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A Lasting Legacy

2/19/2013

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Hello all current and former staff and counselors!  We have decided at camp to start a weekly blog every Tuesday to keep the former and current staff and counselors connected through our website.  So tune in every Tuesday to find out what new is happening at camp and what God has placed on our hearts. Feel free to comment!
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How many of these staff members and counselors can you name?  Each of the people pictured above has had a lasting legacy in camp, whether they know it or not.  Without Bobby Brown, Caroline Eichhorn would have never been able to save children in three feet of water.  Without Leah McRae, Heather Moses wouldn't know where to file binders of paperwork from the past twenty years.  Without Charlie Spencer's flowing blonde locks and tan Josh Cobb wouldn't know what to do at camp.  Without David McGinley, Jon Davis would have no ground work in how to be the manliest man at camp.  
In all seriousness,  without the work of all the people who have served at camp through the years, camp would not be what it is today.  However, I would venture to guess that most of us can only name around ten people from these pictures at most.  These people, who in their time were essential to camp and the ministry that we do, are mostly all but unknown to the current staff and campers.  However, the legacy of all those who have worked at camp, whether they were as important to the ministry as Lloyd Powell or simply volunteered their weekend raking leaves, they have all played a part in the ministry of the Lord.  
1 Corinthians 13:8 &13
(8)Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (13) And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love.  But the greatest of these is love.
All of the things that we have done through the years will pass away.  Many of the memories are already beginning to fade.  However, the love that we have shared to children at this great piece of land that God has blessed us with will have eternal consequences.  
So as former and current staff/counselors, let us live by these three: faith, hope, and love.
The greatest of these is love.
9 Comments
Ashley link
2/19/2013 07:03:21 am

When I left camp last May, Roy Gose told me, "Your time here will be like sticking your finger in the ocean. It will keep on flowing like you were never here." I don't know how much of an impact I made on Camp Ba Yo Ca, but I know it made a HUGE impact on me. It's a blessing to have been a small part of this ministry and to be in the ranks of "former staff."
Thanks for this post!
Ashley

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Jim Cox
2/19/2013 11:24:29 am

I was there summer of '75. Spencer Hill was in charge and Virginia Badgett was the nurse. I still tell stories about my time there. I was richly blessed.

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Lisa
2/19/2013 11:37:02 am

This is awesome and a wonderful way for the Alumni and Newbies to come together to see what is going on at camp.

Good job Carter! Can't wait to see what is next!

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Heather Cockrum
2/19/2013 01:10:09 pm

Thanks for mentioning my dad, Carter. It means more than you know.

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April D
2/20/2013 06:49:13 am

So grateful that God allowed me to be a part of what He has been doing in the "holler" all these years. Blessed with all the friendships that came out of it (20+ years and counting). Looking forward to seeing what He holds in the future. Praying children continue to see and find Jesus through each staff and counselor for all the years to come.

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David Freels
2/6/2014 04:25:34 am

Llloyd Powell was one of my teachers at West, and hired me as a counselor for 3 summers from 78-80.It was just a great season with great friends and countless kids having fun and participating in the Gospel. Greg Atchley, Scott Anderson, Jeff Roberts, Bob Brown, and so many more friends were there. The blog's a great idea for folks to stay connected to this wonderful place

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Josiah Mercier (Jozy)
4/25/2016 12:01:17 am

Summer 2013 was one of the best summers of my life by far. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make it back to Ba Yo Ca, but I remember everything like it was yesterday. I made so many great friends there, and I enjoyed every moment of it, whether I was in a Bible study session, being stupid with Carter or cleaning the kitchen (yes, I enjoyed that because of all the amazing people I associated with in there). I'm so thankful that I got to experience Ba Yo Ca, first as a camper in the Special Ops Boys camp and then as a staff member. Thank you Alan for your investment in me and tons of other people too. I have so many memories from camp that I'll never forget. Thanks again everybody :)

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Singles Chat South Carolina link
3/20/2021 10:50:24 pm

Hi, great reading your post

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Kayla link
6/22/2024 04:16:02 pm

Appreciate youur blog post

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