High Schoolers in the Hill Country
Abilene teens get to experience Camp of the Hills
Seventy-eight young people from across Texas and Oklahoma, including four from Abilene, recently participated in High School Week at Camp of the Hills, near Marble Falls, Texas. The teens enjoyed many traditional summer camp activities, including fishing, swimming, canoeing, basketball and volleyball, as well as times of Bible study and personal spiritual growth.
The three young ladies and one young man were from the College Heights and North Park neighborhoods.
In addition to the other activities, Camp of the Hills provides numerous opportunities for interaction between the campers and their counselors - college students with a love of Jesus and a passion for working with kids. In fact, many of the counselors come back year after year and form real bonds with the campers - evidenced by the screams of delight from some of the Abilene girls when they saw counselors they had met at previous years at camp!
In the evenings, the campers enjoyed different activities on each day of the week, from the fun of "Freeze Tag" and "Spa Night," to the seriousness of a moving re-enactment of Jesus' crucifixion. When they see the counselors they have grown to love, playing the parts of Jesus, the disciples, the soldiers and priests, it creates lasting memories and makes the events of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection "come alive" for the campers.
In the end, the four Abilene teens enjoyed their time at Camp of the Hills, and all said they were looking forward to next year. Meanwhile, they will be putting into practice the life lessons and spiritual principles they learned, in the process becoming better neighbors - and better persons.
i was there at camp i have been there as a camper for almost 8 years. i love it and learn alot. this summer i will be going back not as a camper but as a camp assistant :)