I never could have guessed five years ago, when I walked onto the MWBC grounds that my world would change forever. I didn’t know it then, but that cozy little patch of land in the middle of nowhere would become the biggest influence in my life. I had no inkling that the people I would meet would become like a second family to me. If I had it wouldn’t have taken me so long to get there. Growing up I was very wary of summer camp. The idea of sleeping in the woods surrounded by bugs and rodents gave me the creeps. So when a lady at my church asked me if I wanted to go to bible camp with her granddaughter, I looked at her like she was crazy. Eventually after hearing “It would be such a enriching experience for you” a hundred times I gave
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Kids of all ages can go to Special One so it was a brand new experience. There were at least a hundred kids there all enjoying themselves. That week is where I met Carrie, Lexi, and Rachel, who are some of my best friends. Special One holds a distinctive place in my heart for two reasons. The first is that I got baptized in the little kiddie pool on the volleyball court that week. The second though is that I saw my previously agnostic friend Rachel, who at first had only come because her foster parents made her, complete her spiritual journey. That combined with the fact that a kid who’s like a little brother to me did the same an hour before that made the moment heartwarming. That whole week was like …show more content…
That week was exhausting, but completely worth it. SALT Two was more interactive. I had to interview some of the other staff members. It was so inspiring to listen to how passionate they were about there jobs. Nobody was paid to work there. I also spent a day in the kitchen. Watching the cooks scurry around the kitchen, working hard at all hours of the day, was impressive. They woke up so early, and the kitchen didn’t even have air conditioning. They were such a funny group too. They were always telling jokes while they were cooking. Those people were really the foundation of the entire camp. The most important idea I got from my SALT training was something I wasn’t actually taught. It was that you really have to have a passion for everything you
Kids of all ages can go to Special One so it was a brand new experience. There were at least a hundred kids there all enjoying themselves. That week is where I met Carrie, Lexi, and Rachel, who are some of my best friends. Special One holds a distinctive place in my heart for two reasons. The first is that I got baptized in the little kiddie pool on the volleyball court that week. The second though is that I saw my previously agnostic friend Rachel, who at first had only come because her foster parents made her, complete her spiritual journey. That combined with the fact that a kid who’s like a little brother to me did the same an hour before that made the moment heartwarming. That whole week was like …show more content…
That week was exhausting, but completely worth it. SALT Two was more interactive. I had to interview some of the other staff members. It was so inspiring to listen to how passionate they were about there jobs. Nobody was paid to work there. I also spent a day in the kitchen. Watching the cooks scurry around the kitchen, working hard at all hours of the day, was impressive. They woke up so early, and the kitchen didn’t even have air conditioning. They were such a funny group too. They were always telling jokes while they were cooking. Those people were really the foundation of the entire camp. The most important idea I got from my SALT training was something I wasn’t actually taught. It was that you really have to have a passion for everything you