In case you weren’t at Trailblazing/ Training week, check out some of the comments 2012 staff posted on Twitter: M_Gamble May 24, 5:47pm via Twitter for iPhone First week of pine cove was incredible! So excited for this summer! sarahwheeler13 May 24, 5:01pm via Twitter for iPhone I am officially completely and totally in [...]
Pine Cove Tweet Mob
What could be cooler than opening your front door only to find camp going on in your front lawn? That’s exactly what happened when we surprised Rachel, a longtime camper who will be at the Shores this summer, at her home a few weeks ago. Rachel is our biggest commenter on Facebook, and we wanted [...]
Your Influence This Summer
Recently, Opee posted a blog to parents to encourage parents to let go of their kids and see what God will do in them through camp. He left them with the question, “What do you look for in a camp?” Here are a couple answers to that question that I hope encourage and challenge you. [...]
Last minute packing advice
Well everyone, summer is right around the corner and that means a few things: the temperature is getting warmer, exams are quickly approaching (or completely done!), and in only a few short days you will be heading down to Pine Cove to begin summer 2012! You’ve already received all the information about job description, packing [...]
Standing at the Wall
As I stood in the Western Wall Tunnel a month ago in Jerusalem, the Lord deeply penetrated my heart again with the same thing I had learned one year ago standing at that same place. As I watched Jewish women rock back and forth in the wall tunnel, holding written prayers in their hands, I [...]
Un-Real Reality
What is REALITY? Today, it can be hard to tell. At our Junior High Conference here at Outback this spring we decided to dig deeper into the idea of “What’s Real?”. And what better way to dig deeper then to do a skit, right…. There is a lot we can learn from Rod and Reel….but [...]
Farewell…
I was reading 2 Timothy this morning and had this crazy thought: “What will my farewell speech sound like?” Listen to Paul’s at the end of his life, when death was around the corner. 6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. 7 I have [...]
Our Facilities Are Our Program
If you have been around Pine Cove for any amount of time, you have already corrected the mistake in the title of this post. You have heard Opee say countless times, Our staff is our program. If you are new to staff this summer, you will soon understand the expectation we have for our staff [...]
#thisispinecove
17 [days till trailblazing] 23 [days till orientation] 32 [days till campers arrive] So are you pumped? My first summer, I had no idea what to expect. I had never heard of camp names. Counting cheers? What? Why is everyone yelling? All the time? If this is your first summer, get excited! The Lord is [...]
Some Things (Never) Change
There has been a lot of new stuff happening around here in preparation for this summer: While we are celebrating all the new things around camp, we are also excited about what doesn’t change around here, our motto: Pine Cove exists to be used by God to transform the lives of people for His [...]