The Tejas Pages 2010

200 The> > pages Camp t ejas CommuniTy minisTry INFLUENCING OUR LOCAL AREA >> Tejas Global FURTHERING THE >> MINISTRY >> Ways to Help insiDE LooK: SEE vOLUNTEER OppORTUNITIES ON WEsTbury LaKEHousE pAGE 34 >> Details on building a new, unique 200 summEr minisTry place to stay at Camp Tejas TEam PHoTo sHooT insiDE! >> DininG HaLL rEmoDEL Check out the new and improved Dining Area on page 16 summEr Fun! 30 different groups from 24 different churches come to Camp Tejas for summer camp to grow in the Lord. camp tejas t Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 1 10/29/2010 6:19:24 PM

Table of Contents 16 4 Summer Camp Take a look at the many different groups that come to Camp Tejas to get away from the distractions of every day life and focus on GOD. 15 Lakehouse Construction Get an insider’s look at the creation of the Westbury Lakehouse. 16 Dining Hall Remodel Check out the new and improved Dining Hall. The many renovations make for a faster, more efficient serving line and can facilitate larger groups. On the Cover 19 Summer Ministry Team > Photographed by Andrew Waite media intern Take a look at the many students and young adults who run the camp during the summer. >> “I wish I had some really interesting story about taking this picture, but the truth is, I just went out and set up a tripod 26 Community Ministry and took it... then I went and saved a bus load of nuns from a t-rex!” Come and see how Tejas staff travels off the campground to minister to and build relationships with the children of Giddings. 30 International 19 Nine internationals from six different countries >> shared their unique culture with the Camp Tejas staff over the summer. 34 Ways to Help Pray, donate, or work to help further God’s kingdom through Tejas Ministries. community ministry photo 26 4 SMT photo water zipline photo Check us out on Facebook and Twitter >> Search for ‘Camp Tejas’ on Facebook. Go to www.twitter.com/camptejas 2 pages 2010 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 2 11/8/10 12:24:17 PM

From the CEo administration >> David Jones | Chief Executive Ofcer Paul Biles | Chief Financial Ofcer billy & Janice Jones | Directors Emeritus Program services >> Kelly reat | retreat Director seth Gordon | summer Camp Director Kara Gordon | recreation manager Jennifer Jones | Discipleship manager Kim newton | media manager Facilities >> mike newton | Facilities Director matt Wall | special Projects manager alfredo Villegas | maintenance manager Jef Bailey | Maintenance/Construction Vickie Keller | Housekeeping manager robert Perry | Equipment operator maria rodriguez | Housekeeping Charles Wilson | maintenance/Construction in the summer of 980, Westbury baptist Church of Houston, Texas held their youth camp at Camp steven White | maintenance/Construction Tejas. i recall driving from Houston with my Dad and arriving at the camp after dark. i remember the game room and the pool, but not much more. i was twelve years old and Camp Tejas was just some Food service >> ranch-type place out in the middle of nowhere. That changed a few months later when my parents told michael Kase | Food service Director us that Camp Tejas was about to be our new home. Willie mae meyer | Cook autumn White | Cook Westbury baptist purchased the camp in the late fall of 980 under a ministry called Westbury Claudia Lopez | Cook Foundation. my parents took over as the managers in February 98 and that’s when everything began. it Heather Villegas | Cook was a new start for the camp, and a new start for my family. Kathy Paluch | Cook as a twelve year old, the adjustment from Houston to the middle of nowhere (just south of Giddings) angela bailey | Cook was fairly easy and a lot of fun. There was not a camp instruction manual for my parents, but it wasn’t shirley orts | Cook long before they discovered help from other Christian camps and caught on to the many facets of natalie West | Cook camp management. as a family, there was some time of adjustment, but Camp Tejas and Giddings, Texas shawna Valerius | Cook soon became home. amelia Lara | Cook The reservation calendar was sparse that frst year, but after a few brochures were mailed out, the Tejas board of Trustees >> phone started ringing. Less than 2,000 people came to the camp in 98 and the attendance has Paul Godley | Temple increased every year since then. our 200 attendance will be close to 5,500. steve adell | Houston reby Lawler | san antonio A few more brochures have been mailed out over the years and our staf is flled with great servants Kay mcWhorter | College station who have been blessed with wonderful talents. buildings have been built, trees have grown, and guests continue to come. a foundation of ministry has been built over the last 30 years that is impossible ron Pitts | Houston to measure and fully understand. We have no idea how many lives have been changed. We just hear amy Jatzlau | Giddings stories and thank the Lord for all He does. max Tidmore | Houston Charles Verheyden | Temple The past 30 years will be a launching pad for the next 30. We have no idea what will actually happen randy Walker | san antonio over the next 0,950 days, but we are beginning to make sense of the vision. it’s a vision that will use Gaines West | College station this ministry in ways that we never imagined in 98. but the most exciting part of it all is that our vision David Turner | Houston is nothing compared to the Lord’s plans. This is His ministry, and He will do with it exactly what He wants. Gift shop >> The year 20 marks the 30th anniversary of Camp Tejas as a Christian ministry focused on providing a place for churches and other Christian organizations to retreat and focus on their relationships with the shannon Gutierrez | Gift shop manager Lord and with each other. We do a lot of things, but there is nothing more important than maintaining a small piece of land in central Texas where the Lord can work in the hearts of His people. This issue of Pages magazine was created with Adobe Indesign and Photoshop CS2. Pages magazine is part of Tejas We look forward to the days ahead. Ministry Inc. Magazine designed by Hannah Martin. Photos by Esther McClure, Schylar Clark, Andrew Waite, Tyler Williams, Kaylon Wappes, Mikaela Andres, and Hannah Martin. CEo, Tejas ministries, inc. camp tejas t 3 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 3 10/29/2010 6:20:10 PM

