I can’t really say what all happened over the summer because I was not there. Reuben and I flew up to Michigan in mid May to go help out at The Springs Ministries for the summer. We went to The Springs specifically because that is where B.J. and Bethany live and work.
Reuben was a bulk of the media crew. He stayed up into the wee ours of the morning almost every week (and several weeks more than one night) to perfect the amazing videos they put out every week.
This is a picture of Reuben with some of his equipment. He is holding his Walkie-Talkie in his right hand and has his camera bag slung over his shoulder.
I my job was titled as head of cleaning crew, but I did a few other things as well. I got igloos (large water containers) out to key locations so counselors could keep their campers hydrated. I cleaned bathrooms. I accidentally played a part in leading the dramas (skits with a point) for a few weeks. I also got to serve food to campers and staff. My favorite thing to do was catch and belay.
The nice thing about camp was that I did not do any of this alone (minus belay because only one person can do it. I always had a team with me. They differed in who and how many each week. From a four man squad to just me and an accomplice. Every week had similar tasks, but the team changes and new challenges every week kept me from losing my mind.
This is a picture of me belaying a camper up the climbing wall. I am there to draw in slack from the rope and keep them from falling to far.
B.J. did an amazing job of running the programs. There were specific people in charge of each age group, but he was above them all making sure everything ran well and even ran a few thing himself, like high ropes, fight night and the zip line.
Pic of B.J. hooking someone up to the zip line where I was probably catching and Reuben took a lot of pictures so this may have been from him.
I do not know what the context of this picture was. I just found it.
Bethany did everything (almost) office related, from registering campers and handling mail to running high adventure course (that some almost) and handling social media for camp. She does a lot of behind the scenes work and you can not see and should probably get more credit than what I have seen. (So props to you Bethany)
The next post of updates should be catching up on current events and the JRK studios tour! (Just kidding on the tour thing)
Jason
There & Back Again - A Family's Journey 