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Volume 18: Junior Camp West, Midwest, and East Coast Edition

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Interviews and Family 3

Tribes of Gilgal 10

Fun Days, Crazy Nights! 14

Only at Camp Gilgal 24

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do

not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9

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Tribe of Judah: Haneen R., Louisa G., Sarai M., Vika S., Pixie and Hershey Tribe of Issachar: Amanda R., Julia K., Leia B., Skye R., Luna and Hoops Tribe of Manasseh: Katie S., Kezia M., Renee V., Sarah K., Snapple and Waffles Tribe of Dan: Brooke A., Dottie P., Hadassa M., Kezziah W., Olivia W., Bazooka and Pebbles Tribe of Benjamin: Elias B, Elliot K., Jaden W., Josh L., Nathan P., Shoe, Riff and Iceman Tribe of Simeon: Jacob B., Jacob C., Jacob S., David S., Isaac Y., Onyx and Amp Tribe of Asher: Evan S., Malachai W., Matt L., Max C., Maverick and Bandit Tribe of Zebulun: Ellis S., Gal C., Kaleb F., Noah P., Zachary S., Cucamonga and Diesel Out of cabin staff: Jet, Poppins, Streetlight, Freckles, Acorn, Sparkler Special guests: Swedey, TuTu, Skittles, Yoshi, Esquire, Eyegore, Cookie Camp directors: Moose and Spike

Tribe of Asher: Beau N., Daniel V., David H., Ethan M., Isaiah H., Simeon G., Lulu and Twitch Tribe of Dan: Eliana S., Ellie G., Kaylie L., Lauren C., Strings Tribe of Isaachar: Alyssa C., Rebekah C., Simona B., Taliah S., Frond and Eureka Tribe of Judah: Aaron M., Greg V., Keane R., Misha K., Shades and Reverb Tribe of Levi: Ana G., Esther C., Johanna C., Masha K., Rebecca T., Reptar and Sketch Tribe of Simeon: Daphne N., Hannah D., Ketzia B., Lydia C., Nicole G., Sparrow and Heinz East Staff: Curly, Heart, Red Sox Camp director: Twister

Junior Camp Gilgal Family and Staff Writers

Junior Camp East

Junior Camp Midwest

Tribe of Judah: David C., Joshua C., Noah F., Sean M., Rush and Apollo Tribe of Levi: Elijah M., Isaac F., Levi H., Miles M., Katan and Swank Tribe of Manesseh: Ana H., Helena M., Lauren C., Megan M., Moriah C., Rockstar and Nike Tribe of Simeon: Abigail O., Bithia B., Kendall M., Mackenzie M., Mikayla C., Splash and Sonic Out of cabin staff: Firefly, Hazak, Mocha, Summer, Zero Camp directors: Chiclet and Taz

The “Gilgal Gazette” is published by Camp Gilgal campers for Camp Gilgal campers.

Junior Camp West

Loving the Lord of the Harvest Col. 1:10

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Interviewing of Moose Julia K., Age 9, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp West) Q: How long have you been director of Camp Gilgal? A: Since 1991. Q: Have you ever been a camp counselor? A: I have done both before. Q: What is your favorite color? A: Blue and brown. Q: What do you enjoy eating? A: Sushi and Mexican food. Q: What is your favorite thing to do at camp? A: To be with the campers. Q: How old are you? A: Old enough to eat ice cream. Q: Do you like leaving home and Swedey to go to camp? A: It is hard to leave Swedey, but I like being with the campers. Interview with Streetlight Leia B., Age 10, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp West) Now I will interview Streetlight to learn a little bit more about her. So here it goes: Q: Where do you live in California? A: Hollywood. Q: What is your favorite thing to do at camp? A: Swimming in the pool. Q: What is your favorite color? A: All bold colors, primarily primary colors, no pastels. Q: What is your favorite kind of cookies? A: Mint chocolate chip Trader Joes Oreos. Q: How did you get the

name Streetlight? A: I was born with it. Q: Is this your first time in Camp Gilgal-West? A: No. Q: How old are you? A: Younger than dirt, older than you. Q: What’s your favorite thing to do outside of camp? A: Write music and play with my puppy named Optimus Prime. Q: Do you play any sports? A: Yes, I play competitive Flurgen-ball; it’s out of Sweden. All Things Pixie Louisa G., Age 8, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp West) Q: What’s your name? A: Pixie. Q: What’s your favorite color? A: Periwinkle blue. Q: What’s your favorite music? A: Phantom of the Opera, Broadway musicals, worship music, and other various genres. Q: What’s your favorite ice cream? A: Frozen yogurt at all times of the day. Q: What’s your favorite candy?

A: Original skittles, red and green. Q: Who’s your favorite counselor? A: All of them because I grew up with them when I was a camper and they have a spe-cial place in my heart. Q: What’s your favorite chocolate?

A: I don’t like chocolate. Q: What’s your favorite dessert? A: Strawberry shortcake, frozen yogurt, anything with lemon. Q: When you were a camper, who was your favorite counselor? A: I love all my counselors, but my first counselor, Rickshaw, was a good mentor and I have stayed friends with her. Q: What’s your favorite verse of the bible? A: Romans 8:38-39, James 1. Moose Haneen R., Age 8, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp West) Q: How old are you? A: Old enough to eat ice cream. Q: Do you have any pets? A: Yes, I have two cats, Rosie and Dodger, and they think they are cats. Q: Why do we have Camp Gilgal? A: So our campers will get to know Jesus and what it means to follow him. Q: What do you think of new campers? A: I like having new campers at Camp Gilgal. They make me hap-

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py. Q: Do you like to play dodge ball? A: Yes, it is a wonderful sport. I also like carpetball. Diesel Kaleb F., Age 12, Tribe of Zebulun (Junior Camp West) Diesel is one of my favorite assis-tant tribe leaders. He is funny and cool. His favorite movie is Green Mile. His favorite activity is FOB. During FOB he always says funny jokes. I asked Diesel what he liked better, being a camper or assistant tribe leader. He said assistant tribe leader. He told me his favorite counselor was Chameleon. He also told me that his favorite color was red. I kinda knew that because he always wears red. He told me that he was named after the gas fuel. The last question was what his favorite camp game was. He told me it was Capture the Degel.

Interview with Rockstar Lauren C., Age 10, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp Midwest) Q: What is your favorite word in Hebrew? A: Stam!! (Meaning: just kidding!) Q: What is your favorite color?

A: Midnight blue. Q: What is your favorite memory about camp?

A: When Firefly fell off the seesaw, and pulling out my camper Lauren’s tooth! Q: What is the scariest thing that ever happened to you? A: Kayaking with Bronx because Bronx was scared we would get lost and Summer kept laughing at us. Q: What is your favorite song? A: “Real Extraordinary” by the coolest tribe of the world: MANASSEH. Q: What’s your funniest dinner

memory at camp? A: When Summer walked into a glass door and smashed her face. Q: What’s your favorite animal? A: Frog – JewFrog. Q: What’s your license plate number? A: RCKSTR. Q: What’s your favorite restaurant? A: T.G.I Fridays.

This is the Interview with… SUMMER! Sean M., Age 11, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp Midwest) Q: What is your favorite food? A: Fruit snacks.

Q: What is your favorite car? A: MY CAR! Q: What is your favorite musical instrument? A: I love the guitar and piano. Q: What is your favorite color? A: Pink. Q: What is your favorite field trip at camp? A: I loved going to the dunes this year because it was beautiful weather and in the car ride, Sonic fell asleep. Rockstar put water in her mouth! When Sonic woke up she thought she was drooling. Q: What is your favorite game at camp? A: “Wah.” It is a game where we all stand in a circle and it is a test of rhythm and focused-ness.

Interviewing Apollo Noah F., Age 11, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp Midwest) Q: Why did you choose the name Apollo? A: I really like reading Greek mythology. Q: Who is your favorite counselor this year? A: I appreciate all of them because they make Camp Gilgal what it is. Q: What is your favorite night? A: Animal night. Q: What is your favorite Bible



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verse? A: 1 Corinthians 13 – the Love chapter. Q: What is your favorite field trip? A: Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan. Q: How is the food? A: Decent; better than years previous. Interview of Katan Megan M., Age 12, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp Midwest) Q: Have you ever been to camp before? A: This is my first time at Camp Gilgal Q: What was your favorite memory of this year? A: Water balloon volleyball or the faith walk that my tribe did at night. Q: Are you married/have any children? A: I am married and have a daughter named Lilly. Q: Favorite activity night we did? A: My favorite night was backwards night because I felt at home. (For Backwards night – Katan’s tribe (LEVI) dressed up as British men who drank tea and Katan dressed up as an American – also adding his

own impersonation of an American accent). Q: What is your favorite word in Hebrew? A: Karnatz. It means Rhino and is used to describe something huge. Q: Does anything rhyme with penguin? A: My friend Gwen. Q: If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life – what would it be? A: Rice.

Q: Favorite sport? A: English Football (American Soccer). Q: Your favorite piece of playground equipment? A: Swings because you can feel like you’re flying. Q: Favorite Bible verse? A: Proverbs 3 – lean not on your own understanding but in all things acknowledge Him and He shall make your path straight.

