today church camp child who's camp back camp experiences safe favorite week year week church camp started summer grade miss year years straight case you're wondering variety united methodist-run camps michigan you've movie jesus camp pretty camp experiences categorized typical mine lots singing campfires silly rituals traditions cold scrambled eggs thick spaghetti iceberg lettuce swimming canoeing lake giggling passing notes horizontal hour cabin feeling convinced forever friends dreams sleep hugs tears week heartfelt promises touch absorbing subtle important things faith church camp added element bible studies prayer worship times discussions relate relate learned faith weeks camp sort feels learned kindergarten lists faith deepens matures slowly steps forward step back fashion find drawing insight basic concepts absorbed camp learning heavy theological material winning bible quiz competitions learning subtle important things nature make relationship here's learned confined church building central united methodist church lansing michigan church years life woods lake wrapped laughter friendship dining hall campfire starry northern michigan skies northern lights witnessed camp magnificent night days week sundays means worship happen week time prayer happen times dinner knew amazingly worship study prayer boring dreaded gift bestowed parents people teach they've taught umbilical cord running parents learned forge ahead faith adults serve mentors guides people talk trust kinds people cool people relationships person relationship back story day-to-day characteristics christians cookie cutter stereotypes growing feeling cool people public school sort geeky-but-nice people felt torn tended vocal faith camp paradigm shifted strong indelible connection freedom common connection rules boundaries confinement earliest experiences freedom life experiences home tied coincidence parents felt comfortable sending nine-year-old week church-related camp analogy holds true learned years true freedom utter lack boundaries wilderness true freedom involves form feel safe turn explore open form wondering church camp experience pretty sorts things learning camp articulate twenty years glad loves camp forward year dramatic anticipation camp longer feels year thinks she'll ready give week home pretty church camp experiences time camp teenager times started church experienced denomination surprised christian stereotype mold personality approach faith times life changing experience found side makes church camp real figurative sense chance examine faith past parents denomination person discolored 