Gaga Ball
By Hannah S. age 13
Hi, my name is Hannah. My favorite activity is Gaga ball. This is my third year at Camp Gilgal. This has been my favorite so far. I love Gaga ball so much and it’s fun to win, but sometimes I can lose fast. The most epic game I played was when I was going against Feedback and I thought that I was going to lose because he sometimes can beat everyone. But this time was different. Everyone else was out, except me and Feedback. The crowd was cheering and it was so intense. I was so nervous, but I eventually hit the ball and got Feedback out and won. It was so fun, I will never forget this victory.
Camp this year was fun, although the leader had to go. But we still all got through and we all had fun traveling to places and singing along with each other. I especially liked the dunes and pretending to actually be in the desert, but I hated going up the really steep hills. I also liked hearing the leader’s testimonies and I think all the campers acknowledged what they said. Gaga ball is fun for everyone until I scraped my knuckles, but it was worth it. I liked meeting new people and chatting with them to know their heritage and the history of how they got here. It was all very fun while it lasted, but sadly everything must come to an end.
Hey, peoples reading my article, it’s me, Abi!
You made this camp so magical. I got to ride a horse and it was so much fun, I felt like a Disney princess. Thank you so much for making this a magical experience. Riding a horse was the highlight of my year. Again, thank you, I’m so grateful such generous people like you exist in this world, thank you. At first I didn’t want to, but when I did, it was so fun! It felt different than I imagined. Thank you so much for this fantastic experience, I love horses so much now! I’m so grateful that I got to come to a camp like this.
At camp 2017, we took time on a Thursday to visit the Michigan sand dunes. After a two hour drive, we arrived in a parking lot full of ATVs and other four wheel drive vehicles. There was a brief debate on whether or not to rent one, but the prices per hour settled it quickly. We ate lunch and started hiking up the first dune. Once we reached the top, our calves were already strained. We split into two groups, the larger group, who started towards Silver Lake, and the smaller group, which consisted of Koala, Rafiki, Lone Star, Tater Tots, Lydia, Max and myself.
This year at camp we had electricity in the cabins, so Blewish made us go camping. A guy named Moe invited us to stay at his house. On the way to the house, Tots took song requests and we were rocking out the whole way there. When we were at the house, it was raining, so the girls ended up sleeping in the house and the guys went to sleep in the RV. We swam in their pond for most of the day and caught frogs. At campfire, Lone Star told his testimony of his faith in Yeshua and then we ate popsicles.
This year at Gilgal, we’ve done so many fun things, as well as learned spiritual lessons. On the fourth day of camp, we took a trip to the sand dunes by Lake Michigan. The night before we went to the dunes, we stayed at a Camp Gilgal friend’s house and they had a lake there. We got to swim. We also got to zip-line above the lake and play human foosball. At the dunes, we got to swim in Silver Lake. The dunes were hard to climb up, but very fun to be on. Every night during campfires, we all listened to the leaders tell their testimonies. Their stories were inspiring. I am very thankful that I had this experience. Every day, I felt closer to God. Everyone here has helped us grow in our faith. I think that all of us agree that this has been a great year at Camp Gilgal.