Interview with Splash Mikayla C., Age 9, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest) Splash’s favorite food is a shish-kabob. She loves the color orange. Her favorite animals are elephants and cats. Splash’s favorite moment at camp is on the platform watching the fireflies and the

sunset with Simeon. Interview with Swank Miles M., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp Midwest) Q: How did this year compare to last year? A: All years have ups and downs. This year was good. Q: What was your favorite night? A: Stop and Go Night. Q: What activity was your favorite? A: Capture the Degel. Q: Did you feel that you got closer with God? A: Indeed. Q: If you could redo an event what would it be? A: Capture the Counselor. Q: How did you like the food? A: The food was a lot better than last year. Q: What was your favorite field trip? A: Lake City Skiers. Q: Will you miss camp? A: Yes I will – I miss you all. Interview with Sketch Lauren C., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Have you ever wanted to ever wanted to know about Sketch? Well read this! Q: Why is your camp name

Sketch? A: Because I’m sketchy. Q: If you couldn’t use “Sketch” as a camp name what would your second name choice be? A: Mischief Q: When you’re old enough would you want to be a tribe leader? A: Yes



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am not excited to leave camp. Q: If you were on an island and if flipped over and it turned into a bowl of pasta, what kind of sauce would you have on it? A: Butter steak sauce made by my dad. Q: What is your favorite color? A: Espresso Brown Q: What is your favorite Bible verse? A: Proverbs 19:21 Q: What is your favorite fruit? A: Watermelon or Cantaloupe. Q: What is your favorite activity at camp? A: Archery and field sports. Q: Would you rather eat pizza or watermelon for the rest of your life? A: Pizza Q: What is your favorite store? A: Target or Aeropostale. Q: If you could be any tribe leader who would you be? A: Lulu because I want to live in Israel. Q: What is your favorite movie? A: It’s a tie between “I, Robot” and “Iron Man.” Q: How many years have you been coming to camp? A: Four Q: Soccer or Nuke-um for the rest of your life? A: Baseball A: I, Lydia, interviewed Hannah. Q: I, Hannah, was interviewed by Lydia.

Q: How many years have you been coming to camp counting this year? A: Eight Q: What is your favorite hobby? A: Skim boarding Q: If you became a tribe leader and could choose what age group to be a counselor for what age group would it be? A: Any Q: What is your favorite camp activity? A: Counselor hunt Q: What is the best part of being staff? A: The staff room and helping campers. Q: Where do you live? A: Boca Raton, FL. Q: What is it like having your siblings at camp? A: You don’t really notice.

Red Sox Interview Kaylie L. & Ellie G., Ages 10&10 Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Q: Why is your name Red Sox? A: Because I love the Boston Red Sox. Q: Why do you like the team Red Sox so much? A: Because I grew up near Boston and the Red Sox are awesome. Q: Anyways, what was the funniest

thing that has happened at camp so far the years you have been at Camp Gilgal? A: A couple of years ago when Sketch and Heinz were campers, there was a movie-making activity. They impersonated the staff and it was so funny. Q: What was the most embarrass-ing thing that has happened to you since you worked at Camp Gilgal? A: Two years ago at laundry day, her staff was yanked and lost a game to Zooble and had to sleep in the field while it rained. Q: How many years have you worked at Camp Gilgal? A: Six years Q: If you were on a deserted island and I was there with you, and we didn’t eat for three months. If you got TIRED of me cause I was so

annoying would you eat me? Yes or No? A: Yes Q: In college, what did you major in? A: Elementary Education. Q: If you would want to make someone come to the camp that doesn’t already and they wanted to know the most exciting part about Camp

Gilgal what would it be? A: Getting to see campers get to know God and love him more. An Interview with Hannah, Veteran Camper Lydia C., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) Q: Are you happy about the last day of camp? A: I’m excited to see my family but I



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Q: What is your favorite type of drink? A: Cream soda Q: Do you love to be crazy? A: YES! Q: Do you like having your brother at camp? A: Sometimes Q: Do you like reading? A: I love reading.

Interview with Twitch Rebecca T., Age 11, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Q: Why did you pick Twitch as your camp name? A: I didn’t. The staff picked it for me. Q: How many languages do you speak? A: 1, English. Q: If you were on a deserted island and it flipped over and you could have any food, what would it be and why? A: Pizza, because it’s good. Q: What is your favorite verse in the Bible? A: John 3:16 Q: Where were you born? A: Groton, CT Q: What is your favorite thing that happened in camp so far? A: The wedding between me and

A: Food, the lunch, bensching. Q: How did you find out about Camp Gilgal? A: From eh… from Twister. Q: If you were on a deserted island and it flipped into a sandwich,

which kind would it be? A: Falafel, shwarma sandwich. Q: On a scale of 1-10, how much do you like MI? A: 8 ¾ Q: How much Hebrew do you know? A: Too much! I’m overflowed with Hebrew. Interview with Masha Esther C., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Q: What’s your favorite color? A: I don’t like colors. Q: How many people are in your family? A: Eight Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? A: President of the United States. Q: Do you have a boyfriend? A: Yes Q: Who is your best friend? A: Esther Q: What’s your favorite activity at camp? A: Rockwall Q: What’s your favorite movie? A: All the “Home Alone” movies. Q: Who is your favorite counselor? A: Strings Q: What is your favorite food? A: Ice cream Q: Do you like Hebrew? A: If I knew how to speak it.

The Secrets of Heinz Eliana S., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Q: How many years have you been an assistant tribe leader? A: This is my first. Q: How many years have you been a camper? A: Six Q: Do you have pets? A: A dog Mollie, cat Sheena and bunny Patches. Q: How old are you? A: Eleventy-seven Q: What is your favorite activity? A: Craft Q: What is your favorite game? A: Counselor Hunt Q: What is your favorite food at Camp Gilgal? A: Ketchup! Q: What is your favorite drink? A: Water Q: How do you survive camp? A: FOB and lots of band-aids. Q: Bye A: Ketchup rules!

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Sketch. Q: What is your favorite book and why? A: The Chronicles of Narnia, because I think it represents the Bible. Q: Who is your favorite author? A: C.S. Lewis Q: Did you ever put on a dress and make-up on for fun or a dare? A: Yes. It was a dare.

An Interview with Sparrow Ana G., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Q: How did you get your name? A: A sparrow sat down next to me in a mall and started singing. Q: Do you like having your siblings at camp? A: It’s interesting. Q: What is your favorite part of camp? A: The game room. Q: Do you like leading worship? A: Yes, a lot. Q: What is your favorite song that we sing during worship? A: All who are thirsty. Q: What is your favorite movie? A: A Knight’s Tale. Q: Do you have any pets and if so, what are their names? A: Yes, five cats – Phoebe, Charlie, Zelda, Rosie, Laila.

Q: What is your favorite ice cream flavor? A: Strawberry. Q: What is your favorite Sesame Street character? A: Big bird. Q: Do you like having Heinz as an assistant tribe leader? A: Yes, she is lovely, the best ATL ever. Q: Do you think Shades is a beast

or a proper lady? A: Proper lady. Q: What is your favorite camp activity? A: Drama games. Q: What is your favorite col-or? A: Silver, because it’s shiny. Q: Do you like Monty Python and the Holy Grail? A: As a knight who formally

said, “Ni!,” yes! Q: What’s your favorite part of the s’more? A: The marshmallow! Interviewing Frond Alyssa C., Age 8, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) Name: Frond Color: Blue Birthday: September 21 Q: What’s you like to do? A: I like to hang out with friends, do Tae Kwon Do, and compete in model United Nations. Q: Do you have any pets? A: I have a cat named Goldstar.

Q: Where do you live? A: I live in Boca Raton, FL. Q: How many years have you been here, at Camp Gilgal? A: Four years as a camper and three years as staff. Q: And do you like Camp Gilgal? A:I love camp because I have so much fun and I love playing with kids.

What’s Your Favorite Fruit? Keane R., Age 9, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp East) I wanted to know what the Camp Gilgal staff’s favorite fruit was so I went around to both tribe leaders and assistant tribe leaders in a quest to discover the answers. After several hours and several hardships I unearthed the answers to this mystery. My results are as follows: Shades – watermelon

Lulu – oranges Reverb – nectarines Twitch – coconut Reptar – plums Strings – mango Red Sox – mango Sketch – starfruit Heinz – pomegranates Twister – mango Curly – blueberries



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Alyssa Interviewing Taliah Alyssa C., Age 8, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) Q: What is your favorite color? A: Blue Q: What is your birthday? A: October 26th Q: What do you like to do? A: Play Q: Do you have pets? A: Yes, a dog named Marcy. Q: What does your Bible look like? A: A Bible Q: What is the color of your eyes? A: Blue Q: What size are you in your t-shirt? A: M Q: And do you like Camp Gilgal? A: Yes! Taliah Interviewing Alyssa Taliah S., Age 8, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) Q: What is your favorite kind of dog? A: A shih tzu. Q: What is your favorite color? A: Orange Q: What is your favorite horse at Camp Gilgal? A: Spirit Q: What is your shoe size? A: Four

Q: What do you like to do? A: I like to do things with my friends. Q: What does your sleeping bag look like? A: Purple Q: Who is in your class? A: Many crazy people. Which Condiment Would You Be? Hannah D., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) A lot of people like to put things on their food, so I decided to take a poll to see which condiments the counselors would be. Lulu: humus Sketch: Sweet baby rays BBQ sauce Frond: mustard Sparrow: BBQ sauce Shades: hot sauce

Reverb: ketchup Redsox: mayonnaise Twister: BBQ sauce Twitch: BBQ sauce Heinz: KETCHUP! Reptar: honey mustard Eureka: garlic ginger marinade Strings: apricot chipotle sauce Curly: wasabi Heart: capers

Shades Misha K., Age 10, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp East) Shades is one of the staff of the boys. He got his name from his shades (sunglasses). He always smiles. Shades has this mug called a Bubba Keg, which is where he keeps his coffee. Everyone wants to steal it but he gets it back because he’s sneaky. He has black hair and his jeans are ripped up. He’s very friendly and cleans the cabin good. He sleeps with a teddy bear named Charley. I like Shades as a counselor!”

