Lakeshore Summer Camp 2023

Lakeshore Summer Camp 2023

By Miss Evie Johns

My experience every summer at Lakeshore Camp and Retreat Center is always incredible. The summer camp in Eva, TN, has been like a second home to me since my first visit at a church retreat with Reverend Camille in fourth grade. I remember
staying the weekend, making a good friend, and going home more excited than ever to tell my parents what a great time I had and beg them to sign me up for an overnight camp that summer. And what can I say? I’ve been going back ever
since.

This year the Junior High Camp focused on the fruit of the spirit as our theme for the week. We dove deep into the meanings of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control over “the course”
of the week. We also discussed their purpose and why they are the fruits of the spirits. Toward the end of the week, we talked about carrying the fruits of the spirit into our everyday lives after leaving camp and how to show them
to others to be a witness to Jesus Christ. In short, I had such a fantastic experience at Lakeshore this year, learned a lot, and made many new friends.

Evie