Day Four- Icy Waters, Rain, Pomp and Circumstance

Buddies and staff prepare for the Polar Bear swim 

It's long been a tradition to take the Polar plunge early Thursday morning. Campers, buddies, and staff brave the cold water to gain the coveted title of Polar Bear. This is accomplished by diving in from the far end of the swimming area and then swimming to the sandy beach.  If full on immersion in the cold water is not your thing, the Penguin award can be achieved by wading into the water up to the knees and then back to the beach. 

Today we saw a little bit of everything in terms of weather.  We experienced sunshine, rain, and a sprinkling of snow. Regardless of the weather conditions, campers and buddies can be counted on to have fun. The camp has Rainy Day kits that can be used to learn and have fun. 

During the drama today, the sheep escaped the fold and headed out into the unknown thinking they will find adventures and fun.  One of the lambs, Bronco, sets off on her own enticed by the promise of green succulent grass. What Bronco finds instead is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Bronco takes the wolf at face value and is easily tricked into accompanying the wolf, into the wolf's den. Is it curtains for Bronco? We're going to find out in tomorrow final installment of the Sheepfold drama.  

RFK Graduates' medal 

We rounded out the day with our graduation ceremony.  Graduates are campers who will be over 12 years of age at our next camp.  Each graduate received a Bible, grad tee-shirt and a medal.  It is difficult to say good-bye to our graduating campers. We pray that the Lord will watch over them in the up and coming years and we hope that they've enjoyed their time at camp.