Saturday, July 27, 2019

SUPERMAN JAIRUS HODGES RETURNS WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP!

With only 2 full days between trips, youth pastor Jairus Hodges returns to camp with his high school youth group!

So that means he drove up 625 miles with his middle schoolers, camped out & adventured for 5 days, drove back 625 miles to FL, got his teens ready to go, and has now returned 625 miles with his high schoolers for another 5 days of camping out & adventures!!

Who is this guy?!?!

The real SUPERMAN??? I think so!

IN-BETWEEN TRIPS!

The past few days included cleaning tents & preparing for the next group (plus a full day off!).

I'm so blessed to be working alongside 2 of the BEST 16 year olds on the planet!! Praise God for hardworking young people!

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12


Friday, July 26, 2019

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, RELENTLESS RAIN, PLAN B's, & GOD-AWESOME ADVENTURES!

We were 15 miles outside of cell phone coverage so posting daily updates wasn't possible during our 5-day Adventure Trip with the middle school youth group from Calvary Chapel Fellowship. But all the rain didn't dampen the spirits of our young adventurers as we kept rolling with the punches and making the most of the rare moments of sunshine.

This trip was like planning a vacation to Florida 6 months in advance only to arrive to a slow moving Tropical Storm, and you do any outdoor activities that aren't affected by the rain. We tarpped all the tents in advance of the storms and the tents held strong throughout the trip.

Here's a list of the adventures we were able to accomplish: bridge jump, cliff jump, lake day, team building, ultimate, slip'n slide, team sports, Kan Jam, the history of telephones museum, the history of guns museum, Ft Loudon pre-revolutionary war tour, lake baptisms, morning devotions, nightly campfire messages, delicious camp meals, and eating out at a pizza restaurant.

Unfortunately we weren't able to do rock climbing or rappelling, and Baby Falls was way too dangerous to slide over.

Even with all the rain the kids and their leaders had a blast!































Sunday, July 21, 2019

CALVARY CHAPEL FELLOWSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH ARRIVED LAST NIGHT!


We love this group and can't wait to experience all that God has in store for the next few days!! We will be off the grid most of the time. Our camp is 15 miles away from cell phone coverage. Reminds me of growing in the late 1900's ;). Giddy up!

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

14 TENTS IN 6 HOURS! ......AND ACTION JACKSON HAS ARRIVED!


One of our best hardworking 16 year old volunteers has arrived to help with our biggest Adventure Trip of the year. With his help we were able to set-up 14 large tents in about 6 hours. We are so blessed to have Jackson on our team!! 

Friday, July 19, 2019

SLAMMED & FCD PICS UPLOADED!

SLAMMED 2019 PICS UPLOADED!

Click the link below to re-live all the God-awesome moments!!

https://goingthedistance.smugmug.com/2019/2019-Adv-Trip---SLAMMED-Public

FCD ADVENTURE TRIP PICS UPLOADED!

Re-live all the fun! Click the link below to see all trip pictures!

https://goingthedistance.smugmug.com/2019/2019-Adv-Trip---FCD-HS-Students

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

PREPPING FOR THE NEXT TRIP!

We've been working hard getting ready for our biggest trip of the year... 5 days of camping with 50 middle schoolers... praying for a powerful and impacting event!



Wednesday, July 17, 2019

PLAY HARD! PRAY HARD! FINISH STRONG!


PLAY HARD! PRAY HARD! FINISH STRONG!

Praising God for an incredible SLAMMED Adventure Trip!! The tradition continues!

SLAMMED 2019!

Sunday, July 14, 2019

RAFTERS HIT THE EJECT SEAT!

SLAMMED lived up to its name as several rafters joined the white water swim team while traversing down the notorious Chattooga River - Section 4!

Non-rafters opted to tour Helen, GA.

SLAMMED 2019!