Siblings at Camp Ana G., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) There are many siblings at Camp Gilgal this year. This year there are six sets of siblings, they are Hannah, Sketch & Frond, then Es-ther, Lydia & Rebecca, also Sparrow, Reverb & Simeon, then Eliana & Taliah, also Daphne & Beau, and finally, Masha & Misha. Having a sibling at camp can either be fun or annoying. If it is your first time at camp, it’s nice to have a sibling there for comfort. Other times, however, you wish they



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camp so far was Wells Fargo. Julia is 10 and her birthday is August 30. Her favorite colors are blue and green. Her favorite food is matzo ball soup. Her favorite bible story is Jesus’ birth. She lives in Los Angeles and has a dog, a fish, and a snake. She has two brothers Elliot and Amp and one sister Hershey. Her favorite part of camp so far is Wells Fargo. Leia is 10 and her birthday is October 18. Her favorite colors are purple and black. Her favorite food is macaroni. She lives in Las Vegas and she has one brother named

Nathan and one sister named Rachael. Her favorite part of camp so far is everything. Luna’s Birthday is June 8th. Her favorite color is hot pink. Her favorite food is chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Her favorite bible story is the story of Passover. She lives in San Diego. She has two pets: a dog and a cat. She has two brothers Tsunami and Zildjian and one sister Zhava. Her favorite part of camp so far was hanging out at free time. Hoops’ birthday is January 5th and her favorite color is pink. Her favorite food is oatmeal. Her favorite bible story is David and Goliath. She lives in Galt and she has two pets a cat and a dog. She has one brother

would disappear. Always remem-ber, your friend might not always be there for you, but siblings will always be with you! Even though your siblings may get on your nerves, they are there for you every day!

Tribe Leader Cheeses Simeon G., Age 8, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) Q: If there was one cheese you could love on what would it be and why? Shades: The moon because it is a paradise of ALL cheese! Lulu: Goat cheese because it is the most healthy cheese on the planet and because it is tasty!! The Tribe of Asher Evan S., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West)

Q: Favorite thing during free time?

A: Max: swimming. Maverick: swim-ming. Matt: swimming. Malachai: carpetball. Bandit: archery. Q: Favorite thing at camp? A: Max: Mission Impossible. Maverick: Capture the Degel. Matt: Mission Impossible. Malachai: Mission Impossible. Bandit: Capture the Degel. Q: What their counselor names will be? A: Max: Shamy. Matt: Lieutenant. Malachai: Kupag. Q: How old are you? A: Max: 11. Matt: 11. Evan: 11. Malachai: 11. Q: Favorite thing about your cabin? A: Max loves his bed in the cabin. Maverick loves the campers. Matt loves his bunk. Malachai likes that it is big. Bandit likes the tribe leader. Tribe of Issachar Amanda R., Age 10, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp West) This is my first year at Camp Gilgal and I was put in the tribe of Issa-char. The members of our tribe are me, Skye, Julia, and Leia. The tribe leaders are Luna and Hoops. Skye is

10 and she was born on February 15. Her favorite colors are purple, black, and blue. Her favorite foods are vanilla ice cream, spa-ghetti with homemade sauce, and oyster crackers. Her favorite bible story is Esther. She lives in Folsom and she has three pets: a cat named Bella and two fish named Molly and Tuft. She has two brothers named Sonic and

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Sasha and one sister Vika and one on the way. Her favorite part of camp so far was the whole thing. I am Amanda and I am 10. My birthday is January 5th. I like all colors and foods. My favorite story in the bible is the tower of Babel. I live in Elk Grove. I have two pets a cat and a bird. I have two sisters, Haneen and Elizabeth and a half brother named Sam. My favorite part of camp so far was everything! Tribe of Zebulun Ellis S., Age 13, Tribe of Zebulun (Junior Camp West) Zebulun’s symbol is a ship. We have five campers and two tribe leaders. My tribe leaders are Diesel and Cucamonga. Diesel lives in Sacramento and Cucamonga lives in Rancho Cucamonga. Ellis lives in San Clemente and Gal lives in Mission Viejo. Zach is from Santa Cruz and Kaleb is from Las Vegas. Noah, another tribe member, lives in San Diego. We all are friends and rarely fight. At night we play silent football. I have a lot fun in my cabin with my friends. I always enjoy hanging out with my tribe leaders. Diesel is funny and can always joke around. Cucamonga is very tall and loves to play games. My tribe all love to be around each other. We all tell each other about our day and make jokes about funny things

that happened. My tribe is really funny. We have no new campers in our tribe so we all remember our old camp years. I love the people in my tribe and hope to see them at teen camp.

Tribe of Dan Hadassa M., Age 13, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp West) This is my first year at camp and I am in the oldest girl tribe, the tribe of Dan. My counselors are Bazooka and Pebbles. The girls in my tribe are Dotti, Olivia, Brooke, and Kezziah. They are really funny and nice. Kezzi is 12 and her favorite things to do are swimming, going to church, tabernacle, and riding her bike. Brooke is 12 and she likes to play basketball, making bracelets, and she likes guinea pigs. Dotti is also 12 and she likes to hike and sing. Olivia is 12 and she loves to swim and play carpetball. I have had a great time with my tribe and I am very blessed to have such a fun loving tribe.

Simeon David S., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West) At Camp Gilgal 2009, there is a tribe called

Simeon. Simeon means sword. In the Bible, Jacob’s second son was named Simeon, and that became the name of the tribe. In our tribe at Camp Gilgal there are two tribe leaders: Onyx and Amp. Both are

from Los Angeles and both play high school football. This was Onyx’s first year ever at junior camp. They are both very fun and exciting. There were three Jacobs in our tribe: Jacob S., Ja-cob B. and Jacob C. Jacob S., or Jake, lives in Los Angeles and has an older brother named Demitri, who goes to teen camp. One of

Jake’s favorite things at camp was going to Columbia. Jacob B., or JB, was a first time camper like Jake. He plays football in his home town and loves sports. One of his favorite things at camp was Mission Impos-sible. Jacob C. was also a first time

camper. He loves playing carpetball and other camp games. At home he likes to play video games of all kinds. Also, while at camp, we learned he had a sweet tooth and loves candy, especially jaw breakers. Isaac Y. is a Camp Gilgal veteran. This was his third year at Camp Gilgal. He loves hats. He brought all sorts of hats to camp this year that we used in skit night as props. One of his favorite things

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two brothers and one sister. I have one brother and one sister and I live in Galt. During FOB (flat on bunk) we play games like throwing mattresses and chatting and stuff. For Tiny Tiny vs. Big and Mighty Night we were toy soldiers from Toy Story. On Crazy Hair Night we had crazy random stuff and cups in our hair. For Super Hero Night we were lifeguards. At Mission Impossible we were last. The tribe of Judah is awesome. Tribe of Benjamin Elias B., Age 9, Tribe of Benjamin (Junior Camp West)

My name is Elias and I am in the tribe of Benjamin. Here is some stuff about our tribe. Starting with Shoe, the tribe leader; he loves all of Camp Gilgal and is always trying to make our tribe cooperate. Riff, our assistant tribe leader, loves all campers, as does Iceman (our other

assistant tribe leader), who especially likes chilling and teaching the campers. Nathan, the first camper in our tribe I interviewed, is from San Diego and loves Wells Fargo. Now Elliot who is from Las Angeles loves Capture the Degel. I love horse-back riding and all other activities except for Mission Impossible. Josh, from Magalia, loves Capture

from camp was Wells Fargo. I, Da-vid S., am from Fremont, but my first two years at camp I came all the way from China. My favorite activities here at camp are the creek walk, the Oylimpics, Columbia, and Men’s Day. We all had a good time at Camp Gilgal in our tribe.

Manasseh Katie S., Age 11, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp West) The tribe of Manasseh consists of four campers and two tribe leaders. Our flag is orange and has a grape-vine on it. The grapevine is the symbol of Manasseh. One of the campers is Kezia. She is eleven years old and lives in Idyllwild. She has two siblings at camp. When I asked what her favorite camp activity is, she said, “Mission Impossible.” She is a first time camper. Another camper in our tribe is Sarah. She is also 11. She lives in Las Vegas. She has been going to Camp Gilgal for three years. “My favorite activities have been Columbia and Ladies Day,” she says. Renee is another camper in Manasseh. She is twelve and this is her first year at camp. She lives in Sacramento. Columbia has been her favorite camp activity.

My name is Katie and I live in Thousand Oaks. This is my second year at Camp Gilgal. My favorite activity has been Skit Night. Our tribe leaders are Snapple and Waffles. Snapple’s favorite camp activities have been Wells Fargo and water balloon volleyball.

