Swamp Camp Blog

September Update

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! This past weekend was the High School Retreat! Unfortunately, I was out of town and couldn’t make it, but from what I heard, it was a great time! :) If you know someone who went, be sure to ask them all about

Different Together

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! As I’m writing this, the Mother Daughter is less than a week away! I am SO excited for an amazing weekend, and for all of the quality time that we’re going to get to spend together! If you haven’t

Hey, Mom!

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! This week, I've got a special message for our mom's and daughters from Mr. Steve and Mrs. Rachele! Check it out below. :) Hi Camp Swamp Family! We hope you’re enjoying these last few days of summer and for some of you,

See ya, Summer!

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but our summer is officially over! What an amazing time, full of memories and wonderful connections. For all of my friends here that went to Camp this summer- if you haven’t already, we

Lauren Armstrong!

Hey, I'm Lauren! I've been at Camp for 3 weeks this summer- I also camped Week 2 and had a blast! I also got to Teen Work during Week 1, and I get to do it again for Week 6! I was in Girls 7 Week 2, and I loved

Reign Wims!

CAMP SWAMP! There are so many things I could say about it, but I will start with how it is the most awesome place in the world! When I come to Camp, I instantly feel at home. This place is filled with the most beautiful souls! I have met some

Evelyn Moody!

Hi, my name is Evelyn Moody and I am 15 years old. I have been at camp for 6 years and this year was my first year counseling. I have enjoyed being at camp this summer so much. My favorite swamp memory was when a bird died in a pillow

Ariel Brooks

Hi, my name is Ariel! I’ve been coming to camp for a few years but I went twice this summer. I camped week 2 and got to teen work week 5. This year has been one of my favorites at camp. When I camped my cabin had so much

Lily Yim!

hey shawties!! it’s your favorite yim (lily) writing u a fire blog! sooooo guess what🤭🤭🤭!I JUST GOT BACK FROM SUCH A SPICY AND ROBUST LATINO CAMP SWAMP HONDURAS and it was. such. a. blast. i got to learn about my culture and get to experience such a new

David Ruiz-Diaz!

Hey my name is David(aka will's brother😐)! I’m in cabin 7 this year and I’m excited for the whole entire week mostly connecting with new people and friends😤 i’ve been at camp for 9 years including this year 😎

Gwen McKay!

Hi, I'm Gwen, and I'm in Girls 6 this week! This is my 8th year coming to Camp. I'm so excited for all the small moments I will get to share with my cabin mates and new friends i make.

Mid-Summer Reflections

Hey, everyone! We have all had a great, restful week, and are so excited to be back at Camp! We are just about halfway through the summer, and some of the counselors that are here all summer had a few words to share about their experience so far! * The crew

Havana :)

Hi I’m Havana I was in girls 6. I think my favorite part was definitely starlight. Even through it was a little cloudy I still has so much fun laying up on the field. Every year I’m always reminded on how beautiful Gods creation is and how I

Bekah

Hey! My name is Bekah and I was in girls 5. One thing I loved about camp this year was being able to build relationships with all people regardless of age or gender! I love all my hugs, laughs, conversations, and memories! I am so grateful for my older friends

We Need Help.

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! I hope all you have had a great week. As I'm typing this, we are just ONE week away from meeting up at Camp to start getting ready for the summer! With that being said, I want to be honest with you

A Little Nostalgia

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! As of right now, it’s officially MAY!! In just a few short weeks, we’ll all be having a blast out at Camp again! I'm so unbelievably hyped! Some of the counselors were talking a few weeks ago about activities we

The Safest Place Besides Your Home

Hello and Good Morning, friends! I hope all of you have enjoyed your weekend! Every week we get closer and closer to the start of SUMMER CAMP and every week it gets harder and harder not to think about it all the time!! Part of the reason I’ve always

The Ongoing Conversation

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog!! I hope you all enjoyed your weekends! At the end of last month, some of the Swamp Staff got to go to a conference in Oklahoma City that was hosted by Teleios called “Generation Z: The Ongoing Conversation”. The conference was essentially

Better Together!

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! It’s the very first blog of a new month! It feels like 2023 is totally flying by. (But hey- that just means we’re one week closer to Camp starting back up for the summer!) This past weekend, I got to

All Good Things!!

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! For those of you who don’t know, we just had our last retreat of the spring! We had an awesome weekend for mothers and sons to get together and spend some quality time together. :) But now that it’s over, that

For Our Daddys and Daughters

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog! As some of you know, we had our Daddy Daughter Retreat last weekend. It was such a blast- I really loved getting to spend the weekend with my family! The super awesome Angelica Yim put together a video from the weekend, and

Humble

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog, it’s good to see you! :) This week, I have the privilege of sharing some words from Jeff! I hope you’ll all enjoy. I know it’s been a few months since we sang Away in a Manger; but have you

IT'S TIME!!

Hello again, friends! Welcome back to the blog!! Can you guys believe it’s already February? Camp is just a few months away- how EXCITING!!! Now that it’s February, registration is in FULL SWING!!! DOn’t forget to reserve your spot! You can register here!!! As everyone starts to

January Update!!

Hello again, friends!! Welcome back to the blog! I hope everyone enjoyed their week! This week, I have a super exciting announcement for all of you!! Registration for all of our spring retreats are officially OPEN!! We’re kicking off the festivities starting March 3rd-5th with the Daddy Daughter Retreat!

Love from Paraguay

Hello again, friends!! Welcome back to the blog! This week, a really good friend of mine is going to share with you all! As you know, we just had a group of people come back from Paraguay last week! Maya Yim had some thoughts for all of you. Please enjoy!