Camp Texas 2014 Kick-Off

Today is the first day of Conquest Camp TX, the beginning to an exciting week of fun and formation while preparing souls for the Kingdom of God.  The counselors arrived to Camp Cho-Yeh, which is the Alabama-Coushatta Native American word for land of tall pines, and were greeted with a welcomed afternoon shower to help cool the day.  After the counselors set up the facilities, the campers began arriving at 5.  After being dropped off, checked in and reminded to drink plenty of water, the campers had free play — which consisted of their choice in playing or participating in Ga-ga Ball, Soccer, Volleyball, Carpetball, and or Ninja.  

At our first gathering, the campers were introduced to their team, team leader, given a run down of the rules and regulations via humorous skits as performed by the counselors, and introduced to this year’s theme. This year’s theme is Lone Survivor and is inspired by the courage and virtue as demonstrated in the book Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, which gives an eyewitness recount of the lost heroes of seal team 10 and during Operation Redwing.

Later on in the evening the teams chose names, came up with a team chant or cheer, and made a team flag set with a coat of arms for their team. The campers had a blast deliberating and debating over what to call their team and what to put on their flag. The camp dads had the responsibility of judging the flags and cheers based upon the creativity, unity of cheer, and awesomeness.  The overall winner of the team flag and cheer competition was the Soldiers of the Trinity (S.O.T.)  Other team names included:

The Lone Dragons

The Aviators

Operation Domination

The Swiss Survivors

Satan Slayers

Squadron of 8

R-P-Jesus

Christ Surrenders

The evening activity for the night was Wolf, which is an ever favorite for Conquest camps.  The counselors each adopted their own wolf call and dashed out into the grounds of camp Cho Yeh while the campers learned the rules.  Wolf is essentially a variation to the old camp classic Counselor Hunt.  The counselors hide and the campers hunt and find, and points are awarded for each counselor (wolf) captured.

The rest of the evening ran smooth and ended with night prayer and benediction before hitting the bunks.  Tomorrow is a full day, and we can’t wait for it to start.