Waffles’ favorite camp activity has been horseback riding. We have a lot of fun together as a tribe. We have had many fun experiences together such as decorating our cabin with the theme “We are instruments of God,” becoming the girl’s champion in water balloon volleyball, and making decorations for

the Sukkah. We are all definitely going to remem-ber the year we were in Manasseh. The Tribe of Judah Vika S., Age 10, Tribe of Ju-dah (Junior Camp West) The tribe of Judah has six people: two tribe leaders and four campers. We are in the cabin named Fiddle Town. There is me, Sarai, Haneen, Louisa, Hershey, and Pixie. Sarai is from Idyllwild and she has three sisters and a half brother. Luisa has

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Tribe of Levi Biography (Junior Camp East) This year the tribe of Levi is comprised of the oldest girls at camp. In our tribe, we have Masha, Rebecca T., Ana, Esther, Johannah, Sketch and Reptar. We go absolutely CRAZY and have burping contests and make really funny skits about the staff room. For devotions, we talked about how we all have more in common than we think and how God helps us with everything. Tribe of Simeon Biography Sparrow (Junior Camp East) A tribe like ours is hard to find. With the perfect combination of zany adventures and a hunger for God, the tribe of Simeon totally tocks. I’m Sparrow, our tribe leader, and am supposedly pretty cool. But in my opinion, it’s our ATL Heinz that is super cool. She’s been a camper for years and this is her first year as staff. She’s been so helpful and the best ATL a tribe leader could ask for. Heinz-y, as we call her, has all the ma-kings of an excellent tribe leader in the future. In our tribe, we have five of the most amazing girls in camp. First there’s Ni-cole. Nicole is our brainy ball of energy and always seems to lighten the mood. Daph-ne, the relatively quiet one, usually surprises us with the silliest of ideas at the most random of times. Then there’s Hannah, our veteran camp-

the Degel. Now last but not least, Jaden from Stirling City also loves Capture the Degel. Now time for our history. We won the water balloon volleyball game. I was a rapper for our skit and a lot of oth-er people were really crazy things. In Capture the Degel we all did well. In Mission Impossible we did-n’t do good. We got a lot better when it was the end of camp in cabin cleanup.

Follow the Leader Ketzia B., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) In your cabin you have a leader and an ATL (assistant tribe leader). They take care of you and they are amazing. When you have a prob-lem or just want to talk they are always there for you. They help you grow in God also. They are amazing beyond words. They are also funny. I LOVE YOU TRIBE LEADERS!

er, who knows the ins and outs of camp life while bringing a little bit of Floridian sunshine to our cabin. Our cabin is also blessed with a piece of Canada through Ketzia who has proven herself helpful and crazy at the same time. And last, but not nearly least, is Lydia. Lydia is our bundle of laughter and silli-ness. Most of our zany adventures I mentioned earlier have been led by her. Our times together are always fun and uplifting. We’ve formed lasting friendships and learned how to walk in Y’shua’s light together. We’ve spent time over the last couple weeks exploring God’s Word to find instructions on how to be a daughter of light. And through this exploration of God’s word, each of us have grown closer to God. Tribe of Asher Biography (Junior Camp East)

The tribe of Asher has six campers and two counselors. All the six campers come from different parts of North America. There is one Canadian whose name is Ethan. There is a kid,

David, from Sterling, VA, and one from Syracuse, NY whose name is Simeon. Another kid is from Brooklyn named Daniel. Beau is from New Jersey and Isaiah too.

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The tribe leader’s name is Lulu and he’s from Israel (the Holy Land). Twitch is our assistant tribe leader and he’s from Groton, CT. Our tribe is probably the most energetic tribe in Camp Gilgal because we are the youngest. Tribe of Issachar Biography (Junior Camp East)

Our tribe is the tribe of Issachar. Frond is our tribe leader and Eureka is our assistant tribe leader. Rebekah, Taliah, Simona and Alyssa are in our tribe. Simona really likes ballet. Taliah loves to play with her puppy. Rebekah likes to ride her bike and Alyssa just likes to play in general. One of our favorite things to do as a tribe is puddle jump. We love our tribe! Tribe of Awesome (Simeon) Daphne N., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon

(Junior Camp East) My tribe this year is awesome! This year I’m in the tribe of Simeon, along with Sparrow, Heinz, Lydia, Nicole, Hannah, Ketzia, and I, Daphne. My tribe this year is crazy, wild, but also sweet and caring. Let me tell you about eve-

ryone in the awesome tribe of Simeon. Sparrow is a real-ly good tribe leader, she is doing great for her first time as a tribe leader. Heinz is fun to play around with, she’s also funny and nice, and this is also her first year as an ATL. Now those were the

staff in my tribe, now here are the campers in my tribe also. Lydia is a bunch of laughter inside of her. She is also nice and Lydia and I became really good friends this year. Nicole is kind also, she became my friend also this year, and she is also funny too. Hannah and I knew each other last year and she is very caring and she has very funny face expressions and she could do some funny impressions too. Keztia became my friend this year also. She is nice and fun to be with. And I’m in the tribe also, and I’m nice, and a good friend too. Now this is my awesome and wonderful tribe. Without them, this year wouldn’t be fun. Tribe of Judah Biography (Junior Camp East) The tribe of Judah consists of six key members – each with their own unique abilities and skill sets. The scientists Mish and Greg, the expert in unarmed combat Keane, the

ex-special ops commando Aaron, the negotiator Reverb and their fearless leader Shades! Together they fight injustice, cruelty and the powers of evil. This fearsome six-some traverses the unknown exploring the infinite wonders of the world. They are Judah! Dinner at the Creek Sarah K., Age 11, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp West) Dinner at the creek was so much fun. There is a rough trail to get to

the creek. When we first got there, we were amazed to find that the water was almost completely clear. Last year and the years before, the water was always dirty and yucky. After we got there we had to eat first before anyone got in the water. So we said the blessing and then ate. When everyone was finished eating a lot of the campers jumped or slid into the water right away. But I didn’t have a swimsuit on so I stayed out of the water. When most

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of the kids were swimming, me, Katie and Kezia M. walked around and got our feet wet. It was fun but I wished I could have gone in the water. After a while at the creek, there was a creek walk where a whole bunch of people went all around the creek and back again. Kezia and I wanted to go on the creek walk but we had to go in the water so we stayed back. After a while I decided to go in the water. So I did go in but not all the way in because there was a rock. After I

went in, Kezia came in next and then Katie. While we were in the water we started yelling “we are brave!” It was so much fun. Soon we saw people coming back from the creek walk so we got out and started cleaning up. Then every-thing was cleaned up and we went back to our cabins. I had a great time at the creek.

Craziness of Hair Nathan P., Age 9, Tribe of Benjamin (Junior Camp West) Crazy Hair Night was truly crazy. People put all sorts of things in their hair. Josh’s hair looked like a Rhino’s horn. The entire tribe of Zebulun styled their hair like Alfalfa’s in The Little Rascals. My tribe leader, Riff, styled his hair like a greaser. Elliot put underwear on his head. Jaden put silly string on his hairy head. Shoe did something,

but it didn’t work out. Several campers from the tribe of Sime-on had orange glitter in their hair. Jake wore a girl’s wig for Crazy Hair Night. Those were just some of the hairstyles of Crazy Hair Night. I thought Crazy Hair Night was fun because some people were really creative and funny. Barbeque Night Elliot K., Age 9, Tribe of

Benjamin (Junior Camp West) Barbeque night was very fun. I had steak with all three hot sauces. I even mixed some sauces together. Some people I sat with were Shoe, Onyx, and Max. Here’s Riff’s view of barbeque night: Q: What did you like best about barbeque night?

A: I like sitting with whoever we wanted and the excellently seasoned steak.

Q: Did you try any sauces? A: Yes, I used A1 steak sauce. Q: Who did you sit with? A: I sat with Haneen, Sarai, Hadassah, Noah, Renee, Olivia, and Matt. As you can see, barbeque night was fun for everyone. Jet and Poppins cooked the food over a charcoal grill. This article is making me hungry. Ladies Day Leia B., Age 10, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp West) Ladies day was awesome. Our theme was pirates. We had eye patches and pirate hats. First we had FOB (flat on bunk). Then we all got out bathing suits on and ran down the hill. We went into the dining hall and played this game named captain, sailor, and gunner. Then we all jumped in the pool to collect pirate coins so we could play games. We got to fish for priz-es, make our own ice cream, they gave us makeovers, and we got tat-toos. When we didn’t have any

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more coins, we could bargain with Streetlight to get more coins or just swim in the pool. Before I went to the pool I wanted ice cream, but I only had one coin. It was four coins to get ice cream, so I bargained. This is what I did: I asked Streetlight if I could have three coins. She said that if I talked like a pirate for the rest of ladies day I could have my three coins. I said yes and I had to talk like a pirate until the men came back. After I ate my ice cream I went in the pool for the rest of the time. Then we played a water balloon relay race. We had extra water balloons and we just had a water balloon fight. Then the men came back and we ate dinner. Campfires Kezziah W., Age 12, Tribe of Dan

