Cabin Construction

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Howdy Howdy Folks!

Well the cabins are looking different day by day. All of the cabins on Arap hill are looking great with their new porches, and now cabin 17 and 18 are getting started on! Check out some pictures of your cabins see what you think!


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Wrecked. Broken. Destroyed.

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When was the last time you used one of those words to describe the way you felt about something? What was it? Why were you so heartbroken about it?

READ ABOUT IT
Jeremiah felt that way, too. When God revealed what was going to happen to Judah because of their sinfulness, Jeremiah was heartbroken. Read Jeremiah 8:18–9:1 in your Bible. Underline all the words and phrases that express Jeremiah’s grief over what was going to happen. Then, ask yourself:

God was broken and heartsick over the peoples’ sinfulness. When you look at the sin in the world, what’s your response?

What’s your response to sin in your life?


TAKE ACTION
What sinfulness in your own life has God broken your heart over? Confess it and seek His forgiveness today.

 
What sinfulness or circumstances in the world has God broken your heart over?

 
What steps will you take to make a difference—big or small!—in those areas this week?


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National Camp Ridgecrest Day!

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Hello All!

Tomorrow, December 8th, is National Camp Ridgecrest Day! So what does that mean exactly?

Well let us tell you.

Tomorrow will be the day that all across America (and some other countries) we get to show our support of Camp Ridgecrest to all out friends! Basically, you can do anything you want to help you remember camp!

If you want to just wear a camp shirt and show it off to you friends, go for it. If you want to wake up to Ron’s much anticipated “Gooooooooooooood morning Camp Ridgecrest,” go for it (click here for download). Or hey, if you feel compelled to play sockwar in your local grocery store, then by all means. But whatever you may decide to do, don’t forget to take a picture of it and sent it to us at matt.stapp@lifeway.com! We want to see what you are doing around the country!

Some more examples of what to do are:

  • sing a song and a blessing before each meal
  • eat family style
  • draw up a four square court and get your game on
  • sing some camp songs
  • have a morning watch with your family
  • conduct a morning assembly for you family
  • have a “cabin Inspection” for each room in your house

The possibilities are endless folks! Be creative and have fun remembering camp!

And don’t forget to send in pictures of what you do! (send to matt.stapp@lifeway.com)

 


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No Hope

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1 LET’S RECAP…
Over and over, Jeremiah had made God’s point clear: judgment for sin was coming. He had pointed to their disobedience and railed against their hard hearts, but the people still remained unrepentant. Now, Jeremiah told the people that they were going to get to face the consequences of their sin: invasion by the Babylonians.

2 READ Jeremiah 8:14-17 to get the peoples’ reaction to Jeremiah’s prophesy. Focus on verse 15.

 How would you describe their reaction to the coming invasion?

 Why do you think they reacted that way? Explain.

 What would your reaction have been? Why?

 The people seem rather hopeless here. Why do you think sinfulness often leads to such a feeling of despair and hopelessness?

3 THE POINT
When we allow sin to separate us from God, we will feel hopeless and alone. When you are mired in your sin and facing the consequences of sinful choices, it is never too late to turn to God with absolute repentance. Don’t wait!

4 JOURNAL
Think back to a time when you really messed up, yet hesitated to ask God for help. What happened? What did you learn? When you finally did repent, how did it affect your relationship with God? Your perspective? What consequences did you face. Jot down your thoughts and your thankfulness that God has provided a way for you to be reconciled to Him through Jesus as a prayer in your journal.


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Cabin Construction

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The Arapaho cabins are changing by the day. They are starting to look more like the welcoming cabins we all know and love! The porches are starting to shape up and the covers over the porches are looking mighty nice as well. Take a look at the pictures and see what all is going down on Arap Hill!


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Thanksgiving Encounters

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Thanksgiving is known for its festive cuisine and the time spent with family, but unfortunately Thanksgiving around camp this year has been know for other reasons. Check out our new video and see what we mean!

