Hello everyone!
This week’s main activity has been closing our camp for winter. Well, that has been my main activity; my wife has been taking extra care of the kids while I’ve been gone.
Since we didn’t have anyone to rent the camp this fall we decided to shut down the camp early this year. Even though we’ve been renovating the camp, a lot of our water lines will still freeze during the winter if they are not kept warm. It is an old camp with a lot of quirks like that, but still a wonderful place.
This year’s process was made a lot easier as the new water system is simpler than the old one. Just a few years ago I remember the guys turning on random valves trying to figure where the pipes went, then running around trying to find the water, and then hearing hollers from the other guys disassembling the shower heads in a nearby bathroom as the pipes started gushing with water again.
It was all pretty funny… as long as it was a warm day and you weren’t the one to get wet.
We also bring down all the ministry supplies, things that would freeze, and junk we’ve accumulated over the summer. This one was probably the most we’ve stuffed two trucks with, but still not near the record.
Then, once all the heavy lifting is done, we get to enjoy one of the best parts of camp shutdown!
These hot springs are just seven miles up the road from our camp. Every year, during spring, the stream will be flooded from the melting snow and wash away the pools. Though, before long, some really committed locals will head back up and rebuild them.
It seems that the pools keep getting better every year!
We pray that this finds you very well!
In Christ,
The Abiding Kingdom
The Abiding Kingdom 