(Junior Camp West) Every year at camp, God talks to us in worship, prayer, and other things. The testimonies that the counselors share mean so much to the campers because we are going through some of the same things they did when they were campers. Some of the camp songs are funny. Like this one: “Ola Ola Ehh, Rock Rock to the beat now, How funky is your chicken, How loose is your goose, Now come on all of Gilgal, and shake your caboose.” After campfire is over, everyone is singing that song over and over, even the day after. Some of the songs have meanings like this one: “Twelve men went to spy on Zion, Ten were bad and two were good, Some saw giants big and tall, others saw grapes in clusters fall, Some saw God in it all, Ten were bad and two were good.” The worship services are so full of God and we just have a good time. Dodgeball, the Game of the Ages Matt L., Age 11, Tribe of Ash-er (Junior Camp West) Dodgeball was very fun. We had the “Super Tough Pink Puffs” vs. “Alpha Wolf Squadron.” We had six games, each was very fun. I asked my friend what his opinion on Dodgeball was and he said it was very fun. On each team we had fourteen people. At first I

started on the “Super Tough Pink Puffs,” but over time I was traded onto the other team, but it was still fun. One good thing about moving onto the other team was that we

had Moose with us. But the other team had Jet, who would al-ways catch the balls I threw at him, which meant I was out. Most of the time during the-se games I was

on the side line waiting for my turn to go in. When I did get a chance to go in, rather than dodging the ball, I’d jump right in its path. I really liked dodgeball. Manly Men’s Day Jacob C., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West) This year at Camp Gilgal, men’s day was awesome. There were many

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Jell-o and sardines with mustard. After that we had a manly relay race that was gross. First we had to chug three cups of Gatorade then we had to pop balloons. After that we had to perform as an air-band. Then we had to put shaving cream on someone’s body and wipe it off with utensils. Next we went in the pool and played many water games. We also made a whirlpool by walking in the same direction. We ended the day with men’s brew. We mixed dry ice with sugar, water and sarsaparilla. Overall men’s day was very fun. Horseback Riding Haneen R., Age 8, Tribe of Judah

(Junior Camp West) On a very, very special day we lined up for lunch and Spike announced it was Men’s Day, which meant the girls were going horse-back riding. I was very scared. When we got there, I was so afraid of the horses, but I got on Hazel and she was very nice. I actually had a lot of fun. Street-light’s horse was biting Skye’s horse’s bottom and Skye said it was a lot of fun. Q: Was horseback riding fun,

Snapple? A: Yes Q: What was your horse’s name? A: Maggie and she was weird. Q: Was Maggie nice? A: Yes Q: Was horse-back riding fun, Amanda? A: Yes Q: What was your horse’s name? A: Stanley Q: Was Stanley nice? A: Yes Stargazing with Maverick Evan S., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) Stargazing was on Saturday. Maverick, my counselor, told us about the stars he read about. He showed us the stars and how people see the stars as people or animals. I thought stargazing was really fun. During stargazing we just look at the stars and learn about them. It is very interesting. I think what makes stargazing so fun is when you see a shooting star. Maverick is good at teaching about the stars. Utensil Night Brooke A., Age 12, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp West) The one and only Utensil Night is a treasured part of camp. It all starts with the utensil draw. Tongs, frosting spreaders, ladles, whisks, and other

abnormal utensils are placed in a big bucket. You must close your eyes and stick your hand in the bucket of utensils. Then you must pick out the first utensil you touch. The only

rule is that you must eat your din-ner using the utensil you picked. The meal is always spaghetti. This can be very fun and hard. For example, if you pick a whisk you must try and eat spaghetti with it. It is very hard. “It’s so fun because you don’t know what you will get,” said Olivia. Utensil Night is very fun and a great way to start camp. Favorite Bible Story Night Olivia W., Age 12, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp West)

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Spike dismissed us to get ready, we decided to dress as a tribe like No-ah’s ark. Pebbles was the ark. Dotti and I were a pair of cats. Brooke and Bazooka were monkeys, and Kezziah and Hadassa were sheep. It was fun because the cats had whiskers drawn on their faces and had cat ears. The sheep glued cotton balls on their shirts and the monkeys wore hats and had face paint. This night is great if you have a favorite Bible story because you get to be a part of it. Men’s Campfire Max C., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) At the men’s campfire we sang songs, praised God, and prayed with men counselors. I asked Jet to pray with me. He prayed for me to get closer to God. We prayed with Moose too. Shoe thinks the men’s campfire is a time to praise God and get closer to him. Jet said that if you pray to get closer to God it won’t just happen in five minutes, it takes a while for that prayer to become true. Moose said the men’s campfire is a time for campers to pray together and pray with counselors. A lot of other people said that the men’s campfire is a good oppor-tunity for people to get closer together. I really liked the men’s campfire and I think it is a good opportunity for

campers to get closer to God. Swimming

Sarai M., Age 8, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp West) Swimming is very fun. My friends and I like to play a game called hostages. In the game one or two people are it and they try to tag people and make them a hostage. If someone tags a person in jail they are free. I like swimming, but sometimes I freeze myself to death. I swim at free time and whenever I can. Vika’s favorite thing in the pool is swimming. Stop and Go Night Evan S., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) On Stop and Go Night, when Spike blows the whistle you must freeze. If Spike sees you moving, he takes one of your utensils. When he

blows the whistle again you may move again. When you run out of utensils you have to use your hands. Stop and Go Night is very fun. If you like stopping and going then you will like Stop and Go Night. Pixie feels several utensils were taken away unfairly and she protests.

Cabin Decoration Day

Louisa G., Age 8, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp West) Cabin Decoration Day is when you pick a theme and decorate your cabin with the theme for points. My tribe’s theme was “The Wizard of Oz.” We put a yellow brick road. There was a scarecrow and a tin man made of foil

wrapped around Amp’s guitar case and for the head we used my Win-nie the Pooh wrapped with foil. Then there was my lamb as a lion. Then we had Emerald City and pop-pies. The CSI made a video and we got 140 points. Issachar made a jungle theme, Manasseh did a mu-sic one, and Dan did the road to salvation and put a road in the mid-dle of their room and put road signs.

Scavenger Hunt Kendall M., Age 12, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest) What we did in the scavenger hunt was we had to look for a cat’s tail



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and goose poop and we had to take a lock of Taz’s hair and the winner of the scavenger hunt got to cut Taz’s hair. Simeon won! We got to cut his hair. That was a lot of fun! Animal Night Joshua C., Age 11, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp Midwest) On Thursday, July 2, we had Animal Night. The four tribes were supposed to dress up as animals. As I gathered so far this is a Camp Gilgal tradition. The tribes dressed up as the following: Manasseh = Looney Tunes Characters, Judah = Navy Seals, Simeon and Levi did the same = Blind Mice. That night was one of the best nights of my life. My tribe Judah dressed in camou-flage, face paint, and bandannas. I loved dressing up a Navy Seal because of the camouflage. This has been my favorite night at Gilgal. Who won animal night? 1st place went to Manasseh, 2nd place to JUDAH! Simeon and Levi tied for 3rd place. Canoe Trip Helena M., Age 10, Tribe of Manas-seh (Junior Camp Midwest)

It was a cool, breezy day. I ate my breakfast; cereal, biscuit and toast, then we went to chapel. We sang four songs. Mocha talked about Deetrethon Bonker! Then Chiclet put us in groups of two or three and I was put in with a three person group. When we got in the canoe I was in the middle with Moriah in front and Lauren in the back. We got to the beach on time! But the first thing I did is I went swimming then I dried off and ate lunch. Girls Night Out Kendall M., Age 12, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest) At Girls Night Out all of us girls got to ask questions on a piece of paper. I asked Firefly what her favorite Hebrew word was. I also asked Sonic if you can read the

Bible even if you’re not a believer in God because I was just curious to see if you can because I couldn’t think of another question. Switched Prank Mackenzie M., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest)

A couple nights ago, Bithia, Megan, Lauren, Firefly, and I were in the car, coming back from Girls Night Out. Firefly gave us an idea for a prank. It was to have all the girls in Simeon and Manasseh switch cabins, to trick the counselors! So last night we did! It was so fun. At 2:30am Firefly, Chiclet, and Summer woke us up and we all switched bunks. It was great. All the counselors were confused. It was worth waking up so early. Ice Cream Shop Moriah C., Age 12, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp Midwest) We went to the ice cream shop. It was really fun. I got cookies and cream. It was good. I had a fun time



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gray. We drew wrinkles on our fac-es and stuff. We worked so hard! And thanks to my counselors, Nike and Rockstar, for the idea that we won 1st place! Yay! It was so fun and I’m glad we did it!

Pool Time Esther C., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) The pool is cool. The pool is awesome. It’s a place where things can blossom. It’s very fun in the sun where we can splash and play for part of the day and we don’t need bug spray. You also find that you can clear your mind. It’s fun and sweet where lots of bugs die. Horse Day! Daniel V., Age 8, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) I really like horseback riding. It is amazing! We went horseback riding on Saturday, which is Horse Day, and it was exciting and amazing. Riding on a horse made me feel like I was a soldier in Bible times. One of my favorite horses was Spirit. When I rode on her back she didn’t want me to get off. I was sad when we had to leave the horses. I hope I

with Megan. Talked and had a good time. I love Shabbat ice cream! Water Skiers Abigail O., Age 8, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest) One day at camp, we went to see water skiers! They jumped a 5 ½ foot ramp and the Bomb Ladies danced on skies! There were even barefoot skiers! I had an airhead and water for a snack. I really had fun.

Lake Michigan Bithia B., Age 9, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp Midwest) On Sunday we went to Lake Michigan and went swimming in the water. It took almost two hours to get there. We also went on the sand dunes and jumped over the waves when they came. We built sand castles with Tiki and Selah Co-hen. On the way home, we had Wendy’s for dinner. Then, when we got back to camp, we watched Bolt.

