Longridge Staff

We're back

2008-06-01T19:03:00.000-07:00

Ian pressure washed the front of the chapel. More importantly though, we have now arrived back at camp from a weekend at our various homes. When we first got back, we all caught up on what had happened on our weekends. Then we had an amazing Bible study with Frank before we had the glorious dinner fixed by Mark and a few others. Then we split up into teams to clean the cabins, fix Scott's room, and to pressure wash the chapel sidewalk.
That was pretty much the end of our day, other than all of the staff hanging out.

a look back...

2008-05-26T18:55:00.001-07:00

MEET A STAFFER - PART FIVE

2008-05-26T17:56:00.000-07:00

Marvelous Monday!!

2008-05-26T17:08:00.000-07:00

hey everybody! This is Jessica and I along with everyone else here at Camp Longridge can't wait to see you this summer! We have had a busy busy day but we accomplished much. It started out earlier than usual but we had our yummy breakfast as always. Then we all headed outside, got our gloves and our rakes and got to raking! The grounds are going to be amazing to run around and play on now without all that pine straw! Then we headed in for some hamburgers and fries, along with many laughs. You guys are going to love some of our jokes!

After lunch our praise team gathered again to practice while the others went and played on the ropes course! I personally love the swing even though I scream like a girl. But don't worry, I was safe and sound and got back on the ground! Then we got a few minutes of free time and then it was time for dinner. After dinner we had our Bible study with Mr. Frank and finished talking about praying and fasting.

Then we got our stations for the Peanut Patch. I am doing tether ball so you guys make sure to come visit me and we can see if we can rack you up some points ! Then after that you would never guess what we did! Finished up some raking!! That's always an enjoyable experience. So now it's time to slow things down, we're getting cleaned up and just enjoying the rest of the night !

So be getting REALLY SUPER excited for camp this summer, because I know we are!

jessica :D

Arriving Back for Work Week!

2008-05-25T18:39:00.000-07:00

We kicked off the week tonight with a 5:30 pm bible study with Frank. This was followed by an awesome supper prepared specially for us by Mark and Robbie with the assistance of a few other staffers. Thanks for your hard work guys!

Our activity / work for tonight consisted of cleaning out the maintenance closet in the chapel. We were able to clear tons of space for future storage. The organization that occurred allowed for many different items to be dispersed across campus to be stored for future use. There were many different comments made about how some of the items could be used to help the campers this summer. We are all excited and waiting with anticipation for you guys to get here!

Right now the praise band is having their first rehearsal of the summer. They are working hard to make sure you guys get the most out of their musical praise to God. They sound awesome!

Our day tomorrow starts bright and early with breakfast at 7:00 am! Personally, I can't wait to get to sleep so I can spend another day with my Savior and awesome co-workers! Not to mention, it is one day closer to meeting all of you guys!!

Excitedly,
Andrea Novak

BLOB!

2008-05-24T17:03:00.000-07:00

another summer day...

2008-05-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

hey guys! well it was another awesome day here at camp longridge. the staff got started early again with breakfast at 7:30 then it was on to a full day of fun at the lake and the ropes course.

first baptist church of columbia came for the day and had a family fun day. the staff had a blast working and hanging out at the lake. the day was full of awesome activities. the slide AND the blob were up and running. everyone had such a great time. along with being able to play on those you could go canoeing, swim in the swimming area or play a lil' basketball. of course throughout the day there were ropes course trips that everyone was able to sign up for and go have an adventure 30ft up in the air! :o) after an amazing day at the lake, ropes course and around camp in general the staff are getting even more excited about the summer and what God is going to do thru everyone!

get excited everyone cuz the staff are PUMPED! but for now this staffer is signing off....have an amazing weekend everyone and keep checking back for updates! cant wait to see yall and thanks for the prayers!!

cant wait to see yall!

much love, kim

blah blah blob

2008-05-23T19:11:00.000-07:00

hey hey campers this is your most excellent staffer josh. Today was filled with loads of fun in the sun. We started off with a little bit of work and lawn care. You'll be excited to know that the grass is cut (Kayce was nice enough to make sure that was done today). After the exciting work was over we all went to the slide where we battled dangerous flying squirrels and cold waters. I know you're worried about the squirrel but don't worry, he is safe and sound scurrying through the woods. When we were done the amazingly wonderfully awesome BLOB arrived. The guys then spent a couple of hours anchoring it down and tying it up. The blob is one of the most amazing things that has even been created on the face of the planet. You can watch the new video of some of the staffers trying it out. I can't wait to see some of your faces as we blast you off into the lake. After blobbing we all took a trip into town to have a nice meal at Chilis. We ate great and then all made a stop at Walmart to pick up some supplies and whatnots. On the way back we tried our best to keep up with a black car that was going pretty fast. Once we returned we worked on getting a gadget working so that no one would be too hot on the blob. It's still in the works so no promises are being made yet. This brings us up to date where i am currently writing this very blog. The last thing i want to say is that this summer is going to be the greatest summer in the history of the world. Not only because you will have some of the greatest staffers in the world, but because God is going to do some amazing incredible things.

once again this is your most excellent staffer josh signing off!!!

p.s. thank you board for the wonderful dinner!!!!!!!

