Personal Narrative: My Summer At Dallas Valley Ranch

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Since the age of 9, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend Dallas Valley Ranch Camp as a camper. This camp truly change my life for the better so at age 16, I volunteered 4 weeks of my summer as staff. For 3 of these weeks, I was in cabins with kids from age 8-13 and for the other week, I was a custodian. My days would start at just after 7 and end a little after 11 - on a good day. Being responsible for 9 kids 24 hours a day came with frustrations and challenges. However, there is great joy in run around, having pillow fights, laughing at fart jokes and overall acting like a kid again. The fun was always a side dish to Dallas Valley’s main purpose - to spread the Good News. Everyday, twice a day, the camp has chapel where everyone sings worship

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