It was
going to be a camp like no other and once the 50 subjects had arrived the King
of the realm welcomed them all to the journey of a lifetime. The opportunities were laid out before them
of which some succumbed but many conquered.
The camp was divided into four kingdoms, the Huns, the Romans, the
Vikings & the Celts. Each fought
valiantly for the top position. Many
children were knighted each day as they progressed toward the prize at the
end. Activities included some from the
ancient realm such as jousting, fencing, wrestling, archery, tug of war, hide n
seek & some from the modern realm such as go-karts, shooting, crafts and
badges & the traditional talent quest.
Each night
we had a segment of the story “Pilgrims Progress” in movie form and every
morning we studied the armour of God.
The week
culminated on the last night in a fantastic feast complete with pigs heads
& medieval dress and then before it was over we had to crown the victors
who were the mighty Romans! The top boy
& girl camper, Ashley Ujder & Glen Stapleton were also hailed as heroes
in our final prize giving.
The weather
was fantastic, the food was great & it was awesome to have a full team of
leaders & adults to help keep things running smoothly. We are also thankful to the wider community
who also helped in many ways from donating a pig, lending equipment, organising
crafts and driving vans.
Our next
camp is planned for the October school holidays.
Photos from this camp are now on our facebook page & also in our photo gallery.
You can view the camp movie on our You Tube channel
here.
