That is exactly the case for Camp Woodmen in Alabama. Every year campers and staff travel long distances to make their way to rural Snead, Alabama, to experience a week full of fun, friendship and godly character. Camp Woodmen may not be the biggest camp offered by UCG, but it is definitely among the biggest in heart; everybody is so closely knit together! This year camp started off with a bang (thunderous bang to be exact)! As usual, it began to rain, but that did not get us down. We simply had a great time inside! Despite the rain, everything got off to a great start. Campers arrived safely and were moved into their dorms to get ready for the evening meal and orientation. Camp was filled with nothing but beautiful days after that opening night. Christian Living classes enjoyed the great mild weather almost every morning. Every day was perfect weather for many of Camp Woodmen's activities like basketball, speedaway, volleyball, softball, swimming and our favorite unofficial Woodmen activity—cornhole! For those unfamiliar with this name, all you need to know is that it involves bags filled with dried corn that you try to throw into a hole on a wooden board. This game sounds ridiculous, but it could be quite arguably the most popular game at Woodmen! Night activities were just as entertaining. The first night of activities started off with an icebreaker dance. Later in the week, campers and staff were given the opportunity to test their team skills and perhaps their leadership skills in our always entertaining and sometimes embarrassing novelty Olympics! Dorms split up into teams for relay races against the other dorms and the staff. The campers gave the staff a run for their money this year! Thursday night brought the most anticipated and fun-filled evening of entertainment for the entire week. Camp Woodmen's Recycled Fashion Show made its comeback after a three-year hiatus. Every dorm and activity area was given a bag of material, such as trash bags, chip bags, tree bark, leaves, etc. Each group had the whole week to create outfits out of these materials and model them for the entire camp. We were not disappointed this year, and neither were the judges, who were the senior staff members and ministers. After an incredible week of living God's way and enjoying activities with His people, it was time for some rest! The incredible gift of God's Sabbath could not have been more apparent after such an awesome and exhausting week. Friday night there was a Bible trivia game. Dorms split up into groups and attempted to answer a number of challenging biblical questions as a group. Not surprisingly, everyone did quite well with all the questions. The week ended with very inspiring messages at church by Ken Martin and Todd Carey, and also with a lovely Sabbath dinner that was much appreciated. Once the sun had set and campers were well rested, our final dance social began. Campers and staff danced and fellowshipped until midnight. The next morning was filled with teary-eyed good-byes and campers getting as many phone numbers and e-mail addresses as they possibly could. It was another successful year at Woodmen. UN