I bet when you read the title you thought Roy must be “losing it”. Maybe you simply thought I’d forgotten to write this week and just realized it. Well, my memory isn’t what it used to be but that’s not tonight’s topic.
We just concluded “Senior Night” during Camp Nathanael’s high school camp. It’s a special [...]
Romans 12:15 says, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Today Debbie and I, along with many in our mission family, are weeping with some very close friends of SMMM.
We got a call late last night that Captain Eric Terhune, USMC, was killed yesterday in Afghanistan. Eric is the grandson of [...]
Every afternoon the campers enjoy a couple of different activities in small groups. Everything from the 30′ climbing tower to throwing tomahawks. One choice each week is “Creek Stomping” which is exactly like it sounds. You take an old pair of shoes and stomp up Old House Branch, one of Knott County’s most pristine streams, [...]
We’re opening our second week of resident camp. Last week with younger campers and fewer numbers we had a good “shakedown” week where we all got into the routines without a lot of pressure. This week there are 113 middle school campers (6th - 8th grade) with many of them twice the physical size of [...]
Do any of you remember Virginia City from the classic TV western, Bonanza? Well, Camp Nathanael hasn’t quite taken that appearance but we’re working on it.
Our western theme for summer camp includes decorating the front of the Kentucky Building where the snack and souvenir stores are located. Grace Henderson and Cathy Franklin, along with the [...]
Today we opened the first week of resident camp. The Great Adventure is our summer theme, which will have a western flavor to it, and it certainly will be just that - a great adventure!
There is nothing like watching a bunch of 4th and 5th graders bounce off the camp bus after an hour and [...]
We’ve just wrapped up Day Camp and what fun it is. I had one of the first year summer staff tell me how much fun he’d had this week with the day campers (1st-3rd grade students). I said that’s one of the reasons I enjoy being here. What other “job” let’s you act like a [...]
I got news late yesterday that O. Floyd Johnson had gone to Heaven at the age of 93. You ask who is that? This special gentleman was part of the sanding and shaping the Lord did in my life to make me the person I am.
I first met Mr. Johnson when I arrived at The [...]
As soon as you open the door you hear it. It doesn’t matter if it’s early morning or just before dark. There’s that eerie, buzzing, humming, somewhat of a “roar” sound. To the uninitiated, it sounds like a low budget horror film when the hordes of “killer” insects are about to come over the mountain. [...]
I remember several of SMMM’s senior missionaries using the saying, “Pray, preach or die at a moment’s notice.” Many times it was used in jest but with a “touch” of seriousness. It means you have to be ready to do any of those things immediately without any further preparation.
Today, Debbie and I had the opportunity [...]
