courtney rebecca

I went to ACU Leadership Camps every summer for 12 years in a row. TWELVE YEARS. The last two, I was on staff. Camps was a huge part of my life, and it was where I did a lot of spiritual growing up. I can genuinely say that camps changed my life. The only thing I never got to do for camps was be a group leader. My sister was on staff this year, and my dad planned to go lead a group so he could be there and spend some time with her. It worked out perfectly for me to fly down (with them, since it was the week after they were here) and lead a group with him! It's hard to describe what Kadesh (the high school camp) really is. It's not exactly a fun camp. You are in a small group with 8-10 other kids and 2 adult group leaders. And you study the Bible. In the afternoon, you do service projects. And you worship worship worship as a camp. It's amazing. Kadesh is set up in a way that you get to know people really fast and really REAL. It's incredible to see the way God wor...

The first job I ever had was the summer after I turned 16. Up until this point, I had claimed that I didn't really like kids. This was pretty hilarious, considering I WAS a kid. Anyway, I got a job at the Cliff Nelson Recreation Center as a day camp counselor for the 5 & 6 year old group. At 16 years old, I was responsible for a group of FIFTEEN 5 & 6 year olds. Uh, yikes. When I think about that now, I have no idea why anyone thought this was a good idea. But believe me, I learned a lot! And it really changed the direction of my life... if I hadn't worked at Cliff Nelson, I think I would be doing something completely different now. But thanks to that first job, I continued on to work with kids in just about every other job I've had! I even got to be a counselor at Kadesh when my sister was a camper. And this summer, I'm back at it again. And I'm back with 5 & 6 year olds! I found out on Friday that I got a job at the Happy Trails Day Camp, which is just...