Camp Is GREAT (Part 2) (aka Camp Is 'DOCIOUS): The Things I Remember Most About The DelMarVa-DC Teen Camp 2010

As you probably know, I had a phenomenal time at last year's Teen Camp. It was the first time I had ever signed up to be a counselor. I learned so much and met so many wonderful people. Well, this year was no different. As a matter of fact, I would have to say that this was the best experience I've ever had since I acknowledged my calling to youth ministry. I wanted to do something a little different when I came back to share with you all, so what I did was make a list of all the catchphrases and other things that I remember from my trip. If you get confused at any time, just laugh anyway. Here we go...

1. Camp is GREAT! No, camp is 'DOCIOUS!

2. Every counselor, camper and recreational staff member

3. WHO ARE WE? PENN STATE!

4. I said a beef hot links! (I said a beef hot links!) When I say Hillshire, you say Farm! Hillshire! (Farm!) GO MEAT!

5. REDDDDDDDD ROBINNNNNNNN...YUMMMMMM!

6. OOOOOOOGAAAAAAAA...BOOOOOOOGAAAAAAAA!

7. (sings) If I could talk to the animals... (jumps around like a rabbit like Fred Abbott)

8. (sings) Start spreading the newwwwwsssssss... (screams a name and throws out a balloon)

9. (Brian Whitelock voice) DODGEBALL!

10. The water slide

11. Capture the flag

12. Flag Football

13. The big rock on top of the mountain...and people rolling DOWN the mountain

14. Buying nothing but Gatorade at the Canteen (the 7-Eleven of Teen Camp)

15. Balloon-A-Grams (some people got more of these than others)

16. AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE AN AI PARTY 'CAUSE AN AI PARTY DON'T STOPPPPPPPPPP! (throws up an "A")

17. Seeing Bishop Ronald "Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh" Martin during dinner on Thursday

18. Camp food, especially the French toast that made us either vomit or use the bathroom...or both

19. A Minute To Win It

20. CAN'T NOBODY DO ME LIKE GEORGIA! CAN'T NOBODY DO ME LIKE THE 'DOGS! CAN'T NOBODY DO ME LIKE GEORGIA! HE'S MAN BEST FRIEND!

21. That weird ninja game...

22. (Fred Abbott voice) PARTY!

23. Crowd surfing!

24. HOOOOOOOOOOO! (raises and lowers hands to emphasize volume)

25. Ok! (Alright!) Alright! (Ok!)

26. Jason and Shannon Matthews and SHOUT!

27. Cabin 16 (MY CABIN!) winning "Cleanest Cabin" TWO days in a row

28. 14 people, 1 shower (shudders)

29. Wet clothes with dirt and grass stains all over the floor (shudders again)

30. No phone or TV...and NOT CARING!

31. Learning a godly principle after a camper was late for dinner

32. GET YOUR ELBOWS OFF THE TABLE!

33. OOOOH AHHHHHH...WE'RE JUST TOO SMOOTH!

34. The heat during the "Peculiar Race"

35. Everyone has a different story

36. Vin Diesel, Justin Beiber and Soulja Boy clones

37. THIS GON' MAKE YOU CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP!

38. Sir, have you been drinking?

39. J. Swizz's all-night sermons

40. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD, BUT THE U...T IS IN THIS HOUUUUUUSSSSSE!

41. WHERE MY WARRIORS AT? AHHHHHOOOOOH!

42. WHERE MY FELLAS AT? (Fellas) RIGHT HERE SERVING GOD! (Ladies) I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT!

43. Sweating profusely during worship service and pretty much everywhere else

44. The Confidence Course

45. (sings and waves hands) OOOOOOLE OLE OLE OLE!

46. WE GOT A REPUTATION AND WE DO IT LIKE THIS (does random dance move)

47. If a redneck be for you, who can be against you?

48. Anthony Braswell's powerful sermons

49. The morning staff meetings

50. Frogs in the pool

51. Snapping turtles in the lake

52. When I survive, the Kingdom is advanced

53. It's not about a moment, it's about a mission

54. I will be the one

55. People submitting to Christ at the altar

56. People of various cultures loving one another

57. (sings) NO MORE SHACKLES, NO MORE CHAINS! NO MORE BONDAGE, I AM FREEEEEEE, YEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!

58. My life be like OOOOOOHHHHHH AHHHHHHH, OOOOOOHHHHHH OOOOOOHHHHHH! (that's an old song by Grits that was played a lot)

59. The rain that did NOT ruin our recreation time

60. The joy of knowing that I'll be doing all of this and MORE next year

That's all, folks! May God continue to bless all y'all!