Here Comes the SUN! SUMMER CAMP 2010 24 churches from all over Texas bring their children and youth groups to Camp Tejas every year to get away from worldly distractions, have a blast, and grow closer to God at summer camp. - June 6 - August 13 >> Community Bible Church Children | June 5-9 | San Antonio Community Bible Church Junior High 1 | June 9-13 | San Antonio Community Bible Church Junior High 2 | June 13-17 | San Antonio Community Bible Church High School | June 17-21 | San Antonio >> Woodlands United Methodist Church | June 27-July 1 | Houston River City Community Church (Royal Family) | June 22-26 | River City Riverbend Church | June 22-26 | Austin Great Hills Baptist Church Youth | July 2-6 | Austin Great Hills Baptist Church Children | July 3-6 | Austin 4 pages 2010 Shoreline Church | July 6-8 | Austin 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 4 11/8/10 12:24:21 PM

Summer CAMP - 2010 Camps Community Bible Church Children | June 5-9 | San Antonio Sagemont Church Youth | July 7-10 | Houston First Baptist Church Castle Hills | July 26-30 | San Antonio Community Bible Church Junior High 1 | June 9-13 | San Antonio Iglesia Pentacostal Unida Hispana | July 9-11 | Houston Grace Point Church | July 26-30 | San Antonio Community Bible Church Junior High 2 | June 13-17 | San Antonio First Baptist Church Brenham | July 12-16 | Brenham Cross Bridge Community Church | July 26-30 | Sugar Land Community Bible Church High School | June 17-21 | San Antonio Calvary Baptist Church | July 12-16 | McAllen Cross Mountain Church | July 26-30 | San Antonio River City Community Church (Royal Family) | June 22-26 | River City First Baptist Church Longview | July 12-16 | Longview Harvest Fellowship Comm. Church | July 26-30 | San Antonio Riverbend Church | June 22-26 | Austin First Baptist Church Bryan | July 12-16 | Bryan Sugar Creek Baptist Church Youth | July 31-August 4 | Sugar Land Woodlands United Methodist Church | June 27-July 1 | Houston First Baptist Church San Marcos | July 17-20 | San Marcos Shearer Hills Baptist Church | August 4-8 | San Antonio Great Hills Baptist Church Youth | July 2-6 | Austin Houston Northwest Church Junior High | July 17-20 | Houston The Vineyard Church Sugar Land | August 5-8 | Sugar Land Great Hills Baptist Church Children | July 3-6 | Austin Houston Northwest Church High School | July 20-24 | Houston Lake Hills Church | August 9-13 | Austin Shoreline Church | July 6-8 | Austin Spring Baptist Church | July 21-24 | Spring Palm Valley Church | August 9-13 | Mission camp tejas t 5 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 5 11/8/10 12:24:25 PM

