Camp is closed! Saturday afternoon, as I was in the emergency room investigating a possible contagious disease (I’m ok and not sick), I got the call from our operations manager that the church had flooded! We spent that night moving furniture, sucking up water, sanitizing toys, and washing out contaminants from the basement. The basement is now dry, but because of hazardous health conditions, we had to call all the campers and close for at least today (Monday).
Currently, I’m investigating ways to open camp as soon as possible. Since we are licensed by the city, our responsibilities are numerous and we need to be approved by Boston’s health and building inspectional services before opening up. A demolition crew is slated to come in and take apart the basement within the next few days; but this would leave us without the most important floor in our camp. One possibility is that we move to a new site, which is slightly disappointing because we love getting campers comfortable enough so that attending youth group won’t be such a stretch for them. Another possibility is that we remain closed for an extended period of time. It is possible that the city will just shut us down for good; but we are hoping and praying.
If you can, would you pray that God would be glorified during this time—that we would learn to trust him in new ways and that we would see his provision. Also, pray for all the families that will not have a place for their kids to go during this time. Finally, pray for the Gospel to be preached and shared no matter what the circumstances. I’m reminded again of Romans, where Paul writes that “for those who love God all things work together for those who are called according to his purpose.” We have a purpose this summer from the Lord and we are clinging to him. We are looking forward to him working all things out as He promised.
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