Another amazing day at Camp!!!

2008-05-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

Hey campers...we had another exciting day at CampLongridge. We are getting closer and closer to the day that you guys arrive and we are so excited! Today we cleaned up the lake and got that looking real nice for yall. The guys were cutting the grass and the girls were racking up some pinestraw. The lake looks great now and we are so ready for you campers to come play with us on the new blob!

After lunch, Jessica, Andrea, and I painted the volleyball poles and the cross while the others finished up on some other things that needed to be taken care of at the lake. We finished around four so we had some free time to spare before supper.

After supper, we played a rough but fun game of whiffle ball. It was returning staff against new staff and even though the new staff lost it was fine we had so much fun playing. All I have to say is wait until next year! After showers and some more free time we watched a movie together. The day has been awesome and I am so excited about the summer! Can't wait for you guys to get here!!!

Kayla Jean!

PART FOUR - MEET A STAFFER

2008-05-22T17:38:00.000-07:00

Work Week

2008-05-21T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody on Wednesday some of us finished certification on the high ropes course. Others of us moved games out and into the game room. Then we cleared some trees behind the chapel to give it a more clean look. We also cleaned out behind the dinning hall and made a ditch so water can run off into the woods instead of going into the laundry room. We also made a ditch at cabin five so it wouldn't get flooded if there is a big rain storm. Then we ate dinner and had an amazing bible study which Mr. Frank led and now we are about to go to sleep to rest for tomorrow.

Evan Poore

PART THREE - MEET A STAFFER

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PART TWO - MEET A STAFFER

2008-05-21T05:32:00.000-07:00

Training Week: Tuesday!

2008-05-20T19:57:00.001-07:00

Today was another Awesome day at Camp Longridge. Everyone was staying busy doing their part around camp. After eating a wonderful breakfast with pancakes & bacon we split into our separate groups.

One group was in charge of putting together a few more foosball tables and two hockey tables. A mad and crazy tournament was held to test the new hockey tables & I have to admit it was sooo much fun!

Then, some of the guys fixed up the laundry room. Making new shelves, putting in new washers and dryers and also painting the room white. It looks great!

The rest of the staffers returned to the ropes course for another fun filled and exciting day! We began our session with a really cool game that had us stretching and getting pumped to began our climb on the course! After getting up to the top of the course, we took turns learning how to prepare the participants for the swing and learned all of the procedures for hooking them into the swing and letting them go! I loved every minute of it! The swinging was amazing! My adrenaline was rushing and i was flying through the air but it was so much fun! =)
Next, we we were taught how to belay and repel down the side of the course.

Another opportunity for fellowship happened at dinner where we all enjoyed a nice combination of ham, corn, green beans, and some very, very yummy peach cobbler! Then, we all circled up and had a great bible study lead by Mr. Frank. All these activities and the fellowship among the staffers have really allowed us to bond better creating greater friendships! I'm so super excited about camp this summer & look forward to see you and your group! Don't forget to invite all your friends because we are gonna have a great time! Please keep us in your prayers! Hope to see you soon!

~~ Melissa ~~

Training Week: Monday!

2008-05-19T19:33:00.000-07:00

So we definitely woke up bright and early. Breakfast was filling, thankfully, because we had a full day ahead of us! Some of the staffers replaced old light bulbs with new fluorescent ones (over 100!) while others cleaned up around camp. Kim, Tanner, and Jacob put together quite the impressive Foosball Table. This is the year that Foosball will sweep the nation, starting at Camp Longridge!

Most of us, however, used our day at the Ropes Course. We met with a cheerful character named JB who taught us all the tips and tricks. Tomorrow we're slated to work with the Zip Line, which everyone loves, of course.

The group of staffers here is really bonding. From sharing stories at meal time, to growing during Mr. Frank's Bible studies, the presence of Christian fellowship is changing us from a group of individuals into a team ready for summer ministry. Your prayers are both felt and appreciated. Please keep them coming, and we look forward to seeing you and your group this summer!