A CBC camper enjoys free time > while fishing at the Tejas lake. An FBC Bryan camper hits the > bullseye at meadows archery! Faith in the >> Darkness By Nerys James, SMT International Team Leader >> “Sometimes The dark can be a scary place to be. However, one thing God has been teaching me is that sometimes, God will being in the darkness is a great gift. Psalm 42:8 says, “Each day, the Lord pours His unfailing love upon me, and take us to through each night I sing His songs, praying to God who gives me life.” Therefore, we have no reason to fear. Today our darkest we have become too consumed with doubt, worry, and insecurities, all of which lead us away from God. If we change our perspective and reach out to Him in the dark moments, as Psalm 121 teaches us, then the darkness is often the places as it is place we see Him most clearly. Just like worshiping in the back of a truck under the stars at eleven o’clock at night, there that we sometimes God will take us to our darkest places as it is here that we become most humble -- being on bended become most knee to our God who provides. So look for the light. Whether it is a guitar in a truck, the moon at midnight, or humble.” continual prayer, the light is there. We simply have to be willing to look for it and be open to receive its glory. 6 pages 2010 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 6 11/8/10 12:24:32 PM

summer CamP The Great Hills Baptist > Children love the Meadows rope swing! ARCHERY PICTURE ROPE SWING PHOTO > Glide down our > thrilling zip line at the Tejas wall like this Calvary Baptist camper! >> “Sometimes God will take us to our darkest places as it is there that we become most “Most of the time, I just push the kids off, humble.” and then they say... ‘I had so much fun! Thanks for pushing me!’” - Ryan Fletcher camp tejas t Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 7 10/29/2010 6:20:50 PM

The Hope of a New Beginning, The Hope of a New Beginning, plus, old experiences plus, old experiences By Scott Daugherty, SMT Rec Supervisor >> Nostalgia keeps attacking me as my inevitable end at Tejas approaches the horizon. If my time at Tejas can be compared to a solstice, then I would be in the winter’s coldest chill, gazing upon the past season’s experiences and missing the summer’s warm embrace. This is perhaps due to the fact that I have one week left before I leave the place that I have invested deeply in for the better part of the past four summers. But, just as we have the choice to defne a glass as either half-full or half-empty, Christ is asking me whether or not I would like to defne this last week as flled with cold nostalgia or full of warm, uplifting, and encouraging hope. And I’m going to choose the hope! Not only have I found that there is warmth in this hope, but I have also discovered that this hope is contagious! Let me try to explain. When involved with ministry at the State School in Giddings, we weren’t able to take anything either in or out of the facility, except for the experiences that we received. In that light, I have learned that the friendships, character, and understanding that are built through those experiences are the only things that I will always be able to take with me, no matter my physical state. Thus, those are the blessings from God that I will treasure most. That is the hope that I am trying to explain. Just as the word hope is the instrument that I used to give continuity between these two paragraphs, the experiences that I undergo are the links that God uses to join one chapter of my life to the other. There were friend- ships that were developed that had massive impacts on my life and I on theirs that will last for eternity. Yes, that’s right, eternity! They have pushed me to build character and shared understanding that I will be able to take into the Kingdom of Heaven. If eternity starts now, then start investing into human accounts where moth and rust don’t destroy. It is said in Ecclesiastes 3:1 that, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Then Paul says in Philippians 1:25 that his purpose to remain on earth was for others because he decided to “remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith.” So, even though my time at Tejas is coming to an end, the purpose to which I strive towards will follow me wherever I may wander, that I may invest in others because of His grace. And, even though it will look diferently, the great thing about a solstice is that the summer is coming again! And the great thing about Jesus Christ is that my story never has to end. That is my hope. What is yours? 8 pages 2010 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 8 11/8/10 12:24:37 PM

summer CamP Luke from Sagemont Church enjoying mud games. The Hope of a New Beginning, The Hope of a New Beginning, > plus, old experiences plus, old experiences camp tejas t 9 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 9 10/29/2010 6:21:04 PM

ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO LAZY RIVER PHOTO ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO > A camper does a spiral dive off the diving board for the photographer. ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO > A CBC camper smiles for the camera after reaching the top of the climbing > A Spring Baptist wall. camper paddles ROCKCLIMBING PHOTO around the boat lake during free time. A FBC Longview > camper does a sweet flip off the trapeze at the Tejas lake! 0 pages 200 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 10 10/29/2010 6:21:34 PM

Summer CAMP Far from Distraction >> By Jenifer Bernstein, Sagemont Baptist Church This summer, I had the privilege to come back to Camp Tejas as a leader for my church’s 7th grade retreat. This was a very special time for our church. We usually do high school camp there every year, but this year God had diferent plans for us. The opportunity to take a younger class, the 7th graders, LAZY RIVER PHOTO was incredible. Aric Harding, our worship leader, would open us up with some great worship. Then, Scott Condict, our youth pastor, got a chance to preach from the Word. God didn’t wait until the last night of our retreat to move. Our frst night of small group, girls began to open up. I also really enjoyed our cabins at The Meadows. Our small group’s room was connected to another group’s room, which made it very easy to have long, late night chats with the girls and see what they all had to say about camp and the message for “Camp Tejas is a great the night. It was an over- place to get away, get whelming joy to be a part of into God’s word, and have God’s will for these girls’ lives. Each morning, we would have a great time with fellow a devotional time where Scott believers and friends.” would give us a passage and pose pretty basic questions so that the students could individually go deeper and challenge themselves to learn more. My small group told me that they loved this idea. It was the foundation for how they could continue their quiet times and stay in the Word once they got home. By the end of our week, the students did not want to leave; they loved it. Camp Tejas is a great place to get away, get into God’s Word, and have a great time with fellow believers and friends. I have been to Tejas every summer since my 8th grade year. As I’m going of to college this fall, it’s awesome to see the students’ faith become their own, as mine did. Tejas is a great place to just get away from the everyday things, like our usual group of friends, our phones, and our iPods. Getting away from those distractions helps us focus on God and give Him our full attention. Being a leader at Tejas this summer was awesome. God has challenged me to build relationships with the younger class within our church and has shown me that leadership is a part of glorifying Him. I look forward to what God has in store for my life and the lives of the students who attended the 7th grade retreat at Camp Tejas. camp tejas t 11 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 11 11/8/10 12:24:45 PM

> A FBC Brenham camper faces the camera as he shoots out of the Tejas 2 red slide. pages 200 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 12 10/29/2010 6:21:56 PM

