A dear friend of mine who lives down the hall from me in Farrand always talks about her Christian camp that she's been a part of for some time now. During the Christianity unit, we watched the film Jesus Camp, which sparked my interest in seeing if ALL camps are similar to the one we learned about in the film. I decided to conduct a short 5 question interview with her to gather what I can about her experience.
What is the name of the camp you attended?
"Camp Balcones Springs in Marble Falls, Texas."
How old were you when you first attended, and how long have you been going back?
"I was eight years old when I went for the first time, and I've been going back for nine years. Twice as a councilor."
Is Christianity a huge part of the camp? Or does the emphasis lie in other activities?
"There are lots of prayer points throughout the day, but mainly the camp is for fun recreational activities like volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, swimming and water sports, zip lining, and rock climbing."
Did you ever feel like you were being forced to pray or was everything pretty much voluntary?
"Everything seemed very voluntary, it was a lot like one person would lead the group in a short prayer on different occasions throughout the day, and then if you wanted to pay attention you could, you weren't forced to pray or anything like that."
Do you feel like your experience is pretty amongst Christian summer camps?
"Uhm, yea. I have a lot of friends who I met in councilor training who are actually councilors at other camps, and they all tell me that the camps are pretty much identical to each other."
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