We arrived at Camp Tejas just outside of Giddings, TX on Thanksgiving Day. God gave us a beautiful sunset! There were fireworks launched the next night for a small group of guests, so much fun! We’re looking forward to a great weekend before our work project starts!
YUM! We met up with our first SOWER friends from January 2020 that were GL’s at Camp Horizon in Florida – Keith & Linda McNeely with their son and daughter in law. We had a great feast of roast turkey with ALL the fix’ins. (The McNeelys are currently SOA’s at Camp Tejas from October through January).
Hmmmmm… the one thing that Dennis said before we signed up for Camp Tejas was that he wasn’t really excited about the possibility of decorating – stringing Christmas lights around trees and buildings. Guess What! This was our assignment! We were the only SOWER couple signed up for December, so we got to decorate!!
The camp had about 60 volunteers show up a few weeks ago to decorate the campus. Unfortunately they didn’t follow the camp instructions to wrap the lights precisely (three -four fingers width). So not only did we decorate, we had to un-decorate first!
We were tagged as the couple “that get it” and so we were assigned to redo so many of the buildings and trees. We DID enjoy this project – and will willingly add “Christmas Lighting” to our skill sheets!
We enjoyed several special times of fellowship at churches, meals, and campfires. This project was our first “solo” project, but we felt close to the group of volunteers that were also there. It was great to work with Steve and Angie Townsend (Independent volunteers) and Keith & Linda McNeely SOA’s.
During the final week, there was a church group attending the camp that even had a “snow” tubing hill! We were invited to the staff Christmas party at Paul & Kelly Biles house (The CEO of Camp Tejas). We had so much fun with games, amazing people, and great food.
We ended the project with some cleaning and organization. The camp’s storage rooms of building supplies and Christmas decorations needed much attention. We were able to reorganize and bring some clarity to their purpose. What a difference – the camp staff were very grateful!
Sunrise on December 17, 2020 – our 48th Anniversary!! Wow – what an adventure we’ve had for so many years, actually “adventures” would be more accurate. We are thankful to our Lord for the life we have shared for this many years! We are looking forward to the many new adventures ahead of us!
Hey family… here we come for some Christmas fun!