Summer CAMP More Than Works >> by Esther McClure, media intern >> One evening during SMT training I heard someone say, “It’s so hard to act like a lady at Tejas.” I thought about that for a minute and realized it’s absolutely right. The SMT work very hard all day and spend a lot of time outside. Girls usually wear t-shirts and shorts and hardly anybody wears make-up (it all eventually sweats of anyway, so we really don’t wear any on a regular basis). But, aside from the external, it’s even difcult to feel like a lady on the inside. We’re usually running around on important errands, so it seems a bit unnecessary to take the time to let a gentleman open the door for us and say “thank you” to him. As I thought about that statement, I realized it could just as easily have been “It’s so hard to act like a Christian in the world.” We get so busy accomplishing important things – helping build houses, feeding the hungry, donating clothes and money to charities – that we forget the importance of acting like a Christian while we’re doing these things. It may seem a bit unnecessary to be patient with the clumsy guy on the house-building team (his dropping the hammer on that other guy’s hand didn’t help with the building process at all), or to be kind to the girl who tries to come back for more food one too many times in the soup kitchen line (there’s no doubt she’s hoarding food for herself and there are other hungry people here). But we have to step back and look at the bigger picture. We can do good deeds all day and accomplish real earthly good, but if we don’t do our works in a Christ-honoring way, we’re not helping the Kingdom of Heaven. Come back to the smaller picture for a moment. It may seem unnecessary for us girls to let a guy open the door for us or carry a heavy box when we are perfectly capable of doing these things for ourselves, but it’s important for us to be examples, to the male SMT and to anyone else who might be around, of gracious godly ladies. People at Tejas come from all over the world and from every sort of home-life. For some of the people here, the female SMT may be the only true example of a godly lady they are ever exposed to. It’s important that we show them what a lady is re- ally like. In the same way it’s important that we show the world what a Christian is really like. At camp, we can work hard without acting like ladies (or gentlemen in the guys’ case) and actually accomplish things that are very helpful to Camp Tejas. In the “real world,” we can do the same thing. We can do wonderful things without showing that we are Christians and no one will know the diference. People will have houses, food, and cloth- ing whether we provide them as Christians or just as nice people. But we may be those people’s only opportunity to see Christ. The word Christian literally means “little Christ.” If we behave like Christ in the world, we’ll accomplish good things not only for life right now, but for eternity as well. camp tejas t 13 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 13 11/8/10 12:24:50 PM

Retreat Season Time for a Details Purpose Change of Season The retreat season is from mid-August to the end of May. The camp is open to > By Kelly Reat retreat director Christian organizations, churches and individuals as a place to get away from As with the myriad of color variations that are utilized in the décor of facilities here their everyday schedule and strengthen at Camp Tejas, our Father God also gives us a vast variation of color in His creation. To their walk with Christ. We welcome me, this is most vividly noted during autumn, at the beginning of retreat season, as guests every day of the week. the foliage begins its slow transformation from the vibrant greens to shades of yellow, Services orange, brown, and red. The air begins to cool at night to accentuate the change and The following are the major services of perhaps give us a desire to sit around a warm campfre and peer into the glowing Camp Tejas that are provided for each embers of burning wood, mesmerized by the colors within the fre. Even to sit on the retreat group and managed by our staff. banks of one of the lakes here at the camp and see the fall colors and the refections Some of the services and activities are of a deep blue sky in the water draws me to Him. Without a doubt, God is revealed in His optional. All of the services are provided at no extra charge: creation. As I experience and meditate on the variety of the seasons God gives us I am often brought to tears of appreciative joy and praise for Him in knowing that He loves - Conference facilities and equipment. Conference seating capacities vary from me so much that He knows we need change of seasons and has provided that for us as 20 to 500 with everything in our lives. He has provided a place for you and me to experience this - Sleeping facilities, including private by way of this camp and retreat center. I encourage those that come here to take the rooms, and bunk houses - Linens and towels are provided in all time to walk away from the buildings and activities for just awhile and experience that private rooms beautiful creation and ultimately experience a deeper appreciation for a loving Father - Complete dining and food services or perhaps meet Him for the frst time. >> - Use of all recreation rooms, courts, and equipment - Climbing wall, land zip line, and group initiative challenge course - Hayrides and campfres - Large pool complex with lazy river and 100’ slide - Plus much more! Call to reserve today. Reservations We have a total of 51 private rooms. They book quickly. Please make a reservation by calling 979-366-2422 or email [email protected] as soon as you can. We look forward to hearing from you. 14 pages 2010 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 14 11/8/10 12:24:58 PM

