![]() ![]() One of the groups we served were the Karen people from Myanmar. To me the coolest things about the second camp was that we had more nationalities represented and we got more of a glimpse of serving the world. This article broke our hearts as we had a small glimpse of what some of the campers that attended our 2nd week of camps have experienced in their short lives. This article ( follow this link to read article) is the story of two young girls from Burma who are in refugee camps in Thailand. We recently came across the latest issue of Readers Digest where an article caught our interest. I pray that Rebecca will someday be back to be one of those girls who other girls want to grow up to become. I saw her basking in the glow from Kit Kat, Baby E, and others. I watched her as she interacted with the staff and noticed her almost soaking up the love and example of the camp leaders. She smiled and said yes as if she was up for any challenge to achieve her goal. I told her she needed to be strong in the Lord to be a camp leader. I encouraged her to keep going to church, reading her Bible, and praying. She told me she was and attended with some of her family members. ![]() I want to be a counselor." I replied, "that would be great! Did you know that Kit Kat (Kate Stevens), Sharkbait (Toby Elery), and BabyE (Amanda Elery) used to be campers and are now on staff?" She nodded and then informed me about how Kate had been attending Hidden Acres since she was in second grade and that she too had wanted to work at Hidden Acres when she was a camper.I had a follow up conversation with Rebecca and asked her if she was involved at a church. Then she told me with a twinkle in her eye and a smile that brightened her face "I want to work here when I grow up. We talked about last year's camp and she asked about some of the counselors she missed seeing this year. I asked a young boy pictured above, "What is your favorite part of camp so far?" He said, "everything!" "This is my first camp ever and I love everything about it."A young lady named Rebecca, (It's easy for me to remember her name)who has attended our camp at least two other times has grown up so much from last summer. I talked to a couple of campers about their camp experience. Usually all of the kids are dropped off at a location in Dallas and bused to Hidden Acres. We were very encouraged at the start of camp to see so many parents come and drop off their kids at camp. He knew what an impact just a week of camp can have on these kids who would very likely not experience a week of summer camps if not for the generosity of Kiwanis club supporters. Pastor Jerry who passed away over a year ago was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Pleasant Grove and a big part of the tradition of raising funds for inner city kids to attend summer camp. Kiwanis Club of Pleasant Grove."Jerry Diffee would have been happy to see what happened at Hidden Acres during our third week of camps. You are probably not able to read what the white shirts on the first pictures on this blog say they read "We build Jerry's Dream Camp. ![]()
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