We might be enjoying a bit of respite here in Lindale before we move to our October project, but I didn’t want to forget to share about our time at Camp Nathanael in Eastern Kentucky!
It was an unusual project for us in several different ways. First, or course, was that we didn’t have our motor home with us for the first half of it following our breakdown as we made our way there from Ohio.  The camp was so gracious, offering us housing and (as luck providence would have it) they were already preparing three meals a day during the week for their many volunteers, so our meals were provided as well.  But perhaps even more memorable for me was that I was invited to work IN the ministry, as opposed to taking care of things (laundry/housekeeping/painting/etc.) in the background, enabling the ministry folks to do their ministry.
So each morning, after I would bake my quadruple batch of cornbread

and get the day’s batch of ‘gritty bread and butter’ ready for the day,


(That’s real homemade butter in the tub! The children learned how to make butter during their ‘Gritty (corn) bread and butter” class.  I would use their butter (and the buttermilk for the cornbread) the next day as I prepared the day’s samples.)
I would don my pioneer gear and join the quilting station –
sometimes joining the teaching team


and sometimes helping to ‘unstitch’ the stitches from the class before.

I was a small part of a great team

and thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Pioneer Days at Camp Nathanael.
Meanwhile, Gary was doing his part, doing maintenance and repairs!


He tackled lots of different jobs, while I was busy baking and playing with the kids!

It was such a good month! There were new volunteers each week, so we got to meet many new friends. It was great fun to interact with the different children each day, and since I also love kitchen work, I enjoyed my morning cornbread extravaganza too!
How thankful I am that the LORD directed our steps to serve at Camp Nathanael in September!

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