Westbury LAKEHOUSE Westbury Lakehouse by Mike Newton Facilities Director As 2009 came to a close, Camp Tejas was preparing to start construction on the Westbury Lake House. This new retreat spot would sleep 24 in the retreat season and 32 as a bunkhouse in the summer. With doors between the rooms in a similar Retreat Season fashion to Four Seasons, the private rooms would become a communal space. It would breathe new life into the Tejas side of the camp and bring the aesthetic taste of the Meadows Retreat Center to a four room bunkhouse sitting on the water in view of the Marmax Conference Center. There was much work to be done and, as usual, retired volunteers would be shouldering the bulk of the labor. We had already emptied about six feet of water from the lake, and set seventy piers that would support the structure. Now, the volunteers would show up and work their magic. As always, I would meet with the volunteer coordinator on the Friday prior to starting the project. I remember a good, long conversation with a 79 year-old volunteer named Bill Lehman who had come to the camp with his crew of SOWERs. Those volunteers are good for a long conversation. They have some good stories that draw your attention to our God and bring Him glory. After some time was spent listening to me carry on about Camp history, he began to share about growing up As with the myriad of color variations that are utilized in the décor of facilities here in a little town called Berne, Indiana. As the conversation went on, I started to realize that the two subjects were merging. at Camp Tejas, our Father God also gives us a vast variation of color in His creation. To When I mentioned the Marmax conference center and how it came to be, I could tell the gears were turning in his head, and me, this is most vividly noted during autumn, at the beginning of retreat season, as the foliage begins its slow transformation from the vibrant greens to shades of yellow, he was putting something together. I then went on about the donor for the construction project and how the building was orange, brown, and red. The air begins to cool at night to accentuate the change and named. Bill interrupted and said “Habegger.” He then looked at his wife and said “We’ve heard that someone I grew up with perhaps give us a desire to sit around a warm campfre and peer into the glowing in Berne, Max Habegger, was helping a Christian camp in Texas. We didn’t know it was this camp. What a small world,” he said. embers of burning wood, mesmerized by the colors within the fre. Even to sit on the Now, I’m not a big fan of words like luck, chance or coincidence. I know that what I’m describing to you was not lucky banks of one of the lakes here at the camp and see the fall colors and the refections of a deep blue sky in the water draws me to Him. Without a doubt, God is revealed in His happenstance. You see, the following weekend, there would be a banquet to show our appreciation to our donors. Max and creation. As I experience and meditate on the variety of the seasons God gives us I am his wife Martha would be there. When they arrived at the ofce, I met Max and told him that Bill was here. He was elated. In often brought to tears of appreciative joy and praise for Him in knowing that He loves short, they spent a good time sharing the experiences of life at the banquet, and later had a lengthy conversation on the me so much that He knows we need change of seasons and has provided that for us as phone. After all of those years, both men with diferent paths converged on the same place with the same purpose, giving in with everything in our lives. He has provided a place for you and me to experience this by way of this camp and retreat center. I encourage those that come here to take the their own way to the ministry of furthering the Kingdom of God. time to walk away from the buildings and activities for just awhile and experience that That was almost a year ago. More volunteers have come and gone, and the full-time staf has worked many long hours to fn- beautiful creation and ultimately experience a deeper appreciation for a loving Father ish on time. The Westbury Lake House now sits on the water, waiting to make its own mark in Camp Tejas history. It already or perhaps meet Him for the frst time. has one story. Let’s see if we can make some more. Before: During: After: Progress camp tejas t 15 904771 Camp Tejas Mag.indd 15 11/8/10 12:25:12 PM

To keep up with all of our projects, visit our website at www.camptejas.org and join us on Facebook. THE DINING HALL EXPANSION The dining hall expansion will be the largest single construction project in our history. including the porches, it will be over 20,000 square feet. The total dining area will seat over 400 people in fve diferent air conditioned seating areas. A tower with stairs will rise up in the middle giving guests the ability to eat at tables over 50 feet in the air and look out over the surrounding landscape. The lower level provides multi-use areas for conference, extra dining, over-fow sleeping, and storage. We will also be expanding the drink service area, kitchen, food storage, and cleaning areas. >> The expanded dining hall will change the landscape of the camp and meet a signifcant need. The current dining hall can seat about 175 people inside. Our retreat weekends average over 200 guests and the summer camps average over 400 campers. as we continue to grow, so does our need for more dining areas and space for fellowship. This project will provide for both. 6 pages 200 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 16 10/29/2010 6:22:43 PM