It was an exciting day. I think my favorite part was jumping over the waves. Also, Chiclet made us all hold hands at one part and dance in a circle. It was so funny and fun. Climbing Wall Summer (Junior Camp Midwest) I went to the climbing wall with group Bet. Everyone was climbing the wall – Noah F. did it at least eight times! Lauren had gone up once – but didn’t reach the top. So, she asked if I would race her up the 33 ½ feet climbing wall. I agreed. We start-ed off good. However, half way up – she noticed how many daddy-long-legs were near her. She start-ed screaming so I had to get all the spiders away from her. This was no easy task. We both were laughing so hard. I don’t know how we finally made it to the top. We worked together. Backwards Night Ana H., Age 10, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp Midwest)

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will get to go horseback riding again because it is so much fun. Archery David H., Age 10, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) Archery is my favorite activity at camp. I like it because I get to use a bow and arrow. I’m kinda good at it, I only hit the target once but Lulu said that I could be really good with more practice. My hope is to hit a bullseye. I like the orange arrows the best. Reverb said they were the best. The wooden bow is the most fun to use but it’s right-handed and I’m a lefty. Archery is a lot of fun.

Animal Night Lauren C., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Theme nights are awesome! Last night we had Animal Night. Everyone dressed up as some sort of animal. I was a “get well soon” teddy bear. People were dressed up like random animals. Eliana and Reptar were Hippocolors. I didn’t even know that there was such a thing! They said it’s a combination between a hippo and color.

Rock Climbing Misha K., Age 10, Tribe of Judah

(Junior Camp East) Rock climbing is one the activities in Camp Gilgal. It’s very fun. You get to play basketball for a while then when it’s your

turn to climb you start. There is an easy wall, a medium wall and an extremely hard wall. I went on the medium wall and it was fun to climb. I was very proud when I reached the top. Rock climbing is my favorite activity. Counselor Hunt Lauren C., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) On Saturday we had our Counselor Hunt. There were some bad things and good things that happened. The bad thing was that Kaylie from the Tribe of Dan, tripped over a branch and landed on her wrist. That night they went to the ER and found that she had a broken wrist. The fun things before that were extremely fun! All of the staff were animals so when you found them hiding in the woods you had to take them back to the picnic tables by doing things that their animal likes. Eliana and I were partners and we found Lulu. He was a lion, which was really hard. He kept chasing Heinz, the bunny, and Reverb the panda. We all had a blast! Counselor Hunt ‘09 was a lot of fun!

Camp Gilgal Archery Greg V., Age 9, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp East) Archery is one of the greatest activities ever. You have to learn first and you get to pop balloons and it’s fun. It looks cool when you fire at the target. Sometimes the arrow may not go right on target. And you might hit on someone else’s target instead of your own. And you have to be careful on taking off the arrows. I just like ar-chery. Fashion Disaster Night Simona B., Age 7, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East)

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outfit. Curly, the Hebrew teacher, was sooo silly. She had a bathrobe, glasses without lenses, and a hippie hat with black hair. She looked so silly. I wore capris, a ballerina dress on top, a microphone and a white hat. Fashion disaster night was so much fun! My whole tribe looked silly. I hope to do fashion disaster night again. I love fashion disaster night! Dear Matilda, What Do I Do? Eliana S., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Q: I am going to a water party but I don’t want to get wet. A: Ladle the water out of the pool and dump it on to a sea urchin. Q: My teddy bear ripped and its stuffing is coming out. A: Fill it with pizza and give it to a tortoise. Q: I am going to a party and we are having butter but I don’t like butter. A: Smother it on your friend’s fish.

Field Trip Ethan M., Age 7, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East)

We went on a field trip. I liked the courses at mini-golf. Then we went to a farm and saw bees. I really liked the bees. I saw goats, ducks, peacocks and lambs. We picked berries in the rain. The raspberries were the best. They tasted yummy. And then I bought a candy necklace. It was very long. I ate it on the

bus ride back to camp. It was fun. Twister Error Number 12 Simeon G., Age 8, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) You would think that Twister is smart, but not all the time. When Twister

has an error we all say “Twister Error!” and the error number. I want to tell you about error number 12. It was the first Thursday of camp. Twister forgot to bring the cabin clean up results to lunch. When all of Camp Gilgal found out, we all yelled “Twister Error Number 12.” (She reported the cabin

inspection results at dinner than night). I hope you enjoyed Twister Error Number 12. My Big Break Kaylie L., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) It was the 4th of July and we

were playing counselor hunt. Me and Ellie went to find Twister. I was stepping over a log and tripped. I fell backwards and my wrist went all the way back. I started to cry and

Ellie told some other people that were with us to go get a tribe lead-er. They ran yelling, “Emergency! Emergency! Somebody help!” Twister came out of her hiding spot and came to see what was wrong. Reptar came and picked me up. She sat me down on a log. Twister asked what was wrong and I told her my left wrist hurt. She then told Ellie to get Heart. So when Heart came, Twister told her what hurt and brought me to the nurse’s office. She looked at my hands and saw that my left wrist was swollen. So I went to the emergency room.

Once they had taken the x-rays the doctor told me. I had a broken wrist. The doctors gave me a splint. I had that on for a day and a half and now I’m wearing a hot pink cast that is hard. Camp is still really fun. Even

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that if you have time you can even do something nice for Twister to get extra points.

Field Trip Fun Aaron M., Age 11, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp East) Every year we go on a field trip. It is a lot of fun. This year we went mini golfing and we went to a farm. It was fun. First we went on a bus ride. It was very loud on the bus. We sang fun camp songs. Then we went to the mini golf place. My favorite hole was the one that had three levels. We ate lunch as well. Then we went on the bus again. We went to a farm. We saw bees. I even saw the queen bee! They told us all

Favorite Foods at Camp Johannah C., Age 11, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Hi! My name is Johannah. I did a poll of favorite foods here at camp. I have been coming to camp for four years, including this year. In first place with 12 votes is pizza. In second place is popcorn chicken with eight votes. In third are waffles with seven votes. In fourth are strawberries with five votes. In a close fifth is watermelon with four votes. Thank you Camp Gilgal for helping put this poll in the Gilgal Gazette. Also, thank you Strings for putting in so much effort!

Cabin Clean-Up Masha K., Age 11, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Cabin clean-up is good but also bad. It’s good because you actually have a clean cabin and that feels very good. But the bad part is that you come into your cabin when you just woke up and your tired then you see a mess that you have left and have to clean. So you start cleaning up and after 15 minutes the room is perfect. The best part is

about bees. Then we went berry picking. We picked blueberries, strawberries and raspberries! Then we went to the store there and I bought some candy and a brownie. Then we went back to camp. The field trip was a lot of fun! Fetch ‘N Skit Esther C., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) Fetch ‘n Skit was fun and we would have won if we weren’t so far away. Oy vey! But one thing that I think is true if we would win at the skit we would have made it through.

Dear Matilda Kaylie L., Age 10, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp East) Dear Matilda, I have a big problem. I’m going to a sleepover when I get back from Camp Gilgal and she told me that we’re going to have peanut butter and jelly sand-

wiches. But the thing that was a problem is I am allergic to peanut butter. What should I do? Sincerely,

Upset Sandwich Dear Upset Sandwich, If they have a pet have it go under the table and give the sandwich to the pet. Sincerely, Matilda



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off. When we got to Columbia, the most well-preserved gold mining town in California, we sat down in front of the photo shop and ate lunch. Ben, the grandson of the photo shop owner and one of our Gilgal campers, sat with our tribe. We went to the candle dipping shop and dipped some candles that had unbelievable fragrances. Soon we went to the gold shop and blacksmith. At the gold shop we bought Jet an airplane model made of shiny bullets. We climbed some rocks and went to the toy shop where Noah bought Moose a caribou model. Cucamonga brought us to the pub and bought his tribe sarsaparilla. Soon we went to get some ice cream and Ben’s father took pictures of us. Columbia was one of the best activities of Camp Gilgal. Carpetball Gal C., Age 11, Tribe of Zebulun (Junior Camp West) Hello. My name is Gal. One of the sports I love to play is carpetball. You set up five balls and so does your opponent. Then both you and your opponent try to knock each other’s balls in the pit. The first one to have no balls left loses. Now I shall interview: Matt:

Coming Back in Hail Taliah S., Age 8, Tribe of Isaachar (Junior Camp East) I was coming back from rockwall and Heinz asked us if it was raining and we said no. But after a few people finished climbing right when we were supposed to go back to camp, it started to hail. Twister came with a van to get us. It was hailing so hard that when we got back to the Mishkan, I had to make Twister repeat what she was saying 10 times for me to hear her! It was awesome! Puddle Jumping Alyssa C., Age 8, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) On the day that the whole tribe of Issachar went puddle jumping, it was so much fun! So we jumped in the really big puddle! We got mud all over our hair, neck, arms, legs and feet. We got really dirty! I love going puddle jumping because its fun! And most of all, being with my tribe! PS. We took showers!! Horseback Riding Isaiah H., Age 7, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) I like horseback riding. We put helmets on my head. It was fun. My favorite horse was Windy. She was nice and brown and it was very cute and kind. I recommend other people to do horseback riding

because it is great fun and is exciting! Counselor Hunt Rebekah C., Age 8, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) At Camp Gilgal, we played a game called Counselor Hunt. The staff pretends that they are animals and they hide in the woods and the campers go find them. Our tribe, Issachar, found one person. We found Reptar. She was wearing a pompom and big glasses. We were bringing her to the picnic table. She

ran away, but I was holding on to her. When we found her, she was sleeping in a tree. We tiptoed to the picnic table. She almost ran

away again, so I grabbed her again. Finally, we got her to the picnic tables. I really like Counselor Hunt. Our Trip to Columbia Zachary S., Age 12, Tribe of Zebulun (Junior Camp West) After Tabernacle, Spike told us to wear our camp t-shirts. In

other words, he said, “Today we are going to Columbia.” Before lunch, we hopped in the vans and drove