Ian

PART ONE - MEET A STAFFER

2008-05-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

Friday 27th-Last Day

2007-07-28T06:25:00.000-07:00

Today everyone started off by having pancakes, cereal, milk and orange juice for their morning breakfast. After breakfast, all of the campers got to go to the canteen and gift shop for the last time to purchase something. Also they were able to get their money out of their account. Around 9:30, it was time for cabin clean up and pack up. All the campers packed their belongings and cleaned up their cabins. At 10:45 we had our last team activity-trash pick up. The Green, Orange, Blue and Red team were on a mission to see who could pick up the most trash! 11:15 rolled around sooner than expected and it was time for our final lunch together. Parents, leaders, campers, and staffers gathered in the chapel to eat lunch together and for our awards ceremony. All the campers received an award from their cabin leader. Also, the First Place, Second Place, and Third Place champions for each P-nut patch received an award. Robby, our activities director, handed out the camp champ award-the camper who played all of P-nut patch games throughout the week. Then, Mr. Frank awarded the Bible Drill winner for the week. We concluded our ceremony with some words from Mr. Frank, praying, and singing our theme song for the last time.

We ended our summer at Camp Longridge with an amazing week! Time flew by this summer and it is hard to believe that our summer here at Camp Longridge is over. We enjoyed having each camper here this summer and we hope to see you next year at Camp Longridge!!!

Betsy

Crazy Thursday

2007-07-27T04:31:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day here at camp. It started off another great breakfast then everyone headed off to quiet time. At 9:00 everyone headed to the chapel for the last morning praise gathering and the play off Bible drill. Everyone had a great time. Following that it as off to team rooms for Bible study with their teacher. By this time the first ropes course trip of the day was back and soon enough the next trip would leave. Finally it was time for games on the hill. There the blue team took all of the events from sack race, football throw and running. Then of course came the canoe sink. Everyone had a great time watching and cheering on their team. After a great lunch everyone headed back to their cabins to get changed for the playoffs for peanut patch, the shaving cream fight and the last afternoon at the lake. Everyone had a great time on the hill for the shaving cream fight and playing in the lake. Once everyone got cleaned up from the lake it was off to dinner. Following dinner we headed off to our last chapel service where Mr. Frank talked about the tool box of life. Volleyball championships between the teams was played during the canteen break where each team gave their best effort. Then of course Thursday night wouldn't be complete with the ice cream we all had in the dining hall. Thursday was a great day and everyone had an amazing time! Thanks for all the prayers!

In His Tight Grip,
Kim

2007-07-26T18:46:00.001-07:00

Wonderful Wednesday!

2007-07-26T04:11:00.000-07:00

We woke up yesterday morning to a bright, sunshiny day and a warm cooked meal by our wonderful kitchen crew. Then we had a quiet time with our cabins and headed off to chapel to be blessed by the praise band and have our daily bible drill with Bro. Frank. After our Sunrise Worship service, everyone headed up to their team rooms for the daily bible study which included lessons about the Holy Spirit. After morning bible study, each team headed up to the hill for a fun-filled but messy game of Chaos. All the kids I am sure, enjoyed getting all of us staff messy with chocolate syrup, icecream, and carrot baby food. Before, we knew it it was lunch time already and then we headed back to our cabins for a few minutes of rest and relaxation before the Peanut Patch Olympics and lake time. At the lake, kids spent their free time swimming, going down the new slide, taking a ride down the zip line, canoeing, and making leather crafts. After free time, we washed up for dinner and our evening chapel service, in which Bro. Frank talked about how we should keep off the seats of dishonesty, impurity, and drugs and alcohol and other seats that may harm us and our witness for Christ. After chapel, the kids headed out for a short canteen break before the annual Wednesday night talent show. At the talent show, kids enjoyed watching each team perform their skits but in the end the green team pulled it off for the last week with a skit about the ten commandments that God gave to each of us. They also enjoyed watching us staff participate in several silly and very entertaining skits. God blessed us yesterday with a safe and fun-filled Wednesday and I pray that He will bless with another great day today.

God Bless,
Lauren

2007-07-25T19:40:00.001-07:00

Monday Experience

2007-07-25T19:31:00.000-07:00

The last monday was one of the greatest monday's to date. The students arrived around 1pm. They started off registration with the greatest camp video ever made. It provides lots of laughs while going over a few of the camp rules. Then the campers get to move into there cabins. After that we headed to the lake for the swim test, and some time to enjoy the new slide. We had tons of fun and many memories made. After cleaning up some for dinner we meet with our teams and kicked off the week with a bean bag toss and water ballon toss. But nothing beat the 30 second cheers. Very interesting and creative cheer from ever team. The pizza dinner served by the staff and the executive Chef Cecil was amazing. Then the campers headed over to the chapel for worship service and Mr. Frank talked about the colors of salvation. Be sure to ask your kids what the colors are when they get home. We finished up monday night with some big ball volleyball and a canteen break. The rest of the week is going well. Keep reading up to see what the excitement is all about.

