Just a few pictures to describe the beautiful camp we stayed at.
Here is the lakeside chapel where we did devotions one morning. There was usually a fire going just below the cross. Very pretty at sunset.
Thursday evening the counselors put on a passion play, the death of Jesus. They did an incredible job. It was very moving. The poor young man who played Jesus really did get slapped, hit, pushed to the ground and was sore for a few days after. He told us that the others felt bad about the "beatings" and really didn't want to hurt him but wanted the campers to really understand what Jesus went through. Friday morning they did a resurrection service. The music was done by students from St. Olaf college in Northfield, MN, there were almost 20 counselors from St. Olaf. Kind of cool to find such a close Minnesota connection. A friend of my daughter, Emily, goes to St. Olaf and some of the kids knew her. It turns out her roommate was there for the summer too but we didn't find that out until we were almost ready to leave. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to connect.
Sunrise devotions at lakeside.
The cross above the dining hall.
This is a cross at another outdoor chapel where we did our prayer walk on Sunday morning before we left. It was the most perfect way to end a most perfect experience. We hiked a short trail around the side of a hill (mountain) and stopped at stations along the walk to read the message that was there and to reflect on it or to pray. This description doesn't do the experience justice, but like I said, it was the most perfect way to end our journey.
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