The Bishop came to camp today to say mass. My VERY religious staff was SO excited you might have assumed that a rock star was coming based on the way they were bouncing around. This is the Bishop that I met with in May to discuss the possibility of closing camp. I have met with him many times over the years and he has come to camp every year. He is a camp supporter and a really great guy. I was excited for him to come because I enjoy seeing him and because it was making the staff so happy.
Right before mass, I looked around and ALL of the male counselors had changed into khaki pants and polo shirts (even more surprising and adorable- so had some of the campers!). It was so cute, so sweet and not at all surprising considering my staff this summer.
During the homily, the Bishop talked about what a special camp this is. He said so many nice things- things I have worked really hard to share with the world over the past few years. I KNOW that this camp is special and I know we are doing good work. We're in need of a makeover, yes. We haven't been able to fundraise as much money as we need or get the marketing momentum to fill the weeks. But aside from the challenges, the work we are doing is important and this camp is not just your typical camp.
Hearing him talk about how special our camp is made me emotional. I love this camp so much. I know that I write that in every post. And maybe everyone who works at a camp thinks theirs is special. But it really is.
I said a prayer for God to save camp. At this point, I have to trust that if it's meant to be, we'll figure out a way to make it work.
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