outback

a trail marker

last year at Thanksgiving i was invited (thanks to one of our favorite camp BlueSky families) to be a part of a weekend family camp program by Outback America held at Brackenhurst. Outback is an outreach of JH Ranch. these are both incredible programs that i recommend. being a part of Outback in Kenya was a wonderful blessing in many ways. one, of which, was that almost all of the outback team was from the south. it really blessed my heart to be around those southern families during thanksgiving. and i was stoked to be a part of a family camp program because we have always wanted to do this and i was looking for new ideas.

while i was with the outback team in kenya they invited me to join them for Outback Mobile in Mobile, Alabama if my stateside schedule would allow.

so...

last month i made the 5-hour drive way down south where the spanish moss hangs thick, the tea is so sweet, and the hospitality is rich to Camp Grace in Mobile, Alabama for Outback Mobile. there are so many things through which God spoke during my one-night stay in Mobile.

the big top

teams meeting in their huddle groups after a talk

the "odyssey course"

under the big top for a talk

i also met some missionaries who work in Tanzania! they were on the volunteer staff for the weekend as intercessors. it was so sweet to stand around and talk about Africa together. it was much like when i spent time with the southern women in Kenya over thanksgiving, but the exact opposite. i love my two homes and the small comforts i get when i'm away from them.

i picked up a lot of great tips about family camp. one day (hopefully soon) camp bluesky will again attempt a family camp. and now we're a little bit better prepared.