~Brad~ AKA Drummer Boy

The Big Tuesday

2007-07-25T18:46:00.000-07:00

Today was the first full day of camp! Praise Band in the morning chapel session was great, and so was our grits, eggs, and bacon we had for breakfast! I must say that all the teams were pretty ecstatic to be the first day! They were crazy! THE CHEERS WERE AWESOME! (and the 30 second cheer words were: riboflavin, pinestraw, and duration). Up on the hill we played the traditional camp games of pillow polo and wackyball, and again the teams cheered the whole time! Pretty amazing for the first day. Later that night chapel went very well. Praise Band played great, Preacher Frank delivered an awesome message and the kids responded great! I really hope today sets a precedent for the rest of the week!

-Chas-

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Mr. Frank talked about a handful of theology!

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There is nothing like friendships at CLR!

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Pillow Polo! Let's Go Red!

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Wacky Ball!

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Friday

2007-07-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

When we got up there was a great breakfast for us. We had pancakes, bacon, and cereal. Shortly after, we had our morning devotion with Frank Shivers in the cafeteria. It was about how we need God in our lives if we want to function right as Christians. We can not do anything unless we have God with us. Then, we all helped clean the cabin were we stayed at. We made sure we had all of our belongings. An award ceremony was shortly after. The GREEN TEAM won this week! They mainly won because they worked so hard at winning every competition. All the team put up a fair fight though. Every child received a cabin award. Some received first, second, or third ribbons for different peanut patch games as well. Once that was done we all sung and danced to our theme song one last time then camp was dismissed. It was a wonderful, exciting, and fun week. We will miss all the kids. Every single one of them were very special. We had a blast teaching them about God.

Thursday at Camp

2007-07-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

We started the day off a classic camp longridge breakfast or bacon, eggs, grits, and a biscuit. Some of us went for a morning secion on the ropes course while the rest of us went to the sunrise celebration and to Bible studies. We had out Olympic games today. We had sack races, three leg races, foot races, football throwing, putt-putt, horse shoes, archery, and canoe sinking. We all had a blast!!! then after lunch we had peanut patch playoffs. Then we all went back up onto the hill for a shaving cream fight. After that we all washed off in the lake then stayed there to enjoy all of our lake activieties until dinner. We had a great chapel service with some great worship music and an awsome message about the tool box of life. We had ou big ball volleyball championships then our famous camp longridge homemade ice cream. We have had a great day and are very sad that everyone has to go home tomorrow, and can not wait see everyone next year!!!!

Robby

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There is nothing like chas and travis singing to you!

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Blue Team Skit!

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Mr. Franks sermon tonight!

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Wow! Look at the save!

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Pillow Polo!

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Blue Team!!!!!

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The green team members are pushing baby James around the field!

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Chaos! Who is ready for a little face paint?

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There is nothing better than quality time with friends at the lake!

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Swim Buddies!

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Will the runner be safe?!?!?!? This will be a call to be made by the offical umpire! Can we get a slow motion replay?

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Orange team is up to bat during the wacky ball game! Go Orange!

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Red Team working on their skit for the talent show!

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Tuesday Night Worship Service

Terrific Tuesday

2007-07-17T17:52:00.000-07:00

Today was great! Our games were wacky ball and then the teams went to work on the skits for talent show night. After lunch we went to the chapel to being peanut patch olympics. Following peanut patch we had lake time and the weather was great. Chapel tonight was on a handful of theology and then tonight the activity was a movie. We watched Big Money Mixup. Now everyone is in their cabin getting ready for bed so thats where I'm headed. Night.
~Hannah

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Hanging out at the lake!

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Bean Bag Toss!

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Mr. Franks sermon on the Colors of Salvation

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Off to another great start here at camp!