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Tabernacle – Our Devotions Zachary S., Age 12, Tribe of Zeb-ulun (Junior Camp West) Every morning after cabin clean-up and breakfast, we enjoy Tabernacle. All of camp loves to hear Pixie, Bandit, and Streetlight singing along with

Shoe, Noah, Streetlight, Amp, Bandit, and Spike playing instru-ments. We sing wonderful praise songs and chant the Sh’ma. After this, Moose gives a great talk about Sukkot. In fact, we built and decorated our own booth. Moose also connects Sukkot with the New Testament. Moose is also teaching us about the first fruits and their importance. On Shabbat, we had Spike talk about 1 John 1:9 and Onyx led us in more chants. We also said our memory verses. Moose usually ends Tabernacle in a funny way. He just finishes what he is about to say, he says, “You are dismissed.” Tabernacle is a good way to know God better.

Capture the Degel Malachai W., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) First of all, Capture the Degel is one of the most awesome games at Camp Gilgal this year. The boy and girl counselors were mixed up

Q: What is your strategy? A: I don’t know. Q: Do you have any lucky stuff? A: No Q: Are you good at carpetball? A: I’m okay. Q: Why did you set up the way you did? A: I want to have fun. Q: What do you think of when throwing the ball? A: I think of winning. Vika: Q: What is your strategy?

A: Three in the middle and one on each side. Q: Do you have any lucky stuff? A: No Q: Are you good at carpetball? A: Sure Q: Why did you set up the way you did? A: I always do it that way. Q: What do you think of when throwing the ball? A: Hitting the ball.

Making the Degels Dotti P., Age 12, Tribe of Dan (Junior Camp West) Making a degel is a crucial part of camp. Each cabin must make a flag that resembles their tribe. First you must create a design. Trust me; it will take more than one design before you find the right one. Once you have a design, you need the three basic ingredients: laughter, fun, and creativity. Once you have all the ingredients together, it is time to paint the flag. You must have all the campers in your tribe put their names on the flag, along with your tribe leaders’ names and your tribe name in He-brew and English. As soon as you are done, you let it dry over night. The next day when they give it back to you, it is attached to a pole so you can carry it around and

have fun. Everyone will love your design and comment on its cool design. Once you have your flag, make sure your sayings in line up have something to do with your flag, or at least every once in a while. Have fun with your flag!

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The water slide is so much fun. Maverick passed this thing called the 180 mark. It is a thing that if you pass it you get to write your name on a shack. I did not get even close to the 180 mark. Kaleb made it once. When I went down my second time, the Gilgal bank was

open. Then the snack shack opened. I got a shaved ice. The flavors were pineapple and cotton candy. It tasted really good. Then I ate it. When I was done with my shaved ice, I went back on the water slide. I had to go off the ride because it was closing. Then we went

back to camp. FOB Skye R., Age 10, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp West) FOB is very fun. For counselors FOB = Flat on Bunk. For campers FOB = Fun on Bunk. Some of the things our tribe does are shoe fishing, bunk diving and pass the pet. Shoe fishing is where we get a string

and the boys won. Maverick got the degel this year. Here is what he had to say. “It was the biggest adrenaline rush I ever had.” and he says he got the degel from being in jail and running to the degel. Once he got there, he ran into the bush-es, down the hill and on to the boys side. There were many others that helped Maverick get the degel, like Bazooka, Matt, Ellis, Kaleb, and many others. This was one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. Capture the Degel is all about teamwork. Without it, the game would be a disaster. I love Capture the Degel. I think it’s the most fun game at Camp Gilgal. Oy as in Oy, Limpics as in Limpics Jaden W., Age 9, Tribe of Benjamin (Junior Camp West) My name is Jaden Walker and this is my second year of camp. It is also my second year of Oylimpics. Oy-limpics was awesome and fun. We did a relay race. The tribe leaders had to spray silly string in our hair to make Kippahs. Next we had to make a beard out of pudding. We put a triangle hat on Waffles and lifted her on a chair and walked around a cone. Then the whole team did the horah back to the start line. Simeon and Issachar won. My team got last, but it was still fun. The 180 Mark Jacob S., Age 9, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West)

with a pipe cleaner or a stick attached to the end and try to get our shoes from a top bunk. Bunk diving is where we jump from bunk to bunk in an obstacle course. Pass the pet is where everyone sits on a bunk and we play hot potato with a stuffed animal. Here’s an interview with Hadassa and Haneen: Hadassa

Q: So what do you do in FOB? A: Our tribe eats a lot of candy and we tackle each other. We also do anything besides lay flat on our bunk. Haneen Q: What do you do in FOB? A: I eat lots of candy, I talk, and I sleep. Wells Fargo Isaac Y., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West)

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being caught. When you success-fully grab a gold bag, nine or more to be exact, you win if you are in the time span. This year we played three times. The staff won the first game and the camp-ers won the rest. Jake said, “I love it and it was lots of fun.” Columbia, the Place of Many Wonders Josh L., Age 8, Tribe of Benjamin (Junior Camp West) Tuesday morning, Camp Gilgal rolled out towards the gold mining town of Columbia. When my tribe arrived, we ate our sack lunches, and as soon as we finished, we went to take our tribe photo at the old-fashioned camera place. There we dressed up as Civil War soldiers while Elliot, Riff, Iceman, and Shoe dressed up as gentlemen. The old dress up clothes that we put on felt rough. After finally taking our photo, we went to climb rocks. The rocks were huge and warm. After climbing for a long time, we went to a saloon for a couple mugs of sarsaparilla. Sarsaparilla tastes similar to root beer, but is spicier. Then we moved on to candle dipping. This was

where I had the choice of quite a few different candle styles – short, long, star, and others. I chose the short one and dipped it in every color that they had (red, blue,

green, purple, orange, and yellow). We then went to the parking lot to be picked up. I feel that my trip to Columbia was awesome! If I was given a chance to go back, I wouldn’t hesitate to say “Yes!” Llamas in Hebrew?! Isaac Y., Age

10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West) When we were in Hebrew reading about llamas, three llamas entered the Hebrew class. Then we all went outside with the llamas. Then the owners told about the llamas, like what type and where they are from. Then we all got to pet them and feed them. They eat llama pellets, carrots and even ate leaves. It was lots of fun. Mission Impossible

Jacob B., Age 11, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West) No lights, sneaking and Mission Impossible, by far the best game of all time. It is fun. The clues, snooping around, and the lookouts were vital in Mission Impossible. You have five minutes until the light

turns off. Then go and find the clues that lead you and your cabin to the checkpoint. If your cabin is in the first three cabins you receive a prize. Isaac’s comments: “A great game for all ages!” Onyx’s comments: “Mission Impossible is a sneaky game, you have to have communication.” Spike’s comments: “Mission Impossible is the best game he has ever played.” Maverick’s comments: “The first time playing Mission Impossible was incredible.”

First-Time Campers Jacob S., Age 9, Tribe of Sime-on (Junior Camp West) This is my first year at camp. It is so much fun. This is another camper’s first year named

Josh Lubetkin. He also thinks that camp is great. Jacob Blum likes camp and his beef stick he got in the mail. Our cabin shared the beef stick at FOB. It tasted really good. Anyways, Jacob Craig loves it so much. “It’s very fun here,” said Ja-cob Craig. My favorite things at camp are the food, the pool and

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God had helped them through their times of hardship. Camp Gilgal was greatly involved in my spiritual growth.

Shabbat Malachai W., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) Shabbat is awesome. On Shabbat we light the menorah, read the Torah, and Moose gives a short message. Shabbat is important because it is the day God rested from creation. The Torah

commands us to keep the sabbath holy. We end Shabbat with the Havdalah service. Then the youngest kid comes up and puts the Havdalah candle in the wine cup. When the third star is in the sky, Shabbat is over. Moose gives a message and sometimes a counselor gives a testimony, like Shoe did about leaving China. Next Shabbat the campers will sing during worship and I am a part of it. Mission Pudding Noah P., Age 12, Tribe of Zebulun (Junior Camp West) Moose was getting things for the Oylimpic games. It was really close to lunch time so Moose said, “We need to get the pudding.” So then Moose sent out a challenge to the counselors. Cucamonga and Bandit accepted the challenge. They

the counselors. My cabin mates said they love camp. My favorite counselors are Iceman, Amp, and Onyx. Moose is really cool. That is my Gilgal.

