.  It was awesome to see our students interacting with the other high schoolers, and vise versa.  My favorite part about the weekend was seeing one of our students Brett come out of his shell.  For the most part Brett typically keeps to himself, isn't very social, and at club likes to hangout in the corner alone.  This weekend I saw an incredible transformation.  Brett's whole demeanor changed.  He was interacting with people, participating in games, and even sharing during cabin time.  Not only did Brett let loose at camp, but when Brett came to club after we came home, he was no longer sticking to his routine of staying in the corner and not talking to anybody.  The first thing he said to me when he got to club was, "Tayren, I had so much fun at camp!"  After club I was talking to Brett's mom and she told me that Brett has not stopped talking about camp since he got home.  She also shared with me that highrollers is really the first thing in Brett's life that he has ever really cared about and looked forward to.  I couldn't help but think how incredible that was!

I am always in awe of the work God is doing through this ministry.  I'm excited to see what he has in store next!

-Tayren (OC Capernaum)