2007-07-16T17:35:00.000-07:00

Well it has been another great start to a fantastic kids week. The staff anxiously awaited this morning for the kids as we finished up our last little bit of things to complete before everyone started to arrive! Once the kids all arrive we were an all go for another great week. The kids were met by the staff and taken to team rooms to watch the registration video which was then followed by meeting back up with their church group leader to find out what cabin and team they were on. They were all anxious to find out who their staffers were in the cabins but also on their teams. Once they moved into their cabins and picked out their bunk they changed into their bathing suit to meet the lifeguards at the lake to take the swimming test. Once the swimming test was completed the slide was open and the canteen was open for them as they rode the slide, jumped off the diving board and just spent some time at the lake. Following the lake everyone headed back up to cabins to change into some dry clothes then it was off to their team tables for the first time this week. There they competed against each other in t he bean bag toss, water balloon toss and other games.
Finally it was time for dinner where it was pizza night in the dining hall along with some banana pudding! YUMMY! :) Once dinner was over everyone headed back to the cabins for a little bit so they could get to know their staff for the week. Then it was 6:15 time for our first chapel of the week. It was there Mr. Frank talked about the colors of salvation and the kids grasped it very well when he went back over the colors with them. After chapel it was off to the canteen to get a snack and play some volleyball with our teams. The teams competed against each other and then against the staff. It was great fun for all. Following that each team built a layout of camp in the sand. Each team did a great job and won a different prize for different things. Right now though as I write everyone is back in their cabins getting showers and preparing for cabin time with their staffers to go over Mr. Frank's talk again.
Today has been a great start to the first day of camp. For now though its off to the cabin to hang out with kids and eventually get some sleep!! Thanks for the prayers and continue to pray that there is continued safety and that God does a mighty work this week! G'nite!

Blessings, Kim <><

2007-07-16T17:15:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of our next to last week and we are way excited and have had an amazing time today. The campers arrived and went to the lake for swim test and free time. There was diving off the diving board and there was also swimming and then there was the water slide. There were many kids that enjoyed all the lake front activities. Afterwards we had supper and then went to chapel and heard an amazing sermon from Mr. Frank. We played our activity tonight and now it is almost time to say good night so until the next time.....
In His Grip
Josh

Friday...it came way too fast!

2007-07-15T05:49:00.000-07:00

Wow! I cannot believe that our wonderful week came to an end so quickly!!!
We had a wonderful week and saw so many people commit their lives to God.
But on Friday, we got up for breakfast and Mr. Frank did our Quiet Time in the
dining hall then we separated into our teams and did our final team activity; to clean up our beautiful camp land. Then after that, we packed our things and cleaned our cabins. Finally, we went to the chapel for our bagged lunches and to watch a slide show from the whole week. We prayed then did our theme song one last time! Thanks for an awesome week! Remember to keep God first and He will never fail you!

~Courtney~

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How many bible verses do you have memorized?

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How many people can you fit into a canoe, before it sinks? The blue team can fit 16!!!!

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Whoa!!!!!!! Wednesday!!

2007-07-11T20:16:00.000-07:00

Is it the middle of the week already?

Wednesday started off with an early morning fishing session and a 6AM run through the Camp Longridge Ropes Challenge Course. After breakfast, we joined the Praise Band in the Chapel for another joyful, jiving praise gathering, followed by Bible study led by Alan Daniels on the importance of prayer. Alan drove the concept home by emphasizing the importance of communication in human relationships--friends, family, significant others... we spend hours talking with them!-- how much more time should we then spend talking with God!

After a canteen break, we all headed down to the lake for our First Annual Wet Willy Water Slide Race where the Orange Team took the prize for fastest sliders. While down there, campers sank each other in canoes to win points for their teams and of course, we couldn't go the day without the water balloon fight!

Ropes course sessions continued throughout the day as we gathered for lunch and then, free time at the lake. After free time and a chance to relax and chat at dinner, we went to the Chapel for another session with Alan, this time on the importance of Scripture Memory-- the teams will compete to see which team collectively has the most verses memorized, and results are to come!

After going to the throne of God through music, Frank preached on the importance of sexual purity, and we ended the service on our knees, praying for each other and committing to remain pure until marriage.

The final event of the evening was the world famous Camp Longridge Talent show, where individuals, groups, cabins, teams, and the staff strutted their stuff, and everyone had a blast!

It's hard to believe tomorrow is already Thursday, but so far, it's been a fantastic week for students and staff alike at the 2007 Student Camp!

God Bless!

Hillary <><

Tuesday

2007-07-10T20:40:00.000-07:00

We started off the day with a healthy breakfast at 8:00. Shortly afterwards, Quiet times took place. All the campers found a comfortable quiet place outside to complete the quiet time in their booklets. They also had sufficient time left over to spend in prayer to talk with God. When the quiet time was over we moved to the chapel at 9:00. In the whole day we accumulated many new things to take home with us. We learned that Even though you have heard things over and over in church, God sometimes shows us different things every single time we take it in. So, no matter the countless times we have heard something in church we need to keep our ears and our hearts open. God might just be knocking at a new door in your heart with new information you have heard before. Canteen Break was from 9:45 to 10:15. Following that was family talk back time at 10:15 to 11:00. It allowed us time to meet in our groups(blue,red,orange,and green)and continue to learn more about God and the bible. Then the crazy uproar began. It was time for Chaos. From 11:00 to 12:30 the youth had fun getting the staff messy with flour, chocolate syrup, crackers, water, and many more hard to get out of your hair things. They had a blast! When they weren't playing they were cheering. It was most definitely a competition with all the cheers. Then there was a game to see who could steal the most pins from the other team. It was kind of like capture the flag but, everyone had three pins. It was completely mad, crazy, and fun! When that was over it was time to eat. There was chocolate pudding, chicken fingers, beans, macaroni, and salad to replenish us for the energetic time at the lake. When the lake opened at 2:15 there was swimming, paddle boats, ziplineing, sliding, and just a chance to have a fantastic time under the supervision of our trained staff. At 5:00 we had dinner then cabin time with staffers. We got to know the youth more and hangout with them. I personally loved getting to know the youth more. From what I have experienced they are all very unique and special; every single one of them. Bible study was at 6:15. Following bible study was chapel then a very empowering movie. The movie taught us about faith and how we must praise God when we are up and when we are down and sustain our faith in Him. Also that we must keep growing and always remain faithful. God can do some wonderful things we just have to believe. Then lights out at 10:45. It was a wonderful, interesting, fun, and spiritual filling day.

