The last three days of Term 1 saw Years 7 to 11 embark on their annual camps.
Year 7 spent an action packed three days at Crusaders Galston. Students had a great time abseiling, trying their hands at archery, bush walking, and climbing the giant ‘Leap of Faith’. At night there were plenty of fun and exciting games. Christian Discovery saw students take part in a worship time followed by talks from Crusader leaders and small group discussions. Students enjoyed awesome food (and lots of it), a little bit of sleep (for some!) and lots of laughs throughout the camp.
Year 8 went to Camp Crusaders also but hiked to the bottom of Galston Gorge staying in tents. We asked some of the Year 8 students what they thought. “It started with a small hike which took a long time. To be honest some of us loved it, some of us not so much. When we got to the campsite we were pretty tired but excited to begin setting up for the next couple of days. After setting up the tents we began making our own dinner, this was an interesting experience for many people as they were not used to cooking for themselves.
After a dreaded clean up, Luke (one of the camp leaders) lead a devotion where we learned how important it is to find forgiveness. Then we got to have a campfire. After a bunch of stories and random fun (Luke’s ‘story’ about “hardships” went forever) we got dragged away from the fire and sent to bed.
Breakfast was bacon and egg rolls from the ‘excellent’ cooks. The teachers were happy when the coffee arrived. On day two we began with jam sessions with all the leaders followed by a day full of kayaking, rock climbing, catapults, and strategic games.
Night time brought a carb-packed dinner of burgers and bread and then night activities began with a devotion by our main man Luke, followed by spotlight and another campfire.
After a restful sleep, some of us were becoming a little stinky as we hadn’t had a bath for a couple of days now… Bacon and egg rolls were becoming a tradition for breakfast and then it was time to pack up all of the gear. As the morning cleared up we were able to play laser tag and field games. Finally after lunch we packed the coaches and made tracks for home”.
