Night fell upon Camp Peniel
We began to walk down the gravel path that was filled with pointy rocks that would stick up into the foam of our flip-flops. As we walked, we sang the song. Some of the campers didn’t know the song, so I tried singing loud to make up for them. We sang:
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¯What a privilege to come into God’s presence-
Just to linger with the one who set me free-
As I lift my eyes and see his awesome glory-
I remember who he is and bow the knee. ¯
Chorus: ¯Bow the knee! Bow the knee!
Bow the knee! Bow the knee!
He is King of all the ages – Bow the knee!
God alone- On His throne-
God alone- On His throne-
Sing it high and lift it up and bow the knee!
Kneel before him-
All adore him-
As you live to love him more,
And bow the knee. ¯
¯In his hands he holds the power of Creation-
With his voice he spoke and all things came to be-
Yet he hears each simple prayer I bring before him-
When I humbly seek his face and bow the knee. ¯
Chorus:
Our cabin reached the fire pit. A warm glow emitted from the bonfire. Cracking wood shot sparks that looked like fireflies into the night sky. We took our seats on the hard, wooden logs.
After a few minutes once we had gotten settled, I heard another cabin come through the cleared out, grassy pathway. They sang, Seek ye First.
¯Seek ye first the kingdom of God-
And his righteousness-
And all these things shall be added onto you-
Hallelu- Hallelujah. ¯
Chorus: ¯Hallelujah- Hallelu- Hallelujah!
Hallelujah- Hallelu- Hallelujah. ¯
I heard some other songs as well as campers in different cabins entered the clearing. From where I was sitting, I could see the sky. God had filled the sky with flashes of lightning, yet it did not rain, putting our fire out. As it did this, a lyric came to my head –
¯The heavens declare the glory of God! ¯
Once everyone was seated, we sang songs, and many people gave testimonies. One camper had gotten saved that week. Others had grown more in Christ our Savior.
The wood popped, and fell over. It didn’t take long before the bonfire became so small that it looked like a one person’s camp fire. My eyes felt tired as I watched the flames flicker. I was entertained with the orange fireworks that came from the camp fire, danced to the sky, and disappeared in the middle of the air.
Behind me, I heard a familiar voice. I turned around and saw that M.S. had stood up to give her testimony of that week. Once she had sat down, the very next person was B.R.
Before, I had thought about telling my testimony, but once I had gotten there, I couldn’t remember what I was going to say. Now, I remembered. I was about to raise my hand, when someone else did… then someone else… and someone else. They were all good testimonies, and so I waited for them to be done.
“Okay, we’ll sing one final song and be done,” The instructor said. Well, I guess everyone couldn’t say something.
We sang the song, and got up to leave. I used my flashlight to go back, but Miss Banks came up next to me with her flashlight, which was so bright that it made mine pointless. I turned my flashlight off, and continued walking.
Down the gravel path again. I looked up and saw that the sky continued to flash with lightning. Crickets chirped in the bushes. The lake was so still that it looked like smooth, black, glass. The moonlight reflected off of the lake, and a small cool breeze blew throughout the camp.
It was the perfect ending to a wonderful week.
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I love Camp Peniel
I was in Cabin #1 (Red Team), and my counselors were Miss Banks, as you read in the short storyline, and Miss Becca. Both of them were probably the best counselors I ever had.
As always, the food was amazing, and the staff appeared to work hard to make the week go smoothly. At the end, Blue Team won, but that doesn’t matter when the whole week was fun and enjoyable.
The week was awesome, but right now, I am happy to be at home with air-conditioning and a bug-free (mostly) house.
J The End J
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