Amanda Koeper

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Invitation..

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Frank preaching..

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Worship!

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Chaos!

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2007-07-09T19:35:00.001-07:00

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What team will you be on?!?!?!?!?

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2007-07-09T19:33:00.001-07:00

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Hanging out at the picnic table!!! I knew those tables were good for something.

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2007-07-09T19:28:00.001-07:00

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Excited about the much anticipated arrival to camp!!

Firday the 29th

2007-06-30T05:58:00.000-07:00

For some of our camp the day started at 7 on the ropes course. For the rest of us at 8 fro breakfast. We had our quiet time then went to chapel. This morning chapel was led by the leaders and it was very powerful and moving. WE had a canteen break and got any money we had in the computer out and made any last minute purchases. Then to cabin cleaning and cleaning of the grounds. We had a closing ceremony and i final goodbye. We hope everyone had a great week and learned more about living life. have a great summer hope to see you next year.

Ephesians 3:8

Robby

Living in Saturday

2007-06-28T04:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we woke up to a beautiful morning full of hope and excitement for the days activities. We had a warm cooked meal to give us some energy for the long day ahead and then we had an individual quiet time down by the serene lake. We had a great time in chapel with the teaching small group leading us in worship and then we broke into our small groups for bible study and a little boat building. We soon found ourselves on the hill for team activities, where we played a challenging game of slip and slide wacky ball and of course the red team won. After having our fun on the hill, we came back down for lunch and then came together in our small groups again to put some last minute touches on our boats. Each group then headed down to the lake for Camp Longridge's 1st annual Regatta. The kids had a great time watching most of the teams' boats sink but it turned out well. Following our regatta, the lake opened for free time at the lake where kids when on the new slide and the zip line. After a relaxing time at the lake we came to shower up for supper and chapel, which was a very special and moving service held at the old chapel down by the lake. The service was about the pain and suffering that our Lord Jesus Christ went through on the cross and how He lay completely dead in the grave for three days but all day on that Saturday, which we often tend to forget about or overlook. Some of the staffers bravely opened up and shared some of their secret pains with us and then Mark shared a powerful message with us about how we can go to Jesus with all our secrets, pain, and hurt because He knows exactly what we are going through and He will always be there to give us strength and hope for tomorrow. We then moved down to the lake side, where we had the opportunity to lay our own secrets at the foot of the cross. Afterwards, we moved up to the chapel to have communion with our small groups in a very sincere and peaceful service. It had been a long day but after an awesome day, everyone went to their cabins for devotion and to get some much needed rest for the next day. I thought yesterday was a very powerful one and I cannot wait to see what God had planned for us on this Resurrection Day!

God Bless,
Lauren

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2007-06-27T20:59:00.001-07:00

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Small Group Hug Time!

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

2007-06-27T04:46:00.000-07:00

Today was an awesome day!! It has been so busy!! This morning after breakfast we all went to the lake for quiet time. It was so relaxing sitting on the docks and feeling a breeze blow. It was the perfect setting for a quiet time. Then we went up to chapel for a morning worship service which was led by the staff. We went to our small groups after the service. This was the first time we got to meet and have a bible study. All of the bible studies lead up to the chapel service at night. At 11:00, the small groups met at the team tables to start the crazy activities on the hill. The first game we played was the Coke relay. Each person had to fill their mouth with coke and crab crawl down the field and spit the coke in the next bottle. Red team won this game. The next game was sling-shot balloon game. Everyone got to sling a balloon into the field and the team members in the field had to pop the water balloon on them to win points. I really enjoyed the games. After the activities on the hill, we had lunch. After lunch we had small group time. This time was for each small group to work on activities in their interest. Then at 2:15, we went to the lake for more activities. We played volleyball with Roberta and then everyone got to swim and enjoy the lake activities. After supper we had Prep for Worship time. Each team had to act out the parable of the lost son in the view of the younger son and the older son. The chapel service was from Luke 15: 11-13. After chapel was the activity we all had been waiting for, Longridge Latte. We had coffee, cookies, and pastries. Some of the staff members perform their talents along with the campers. At the end of the show each team had a skit to perform. Blue team featured the last scene from Titanic and the red team did the last scene from Rockie. This was hilarious!! I have enjoyed the day and now it is time for bed!! Kayce