Life Changing! David S., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp West) Camp Gilgal really changed my life. At Camp Gilgal I grew spiritually. I really liked praying with counselors at the camp fires. They encouraged me greatly. Some of the staff had gone through or were going through similar trials as I was going through. Camp really made me know that God wants us to have fun, although God does put us in trials. If we trust in God, He will help us through our trials, big or small. If you pray continually, God will answer your prayers. I also really enjoyed listening to staff share their testimonies because I learned how

rushed out of the van and got eight boxes of pudding and did it in one minute and thirty seconds and rushed to camp. I talked to Cucamonga and he felt that it was easy for him. I talked to Bandit and he felt really excited to accept the challenge. Moose said this would be a legend to Camp Gilgal.

Mail Call Max C., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) Mail call was really fun and there were a lot of different people doing mail call this year like Diesel, Skittles, Maverick, Snapple, Bazooka, and many more. I got two big packages in mail call. When Moose gets mail he picks up a

camper and runs around before he picks up his mail. It is very fun. After they give out all the letters, they have the “Bonus Round” where they hand out all the packag-es. One night we

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Flaming Menorahs and Snapple wanted to eat the pickles. Also we had the tribe of Benjamin and the tribe of Manasseh together. Then the funniest thing was in the beginning some of the counselors were dancing to make it funny. All of the games were Jewish themed.

CSI Kezia M., Age 11, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp West) CSI is when Jet and Streetlight come and inspect your cabin to make sure it is clean and there is no trash around it. Here is an interview with Jet and Streetlight: Q: Do you like CSI? A: Jet: Of course. Streetlight: Yes. Q: What is your favorite thing about it?

A: Jet: Being a detective. Streetlight: Cabin Decoration Day. Q: What is your least favorite thing? A: Jet: Going into a smelly room. Streetlight: My uniform. Q: What is the nastiest thing you ever saw during CSI? A: Jet: A dead bug on the floor.

had “sing and dance” for your mail and it was funny and embarrassing. Some counse-lors get mail and run in a cir-cle in excitement. Sometimes there is a package for all girl counselors and a package for all men counselors. A funny part was when a boy named Jacob got a salami stick for mail. A boy named Evan got a lotion package. We have to bang our hands against the tables to get our mail. On Sunday we don’t have mail. Malachai got a balloon colored package because it was his birthday. Sukkah Building Matt L., Age 11, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp West) First we bought 10, 8 foot 2x4 planks of wood. We took three planks and laid out the frame and discussed how we would put the Sukkah together. After about five minutes we hammered together (what seemed to be) a block shaped “U.” We put together three of those, then raised them up and nailed them together. We put supports on them to make it sturdy, but also a little flimsy to show life is temporary. After that we went out into the forest to get branches to

lay over the Sukkah. The branches were supposed to be palm branch-es, but where we were there weren’t any. We also had people making decoration for the Sukkah, such as balloons, tissue paper flowers, streamers, and notes with God’s promises on them. When we laid the branches over the Sukkah, we had to leave open spaces to see the stars at night. After all that was finished we had to learn the Sukkah dance. It looked kind of easy and a little silly. Building the Sukkah was very fun. Oylimpics Renee V., Age 11, Tribe of Manasseh (Junior Camp West) At the Oylimpics we had so much fun and everybody loved the Oy-limpics. The games that we played were the matzo ball toss, bagel ring toss, and much more. Then we had a slip and slide and that was fun because you got wet. There were about 11 games that we played and you can eat stuff like pickles, pudding, and whistle with crackers in your mouth. Then for the pudding you had to make a moustache and make sure you eat it all, but some people only ate half of it. And my team name was the

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Streetlight: The tribe of Asher with a dead bug. Streetlight’s favorite was cabin dec-oration day. We did instruments of God and it was a lot of fun. The goal is to nail it and our cabin finally did in the second week. CSI is hard but it is fun when you do it well. Capture the Degel Elijah M., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp Midwest) Thursday night we played Capture the Degel. My team lost because I think Taz and a couple of other people were guarding the flag. In the second half we switched sides. My team did full attack. Unfortunately we had to end the game when Rush got clothes-lined by a tree. But his injuries weren’t severe. Praise God that he is ok. Water Balloon Volleyball and the 20-ft Sundae Levi H., Age 13, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp Midwest) This year was fun at camp. Some of my favorite things were writing haikus for the daily Gilgal, water balloon volleyball, and the 20-ft sundae. I am going to write about the last two events. We were told to meet at the volleyball court. I knew what we were doing so my tribe and I were getting ready. We won our first game against the tribe of Judah including my brother Apollo the assistant tribe leader. We won.

We had to go to the pavilion. There was the huge gutter filled with ice cream. It was good. Then we had the final game against Manasseh. We won again. Then we had a game against Taz,

Chiclet, Summer and Firefly (the direc-tors, intern and Hebrew teacher) and again we won 4-3. Yay! Capture the Camper

David C., Age 7, Tribe of Judah (Junior Camp Midwest) I tried to hide but the counselors came out before I could hide. I ran, but Katan captured me. We had to hide outside. We couldn’t hide in buildings. When you capture a

counselor, you have to go to the fire circle. When we got back, they let us know how many points each counselor was worth.

Faith Walk Isaac F., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp Midwest)

On Wednesday night, in the middle of the night, the tribe of Levi went to the canoe beach. Then, one-by-one we went into the woods. Our object of this was to follow the path to the

Living Cross. This is a tree that nat-urally grew into the shape of a cross. Then we were to wait for the others. The walk on the path was very frightening because we had no flashlights. We kept hearing weird night sounds. The faith walk is to test your faith in God. The darkness combined with the weird sounds made it scary. The scariness made you depend only on God. When we finally got to the cross, Taz was there. We talked for one hour then went back to the cabins. In the morning we slept till 8:15am. The shofar blasted in our cabin. We were awake in five seconds and one of my cabin mates slept through it. We had to shake him awake. Machaneh Gilgal Curly, As old as Methuselah Hebrew Teacher (Junior Camp East) This was my first time being at Camp Gilgal and I love teaching Hebrew to the campers. All the kids learned more than they thought they could and by the second week of camp, they began using their Hebrew regularly. Tov meod campers and kol hakavod to all of you. You are totally sababa and you

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made my first camp experience fun – todah rabah! First-time At Camp Gilgal Nicole G., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) If your new at Camp Gilgal you’ve got nothing to worry about. This is my first year at Camp Gilgal. I first walked into the cabin knowing nobody. By dinner the next night, I knew everybody. You see, you don’t have your real family so you bond with these people for two weeks and they quickly become like family. Even through hardships you forgive the way God would. Without these people, I wouldn’t have been able to get through the-se two weeks. Especially the staff makes you feel welcome. Good Friends Ketzia B., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East)

What would a world be like without friends? Horrible. Well, at Camp Gilgal you meet lifelong good friends. And they are Jewish and

believe in the Messiah. You can trust them and they can help you. I

met a few friends this year (my first year!) They were amazing and just loved God. I felt like I could tell them an-ything. My first year I wanted to make nice friends and I did. Friends are awe-some and they RULE!

FOB Ketzia B., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) Yawn… Sometimes you just need a break, FOB! FOB stands for “Flat on Bunk.” You are doing so many activities during the day that you need a rest. During FOB you can rest, read or just be flat. It might sound boring but it is a great time. FOB is a hero! Worship He Who is Worthy Ketzia B., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) Don’t you love worshipping the Lord for all he’s done? I do! God loves your praise and it is so fun to praise him. We do serious songs and fun ones. My favourite songs are the Whale Song, Fruit of the Spirit, Prince of Peace and the Happy Song. The worship team is really good. Praise he who is worthy!

Camp Gilgal Poem Ketzia B., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) Camp Gilgal, it is the best. You learn to cooperate with the rest, A good time to be with God, He loves all

Tabernacle Hannah D., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East) You know how a lot of us don’t like to wake up early right? Well some thing that gets me up is Tabernacle! In Tabernacle, I can worship God and be alone with him. This year I’ve been learning about Succot! I never really realized how important it was and is. Tabernacle is a real blessing and I’m very glad to have it. I’m alone with God and nothing makes me feel more cleansed than

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being with God in Tabernacle. I can feel God’s presence and that’s why I love Tabernacle. Camp Poem Lydia C., Age 10, Tribe of Simeon (Junior Camp East)

I love camp! I hate clamps! Camp is fun, Sitting in the sun! Yay! Now I’m done! Staff Room Esther C., Age 12, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) The staff room is strange, its very weird. The door has been open a couple times and one bunk is filled with candy and that’s not so dandy ‘cuz we don’t get any.

The Staff Room Masha K., Age 11, Tribe of Levi (Junior Camp East) The staff room is scary It’s a mysterious place It’s strange. There are creepy noises And staff that complain. Hurry get out of their way. What goes into the staff room, Never comes out the right way! First Year at Camp Gilgal Beau N., Age 8, Tribe of Asher (Junior Camp East) Camp Gilgal is fun because we get to do lots of fun activities, stuff like horseback riding, archery and craft. When I did archery I shot into the woods. Then Lulu went in the woods and he looked like a hiker. It was funny. I also went swimming and I accidentally splashed water at Ethan and he got really mad. I said sorry, but he was still a little mad at me. Later on we became friends again. Hebrew lessons at Camp Gilgal are confusing but they were also fun. It was the first time I learned Hebrew and it was challenging. After all this, Camp Gilgal was a blast and I want to go again! About FOB Simona B., Age 7, Tribe of Issachar (Junior Camp East) This article is all about… FOB!

Here takes place FOB! FOB is awesome FOB is fun FOB is a great time to get things done. Now you see that FOB is fun and you can have some FOB fun! FOB is fun!

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