It was truly an amazing summer at Camp Dixie. There were so many awesome things going on that it's hard to know where to start. We had a great staff here this summer, one of the best that I have had the chance to work with. We also had over 200 amazing campers that made camp a fun place to be this summer. And finally we had our Day Camp program, which spent 7 weeks in either Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama teaching campers about Jesus at their own congregation! During the 7 weeks that they were out in the congregations, they worked with over 300 campers. We were truly blessed to be able to participate in this ministry
After summer camp was over, several of our counselors travelled to the LCMS National Youth Gathering in Orlando, FL to promote outdoor ministry, and to spend a day at the Magic Kingdom. The Gathring was a ton of fun, we had about 10,000 people sign a banner that showed all the National Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Association locations in the United States. And the Magic Kingdom was... well... magic, even though it rained for most of the day.
But the summer is over, and people always ask me at the end of the season "what are you doing now?" The short answer is... Writing a blog, preparing for next summer, and retreat hosting for groups that come to Camp Dixie during the rest of the year. We have a very busy schedule of groups bringing their ministries to Camp Dixie for retreats, and it keeps getting even busier.
This blog is really rambling tonight, but there is one other person that I need to introduce to the Camp Dixie world. We have a new staff member who will be joining us as a program director to help with retreats and summer camp planning. She was a staff member this summer. Her camp name is Twinkie and I am very excited to have her working at camp!
I think that's it for now, but check back shortly for some new updates. Twinkie is getting some of her things from Minnesota, so she can move down to Camp Dixie, but when she gets back we are going to be introducing the summer theme for 2008, as well as some new programs that will be coming up before and during next summer.
Have a great morning/day/evening/night, and I look forward to seeing you at camp! -Mac
