in the spring, people work.

One of the pleasures of being a camp director is having the opportunity to work with so many different people. Every week of the summer brings a new group of campers and a new (at least partially) group of staff members. Throughout the rest of the year we meet family groups who come to rent the campgrounds, church groups who come to do work projects or have a weekend retreat, people who used to live in the area and want to see how things have changed and many other people who have their own reason for hanging around camp for a few hours or days. Because of our camp connections, our Christmas card list is quite a bit longer than it would be if Roger had stuck with being an electrician…. or a woodworker. 
       To be perfectly honest, I should also say that one of the discomforts of being a camp director is having to work with so many different people. If you’re not a “people person,” the process pulls you out of your comfort zone, whether you like it or not. And when you’re in charge of all or most of those different people, you find out fast that not everyone communicates the same way you do. (Some of us are lucky to meet two or three in a lifetime who really understand us.) 
       Last weekend, I’m happy to announce that it was a pleasure (not a discomfort) to host a group from Arthur, Il. Their church has been sending groups of people out to do weekend work projects most of the years that we have lived in Kentucky. In the group of 13 who came this time, we made some new friends, and we got to meet back up with some old ones who we just don’t get to see often enough.
      They made good headway on painting the chapel… dragged fallen trees out of the creek and split them… jacked up Shaun & Wendy’s porch/laundry room… and lots of other manly things that I wasn’t a part of. The ladies in the group did some cleaning and organizing in the kitchen for us, and they made and froze 1480 cookie dough balls. Now Bill can make homemade cookies any time he wants without getting a mixing bowl dirty - and he has a choice of four different kinds. We figure that it might be enough to last us through the whole summer.
       Our friends from Illinois made a nice big dent in the neverending stream of work and cleanup projects here at camp. This Saturday (April 5th) we’re having a work day for our local friends from 8:00-4:00. If you want the satisfaction of helping someone in need and you’re free on Saturday, come on over - for all or part of that time. If you do come, you can bring along something to eat with the big pot of chili we’ll have ready for everyone at noon. We look forward to spending the day with you - and getting this place ready for campers.