Longridge 2.0 Has Begun

2007-06-26T04:35:00.001-07:00

Please meet ROBERTA the big blue ball! Here she is making an appearance with her synchronized swim team!
Prep for worship in the red team room! What do you get from the passage being read?
Centers of convergence really get the students to express what they are thinking in creative ways.

The nightly activity was a bonfire with smores. Here we have Larry and Tony sneaking off with the goods.

A Monday Full of Suprises

2007-06-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

Today was a great start to the week. It started off by heading to the lake for a while to go down the new slide, take the swim test and just getting to hang out and get to know everyone. At 4:15 once everyone was out of the bathing suits it was back down to the lake for the opening ceremony where a torch was brought down and went through different challenges with the staff. Following all of the challenges of being swam out in the lake, being unicycled down the dock and taking a ride down the zipline it finally lit the number two that was floating out in the boat. It was a great way to start off the week. Following a great dinner everyone found out what small group they were in and headed to spend some time getting to know their group. Then it was off to team rooms where the students help prepare for worship...following that it was off to the canteen for a break. Finally chapel time had arrived, we all headed to a chapel where we were challenged and took a look at our own lives and applied it to the scripture we read from which was about the bleeding woman in Mark. The night finished off with a great time at the lake by the bonfire where we roasted marshmellows and played some games with our teams. Today was a great day had by all. I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow and how God is going to teach and use us. Continue to pray for the students and for God to speak to them and challenge them!
God Bless,
Kim

Friday, June 22, 2007

2007-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

Today has been a very long day but a productive one. This morning the campers had an early start. After breakfast, the teams did trash pick up and then off to the cabins to clean. I know they were all messy!! Once the buses were packed, we had lunch and the awards program. It was sad to see everyone go, but that wasn't it for the staff. We started cleaning the lodge and getting ready for 2.0. We went to dinner and made our weekly Wal-mart trip. Mark had a lot of activities and assignments for us when we got back. I am very excited about 2.0. We have put a lot of work into this up coming week. Now at 1:00 AM, I am off to bed for an early start in the morning. Goodnight!! Kayce

Thursday June 21, 2007

2007-06-22T05:42:00.000-07:00

Today was a really fun day! We first started off at the dining hall singing our Thursday morning song with Mr. Frank and Scott. We had breakfast, a quiet time, and then we went into the chapel for worship. During the worship the kids were so excited!! After worship, each team went to their team rooms and had a Bible study. We had a canteen break and then went back to Bible study. Then it was off to team tables to cheer our hearts out! The Purple team (the church leaders) won the spirit flag today! At 11:00 we went on the hill and played a bunch of games such as: the football toss, three-legged race, and the sack race. After playing all of the games everyone went down to the lake and 4 campers from each team participated in the canoe sink! The red team won!! At 12:30 we went to lunch and after lunch we had the P-Nut patch play-offs! At 2:15 the kids' excitement grew even larger! They started buying shaving cream for the shaving cream fight!! From 2:45 to 3:15 the kids, staffers, and leaders had a huge shaving cream fight!! It was a lot of fun to see everyone with shaving creams all over them! Right after the shaving cream fight we went straight to the lake to wash off. During lake time there were many things the campers could do! Kids could go down the new slide called "Wet Willy", go canoeing, jump off the diving board, and go down the zip line! Also, throughout the day, many kids went on the Ropes Course! After the lake we got ready, went to supper, and then went to chapel for our last service. The kids were pumped up and sang to all the songs and then listened to Mr. Frank's message. After the message each church broke off into groups and prayed together. Then the staffers lined up at the front of the stage and hugged each camper goodbye. Next, we all went to canteen break and played volleyball and just had a good time! Mr. Frank and Scott had a big surprise for the kids! We had homemade ice cream! It was yummy! Around 9:00 we went to our cabins and let the campers stay up later for their last night at Camp Longridge. We all had a lot of fun today!!!

Betsy =)

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Hump day!