 


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Work Weekend

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This past weekend we had a some more changes take place at camp. We finally had work weekend! Campers, staffers and alumni came through the gates ready to help camp look even better! We worked on stuff ranging from staining some porches to building a fence on the upper green and even helped the community by picking up trash around the roads outside of camp. Everyone had a blast hanging out with camp people again! Check out some photos from the weekend!

 

 


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Cabin Renovation

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The cabins are looking different day by day! Cabins 19 and 20 now have the porch up and the roof laid across and its looking like a pretty cool and shady hangout spot for those hot summer days! Cabin 21 is also getting a big change with the addition of a big porch. Its coming along folks!


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An Alumnus’ Perspective on Camp

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Camp changes.  I don’t know if you’ve been around camp long enough to notice yet, but camp does change.  The faces change—Matt Verlander, Doug Swartz, Kelly Simpson, and Dave Berry might not even be names you recognize, but they were people that made camp the place I loved, the place where I grew and where I met Jesus.  The buildings change—when I started at camp the Infirmary was that creepy building in the woods near Arap Hill, there was no Chapel, Swoll Shack or Crafts Cave and all the roofs were black, not green tin!  The activities change—there wasn’t a SALT program when I was a camper, nor was there Guerilla Warfare or paintball or a slide.  But we did go spelunking, have a second Council Ring at the Closing Ceremonies, and went to the movies with Crestridge if we registered early.

Camp changes, and change is hard for the Alumni because we loved the Camp Ridgecrest where we grew up, sung “Oh, You Can’t Get To Heaven,” learned how to build a fire, ate our first packet meal, met lifelong friends and encountered God.  I haven’t even been gone from camp that long; my last summer was 2008!  Imagine what it’s like for the guys who were campers in the 1970s—not to mention the 50s or 30s!  The neat thing is, though, that while some things at camp do change, you’re still doing much of what we used to do.  You still meet Jesus after campfire, you still puke after Ironman, Blazers still sing the Overture when returning from the AT, Apache are still the great big—uh!—hairy chested men, and the best OA is still MudFest.

Sure, some things at Camp do change, but that’s okay—even for us Alumni.  Because the kinds of relationships you’re forming with people, with God and with God’s nature haven’t changed a bit.


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Your 2012 Ridgecrest Tribal Leaders

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Each year there is much anticipation as to which staffers will be returning. But among those, one of the things campers and staffers get most excited about is finding out who their Tribal Leaders will be for this coming summer. Well, we are proud to present them to you!

My name is Vince Sapp or Chief Tossing Tiger. This is my third year here at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys and I am currently studying history at the University of Georgia. My Favorite thing about camp is that it is one of the only places that boys are free to be boys and where adventure is applauded. This summer I am most looking forward to the Apache experiencing the Blob for the first time.

 

 

 

 

Eli White aka Selfless Partridge here.  I am a senior this year at Virginia Tech where I study mechanical engineering, and have had the pleasure of being around Camp Ridgecrest for 2 summers.  My favorite thing about camp is getting to share life with so many awesome guys and learn more about Christ together.  And of course some kickin’ Shawnee chants!

 

 

 

 

 

Hey there! My name is Nathan Burkett. This will be my 3rd year at Camp Ridgecrest. I am currently studying communication at Mississippi State University. I am excited about getting back to camp for mudpit day with the Choctaw tribe. But my favorite thing about camp is getting to build real friendships with the campers to help show them what it means to be a true man of God.

 

 

 

What’s up? I’m Cade Sherman. This will be my 3rd year at Camp Ridgecrest, and I am studying civil engineering at Mississippi State University. My favorite thing about camp is showing kids that you can have the best time of your life while chasing after the Lord. I’m also pumped about midnight skating with my fellow Araps.

 

 

 

 

 

Hey there friends! It’s EP Keller. This will be my 6th summer at camp, and I am a graduate of Clemson University. My favorite thing about camp has been both seeing campers come back every summer having grown more into the man they are going to be and Nibblenook.


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