Spring Retreat

I love the way spring arrives here in Kentucky. I look forward to each coming “winter” that leaves us with another work of art blooming on the hillsides. It used to drive me crazy to get used to the warm weather and then have to suffer through another week of cold. But it keeps our lives interesting, doesn’t it? It keeps us from taking spring for granted – at least for the first month or so.

Spring also brings with it the beginning of activity here at camp. This past weekend was our high school youth retreat. We couldn’t have had more perfect weather. Well… it did rain a lot on Friday evening, but Saturday was beautiful. It seemed to be a weekend of refreshment for many people. There was a good group of campers here, some talented musicians, excellent cooks who enjoyed working together, and staff members who we just love to have as a part of camp.

We had a few “worried” parents call us before the weekend retreat this year. They were remembering last year’s spring retreat when we got so much rain that we were flooded in on Sunday when it was time to go home. That was definitely a memory for everyone involved. But this year was a different story, and departure time went smoothly. Except for the fact that everyone had to go home. These high-schoolers never seem to want to leave camp. They could happily stand around all afternoon and talk. We’re glad they want to be here.

We supremely appreciate the 6 women from Turner’s Creek and Bowling Creek who came out Wednesday before the youth retreat to help us clean and get ready. They weren’t able to make it out for our scheduled Work Day, so they chose a day that fit into their schedules – we’re grateful.

We’re doing something a little different this spring. In the past, we’ve always had a youth retreat for 7^th-12^th graders. This year we decided to split the group up and have two different retreats. April 25-27 will be our retreat for 6^th-8^th graders. We hope to see all of our middle-school campers here that weekend! If you need more information, just give us a call.