Boys & Buck-Buck

Let us introduce you to a classic HoneyRock game played only after church at Cathedral Pines. It's a game that requires skill, strength, and precision: Buck-Buck. The Advance Camp guys, with the help of Activity Staff, started up wild game of Buck-Buck in their Sunday best. People gathered on the lawn to watch them build their human pile higher. For those of you who are not familiar to the process, we'll explain.

Step One: Make a good base. Ben, Isaiah, and Kurt link to make a solid start.

Step Two: Stack 'em higher. Advance Camp guys take running leaps to launch themselves onto the pile. 

Step Three: Just keep stacking. Korey, Advance Camp counselor, tops the pile.

Advance Camp guys are in camp for the week and will be busy in activities, worship, large group games and Bible Studies. On Friday, they will take a trip to the Wolf River and go rafting.

Advance Camp girls are packing out at the Trip Locker to leave on trip this afternoon. They have all of their food, tents, tarps, sleeping bags, and other camping necessities packed and ready! Here we have a couple of cabins with their "before" pictures. We can't wait to hear the stories that come back with them from being in the wilderness for five days!

 

 We'll have the final pictures of Intro Camp and updated pictures of Res Camp, Advance Camp and 2:22 on our photo site later this afternoon - use the links to the right to find the page!

Update: Pictures will be posted tomorrow - we're editing and processing now. Thank you for your patience!

Meet Isaiah: Sailing Instructor

Meet Isaiah, our Sailing Instructor! In the States, Isaiah calls Lancaster, PA home, but has lived in Dakar, Senegal for most of his life. He's pumped to be up at camp this summer for his third HoneyRock experience. After Isaiah participated in Passage, he knew that he wanted to spend more time in this place. 

We asked Isaiah about his favorite part of working at HoneyRock, and he told us that apart from the community, he loves watching the mist over the quiet water in the early mornings before 5am.

Isaiah is at HoneyRock this summer after feeling a strong draw back to the place where he grew in Passage and counseled Advance Camp men. He says, "I know that this fits with the person God made me to be and my desire to bring people together in community...it all comes together to work well in this environment. I'm here to love and serve, all to the glory of God."

Isaiah shows the "Mojo Monkeys" a sail

Intro Camp girls listen as Isaiah explains parts of the boat

Throwback Thursday - 1951 to 2008

Every Thursday we look through our photo archives and post five "throwback" pictures. After some tech problems with the blog yesterday, we're back and instead of skipping a week, thought we could post the pictures today. This week includes pictures from 1951 to 2008!

Peg Lovik (L), first Girls’ Camp Director, 1951

Bud Williams instructs rappelling at Porcupine Mt.

Boys & Burros

Women's Choir at 1985 Cathedral Pines Service

2008 Activity Staff

HRC Loves Activities!

What do campers spend the most time doing in a day, besides sleeping?

Activities. From archery to mountain biking to ceramics and more, most  spend about 4 hours a day learning various skills in their time dedicated to activities.  

Campers are ready to ride! (2012)

The challenge of exploring a new activity and learning through the Basic, Intermediate, and Masters process provides an opportunity for a unique integration of faith and learning. We believe that the time dedicated to activities not only enables campers to learn a new skill, but that it also gives a sense of accomplishment and builds confidence – developing body, mind, and spirit.

Chentell, Ceramics Instructor ’12, teaches a cabin of boys about throwing technique

Our Activity Staff arrived just over a week ago. After team-building initiatives and introductory training, the staff has been handed keys and given full access to their areas. In this time, instructors learn the finer elements of their activity, from climbing difficult routes to perfecting barefooting technique to making a wet wood fire and more.

SLS Counselors shave down sticks to make a wet wood fire

This morning, while SLS and AMP are in class at HoneyRock, Activity Staff will finish up Lifeguard Training. Then, all SLS and Service Team counselors will join Activity Staff in the pool for Water Safety!