2007-06-21T06:28:00.000-07:00

Today is wednesday and this week is officially half way over! We are over the hump and the rest of the week is going to fly by! The week thus far has been flying by fast enough as it is, but now the talent show (which was a great success with excellent host and performances) is over and the kids have finally realized, "HEY! Tommorrow is my last full day of camp! I'm going to have the most fun possible!" It was so awesome today as we played CHAOS, the kids really got a kick out of getting the team leaders as messy as they could possibly get! It was totally worth getting that nasty and smelly just to see them have such a good time. Except for the baby food ( unfortunately butternut squash, carrotts and peas were on the menu this particular wednesday!) that part was totally gross. I had ropes course in the early morning and the afternoon sessions today. Both went extremely well and only one person all day refused to go down the swing. The poor guy was petrified! He still did a great job though, i'm glad he made it as far as he did. I really hope tommorrow goes even better than today and i really really hope that the kids take full advantage of their last full day at camp!

-Chas-

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2007-06-20T19:42:00.001-07:00

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Ice cream sunday anyone?!?!?!?!?

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2007-06-20T19:40:00.001-07:00

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Buid that pyramid! Lets Go Blue!

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2007-06-20T19:38:00.001-07:00

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The orange team is taking care of baby CHAZ!

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2007-06-20T19:37:00.001-07:00

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Nice hair! Good job, green team!

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2007-06-20T19:36:00.001-07:00

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The after affects of CHAOS!!!!!!

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2007-06-20T19:35:00.001-07:00

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Cabin 5 ballon orchestra! They played twinkle twinkle little star!

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2007-06-20T19:32:00.001-07:00

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Cabin 4 skit, Travis is racing Nick. Who will win?????

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2007-06-20T19:29:00.001-07:00

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Travis is fishing in the kiddie pool, while James is swimming!!!!! I think Travis caught a BIG BIG Fish!!!

Terrific Tuesday!

2007-06-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

Wow! With a day at great at today its hard to decide what to begin talking about. Let just say the morning started off amazingly. We begin by worshiping God after breakfast in the Sunrise worship service. This weeks bible drill is off to a great start. The staffers are really having to pay close attention to see which students are finding the verses first. Thumbs up to the church leaders and parents who are teaching children how to find there way around the Bible. We began team activities after a wonderful bible study session this morning. The ORANGE team took the spirit flag for today, but the red, blue and green team were cheering louder than ever on the way up the hill for pillow polo and wacky ball today. The team activities started with some very intense games of wacky ball. Every camper was given the chance to bat atleast once and then to man the field. I believe every team gave it there best, which showed with the scores all being very close. As we finished up wacky ball we headed over to play some pillow polo. The red team was the only team to score a point during the rounds of pillow polo today. IT was an amazing day up on the hill. Every team started working on there team skits today. So we should have a very intersting talent show. I can already tell we have some really talented campers here this week. During free time today, several campers tried out the new slide. It seems to be a big hit with the campers. During the chapel service tonight Mr. Frank spoke about a handful of theology. Make sure to ask your students about the sermon from tonight. I am sure they have a lot to tell you. Well now the campers are asleep and I am off to bed myself. So have a wonderful night!

-Erica-

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Praise Gathering!

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2007-06-19T17:21:00.005-07:00

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Scott pitching..

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Bible Drill!

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Phil on the Ropes Course during Leaders time in the air!

It's Monday Already!

2007-06-18T17:58:00.001-07:00

Yup...That's right..It's Monday again! It's the third week and we got a whole set of new kids! They arrived around 12:30 and registration began. The kids then moved into their cabins and made there way to the lake. They then took their swim tests, played at the lake, and most importantly got to go on the newest and most coolest slide in the world, "The Wet Willie!" After the lake, we went back to the cabins and got cleaned up for dinner and yes..everyone takes showers!! Before we ate dinner, we met at our team tables. Each team was cheering so loud that you could us about 10 MILES away! We also did a few activities directed by our "Game Guy" Robby! Dinner (Pizza and our famous CLR banana pudding) was served! Following dinner was an awesome praise gathering by the praise band. After the music, Mr. Frank gave a life changing sermon on The Colors of Salvation! As the sermon ended for the night, we headed over to the canteen and gift shop! While that was open, we got in our teams and started the annual Big Ball Volleyball game! It was a close game between Blue and Green, but Blue ended up winning and finishing up the night, Red dominated the Orange! To end up the exciting game, all the staff, leaders, and adults played against ALL the KIDS! We won't say who won!...well...let's just say, "Staff never loses!" Finally after the games, everyone went back to the cabins for a little devotion with their cabin leader and off to sleep!

P.S.....Just think all this fun was in half of the day, so just wait til' TOMORROW with the first full day!

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2007-06-18T17:41:00.003-07:00

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Making New Friends Fast!

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Coming Down the Slide!!

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2007-06-18T17:40:00.003-07:00

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Nothing on a hot day like the Lake!

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Registration Time!