Dining Hall rEmoDEL >> THE LORD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE Thank you to Latitude architects of san antonio, and to everyone who voted and helped us win their 200 com- munity project. bengie Daniels and Derek Keck of Latitude have done some amazing things with this project in the last several months. Their leadership has been outstanding and very professional. The Lord has certainly provided through them. in the process, the Lord has also provided several engineers who have donated their time to make this project happen. Janice Kysar, Clayton bankson, and their employer, i. a. naman and associates of Houston, Texas, are donating all of the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineering services. scott Wilson, with L. a. Fuess Partners in Dallas, Texas, is donat- ing the structural engineering services. over 90% of the architectural and engineering services of this project have been >> individuals who can provide fnancially, we are also searching for individuals and companies that can provide various parts provided. The Lord is good! We are excited to see how the Lord will continue to provide as this project moves forward. in addition to looking for of the construction process. It would be wonderful to fnd contractors that would enjoy donating their services and team up with the architects and engineers to make this project a reality. Please continue to keep this project in your prayers. >> camp tejas t Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 17 10/29/2010 6:22:52 PM

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summer ministry TEam TEJAS SMT LIVE in community. SERVE Come and meet the staf that holds the camp together during the summer months. No matter the task, this group bands together to accomplish anything with Christ as their strength. others. GROW in God’s word. >> 10/29/2010 6:23:30 PM Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 19 camp tejas t 9

Top: Ethan Lovelace, Andrew Waite, Scott Daugherty, Kristine Kekich, Allie Brown, Nelan Hughes, Christy Daugherty, Meredith Farley, Sarah McClure Supervisors >> Rec, Kitchen, and Guard leaders Ethan Lovelace (2 | Trenton, TX): “He shaved his head and I pray he never does it again! He looked like Mr. Clean!” - Nelan andrew Waite (2 | Dallas, TX): “One time we were announcing mud games and an individual asked us if we had our own radio talk show. He’s pretty much the best MC Camp Tejas has ever been graced with.” - Scott scott Daugherty (22 | Kingwood, TX): “Scott made one of the best assistant DJs, and roommates, I’ve ever had.” - Andrew Kristine Kekich (20 | Granbury, TX): “Kristine always has a smile on her face. No matter what is going on, she’ll take the time to stop, give me a hug, and ask about my day.” - Sarah allie brown (2 | Lufkin, TX): “I’ve never seen a girl so excited about driving a tractor.” - Scott nelan Hughes (2 | Denton, TX): “In the beginning of the summer, she fed me a cinnamon twist... it was weird.” - Scott Christy Daugherty (2 | Kingwood, TX): “She’s a dance machine!” - Allie “She loves to dance! If there’s a dance party, count Christy in!” - Meredith meredith Farley (20 | Punta Gorda, belize): “What a sweetheart. She’s always willing to jump in and give a hand when it is needed.” - Ethan sarah mcClure (9 | nacadoches, TX): “Sarah has really thrived in her position. I’m very proud of her.” - Christy >> >> Yellow Team Top: Letha Horton, Jonathan parker, Hannah Carthel, Team Leader >> Guard & Scrub Nate Boyd, Madison pruitt, James Mulvihill Team Leader nate boyd (8 | West Columbia, TX): “Nathan is my hero: super strong, super fast, and super Christ-like.” - James madison Pruitt (6 | Houston, TX): “She has a great positive attitude and she shows Christ in everything she does. She is a great example for the whole team.” - Hannah Jonathan Parker (9 | atlanta, TX): “The best hug giver EVER! He is so fun and he’s an amazing singer. Even if he is lazy, he contributed entertainment.” - Madison Hannah Carthel (9 | Friona, TX): “She has an amazing ability to keep things under control when she’s at work. She chased me out of the pots and pans room more than once.” - Nate Letha Horton (22 | new Caney, TX): “Letha is such a hard worker and she is so dedicated to serving the Lord.” - Hannah James mulvihill (8 | Punta Gorda, belize): “James is so deep. He’s also really creative, interesting, and so nice!” - Madison >> 20 pages 200 Magazine 2010 andrew.indd 20 10/29/2010 6:23:48 PM