Camp Tejas

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Well, we’ve just finished our first week at Camp Tejas in Giddings, TX, and it’s been a good one. Weather-wise it’s been everything from early summer (sunny and 75) to blustery spring (hard rain for a day or two) to definitely winter (highs in the low 40’s with wind gusts up to 30mph and skies that look like it could snow at any moment. Brrrrrrr). Work-wise it’s been a little of this and a little of that. There are three SOWER couples but there are also six couples that work with the MMAPS Ministry (Mobile Missionary Assistance Program).
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So there have been lots of hands to keep busy! We ladies started doing “detail” cleaning in some of the guest rooms.
These rooms are beautiful and beautifully kept, so what we’ve done is some of the less-noticed areas – picture frames, baseboards, bric-a-brac, and the like.
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Unbelievably, when summer comes these rooms are emptied out and are outfitted with addition bunk beds for summer campers. I’m still trying to picture that!
We also spent one day removing the lights and dismantling the 75 Christmas Trees that were in their main meeting hall.
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Camp Tejas has a HUGE Christmas Light Festival during December, and it was time to start the de-Christmasing!
Here’s that room without any decoration –
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But since yesterday was that Sunny and Seventy day, I took the camera out for a walk, and enjoyed some of the sights around camp. I haven’t explored all of the ins and outs of the camp, but I have discovered that it is quite a facility.

Some parts of it are rustic-
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And some are just downright lovely –
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There are Lakes
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And swimming pools
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and kayaking
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(along with zip lines and other teen-friendly activities!).
Here are a couple of other shots from around the camp –
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(This building was made with all re-purposed material! It’s amazing!)
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And one of my favorites of the walk –
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Sometimes when we work at such lovely camps I wonder if they really need SOWER help. But what I’ve learned over the last seven years that even facilities like this rely heavily on volunteers to fill in the gaps and take up the slack. We’re blessed to be able to see what God has been doing here at Camp Tejas! And we’re honored to be able to be a small part of reaching people with the Gospel here in great state of Texas!

4 thoughts on “Camp Tejas”

  1. Giddings, TX. In addition to being the home of the fighting Buffaloes, this is the home of my wife’s (Carol) grandparents and a couple of uncles. She spent many summers there as a teen. After we married in 67, we spent many weekend there visiting with family. Now the annual family reunion is held at South Forty RV park on highway 77. My brother’s place is just a few miles away in Burton.
    How long are you guys going to be there? We will be up for a couple of nights in Feb (17th and 18th). The Cedar Creek RV Owner’s club is having a mini rally at South Forty during the entire month of Feb. If you guys are still there then, we would like to meet face to face. Please drop me an email to let me know if you will be in the area.
    Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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