Camp Barakel Winter Retreat 2008

Ah, Camp Barakel!! I love going to Barakel with the teens. I enjoy the snow activities and the warm fires in all the buildings. This year we were on the West Side of the lake. If you've never been to Barakel, this is the older side of the lake and the buildings are a little more rustic like. The picture above is of most of the group we took, waiting for Chapel to start.
Here is a picture of Mel and Aubrey tubing down the hill. There was no snow when we left Saginaw, but there was about 5-6 inches at Barakel. The Tubing Hill was very icy and FAST!! My dad worked the hill and said that they sent down a train of 36 on Saturday morning!!!
Broomball and ice hockey were to of the favored sports. Here's Joey Kruger working hard to get to the ball. Snow football was also a big hit, except I took a nap during this time (shhh).
So anyone who thought that Pastor Matt was neat, was wrong. Yup these are all his clothes. Amber wouldn't be happy.
Brooke never enjoys getting her picture taken.

Well that was Winter Camp at Barakel. We had a great weekend. The speaker was Terry Coons. He challenged the kids about salvation. His point about it was that it wasn't just a one time thing, but a lifetime of working out their salvation. It is something that grows as we grow. He was very good, and I really enjoyed his message. If you would like to hear him, you can listen on the Camp Barakel website.