Morgan at Maranatha

We really did have a wonderful week at Maranatha... even though it was camping. I tried not to do too much fussing. I had taken my pictures to crop, thinking there would be plenty of times when everyone else was outside and I could be in the air conditioning being productive. Not so much. I did get a lot done, but one whole days' free time was spent getting a tire fixed 50 miles away, and the other one I really did pretty much spend outside. Yes, you should be proud of me. The first night there was checking in and getting acquainted with the place. Dad repeatedly tried to get me on a bike, but I thought my rear on a bike seat was something I didn't care to share with the world. Besides, after fours years at Iowa State, the Maranatha campus wasn't really THAT big!! Anyway, the second day was the Fourth of July, which is the day they open the camp up to the public. That was the day I got the most cropping done. I don't like huge crowds OR being outside, so the two together didn't sound like my kind of day. There was a concert in the evening, followed by some really spectacular fireworks.

The next day was filled with their normal programming: some chapel services, praise and worship, and activities on the waterfront and on the rock wall. This was the day I went to get the tire fixed, so I missed a lot of that, but the services were wonderful. After the last service some people gathered for a baptism, and Morgan told his daddy that he'd like to be baptized, too. Michael talked to the director and he said that everything there was very informal, so if he'd like to baptize Morgan it was a great time! It was all so amazing. It was an incredibly peaceful evening and something we'll remember forever!!