Fall Retreat

This past weekend was our Shepherds Fall Retreat!  Rainy weather 
and temperatures dropping into the 30's did not keep us from having 
a great weekend.  

This year's fall retreat was a big melting pot.  We had dozens of new 
and returning campers.  Our staff from this summer were joined by 
new staff members and returning alumni.  We also had a great crew 
serving on front lines: setting tables, preparing meals, serving food, 
washing dishes, scrubbing pots and cleaning bathrooms.  We were 
blessed to have high school and college students serving for the 
weekend who came from Philadelphia, Lancaster, Houghton, 
Hanover, Lockhaven and of course, Binghamton.

Our campers and staff enjoyed fall crafts, table games, Bible & Music, 
activities in the gym, movie night and a huge game of Bingo.  Everyone 
was excited for the great food and desserts... especially the grilled 
cheese and hot soups on Saturday's rainy afternoon.  We topped off 
the weekend with our famous camp Pizza (with salad of course).

With all the excitement and fury of activity of this past weekend, our 
main focus was each other.  It was a great time to reconnect, serve 
together and care for our campers.

We are already looking forward to the Spring Retreat in April, 2013.