12 Days of Christmas!

On the 12th day of kamp it's all come to an end, we're all anxiously awaiting Santa's arrival and which tribe will win!



Merry Christmas Eve!

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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 11th day of kamp we found the lost island of Atlantis, dance parties and kamp friends we sure do miss.



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 10th day of kamp we were rockin' out at K-Life; is there anywhere else you can be more hype?!



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 9th day of kamp the trees we get to climb, come back next year to do it one more time.



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 8th day of kamp we learned God is holy, love and just; He is the hope we celebrate each Christmas!




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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 7th day of kamp the blob the boys went on a mission to grab, while the girls set sail on the U.S.S. YWUYAAB!



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12 Days of K-West Chrismas!

On the 6th day of kamp K-West brought to us, a new slip n' slide where fun is a must!



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12 Days of K-West Christmas

On the 5th day of kamp K-West gave to me, fun memories in teamwork, selflessness and faithfulness for free.



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 4th day of kamp we had a big stampede; we two-stepped and howdy became our creed.



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 3rd day of kamp, we learn about I'm Third; don't forget to put God and others first and serve!



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

On the 2nd day of kamp it seems like just a dream; warm weather and pool time, please Santa will you bring!



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12 Days of K-West Christmas!

For the next 12 days, we're going to walk through the 12 days of K-West Christmas. We'll include some fun memories from summer and maybe a few random additions! Stay tuned as we celebrate 'the most wonderful time of the year!'

On the 1st day of kamp Santa gave to me, opening day and really cool counselors I only hope to be!


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Thanksgiving

I don't about you guys, but I LOVE this holiday! Great food, tons of football, precious family time and the opportunity to reflect on all we have to be thankful for. We have SO much to be thankful. Today as I drive to Oklahoma I'm extra thankful for my family who I haven't seen in several months. I'm also thankful for the K-West family we all get to be part of.

We'd love to hear what all of you are thankful for too. Comment and check back to see great reminders of how our K-West family is thankful this year.


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Doing Work in Real Life

A huge part of what we do during the non-summer months is travel the country interviewing college students to work at Kanakuk next summer. This week Ward and Beth will be at Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma while Todd and I (Lindsay) will be at Texas A&M and Baylor.

Yesterday I walked into a coffee shop in College Station and saw this...



This is our Komo staff tank from this summer. One of our sweet counselors just happened to be at the same coffee shop I came to, and she was prepping for the Bible study she leads here. This week's topic includes sharing the Gospel!

It's easy to think about our staff in the kamp setting. It's also easy to forget they are living regular lives on their campuses daily. If you think about it, pray for our staff as they live out and share the Gospel as college students. This was a fun scene to stumble upon. Our staff is doing work both inside the gates of kamp and outside of them!

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The Wedding!

On September 10th, Allen Befort and Meg Beasley got married!




Allen worked at K-West for 11 summers. He started as Ward and Beth's kid sitter, was then a counselor and went on to serve for years on the leadership team. He now works as the student and college pastor at The Church at Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Meg was at K-West for three summers as a counselor and a ropes girl. The two met at kamp and the rest is history.

The reunion of kamp people was unbelievable. Here are some fun kamp names who were in attendance: the Wiebe family, Pete and Bekah Majors, Austin and Danielle Ochs, Matt Thomas, Erin Groth, Christi Florida, Allison Benage, Allison Beene, Lindsay Rother, Cameron and Melissa Sparks, B Hill, Dru Hill, Savannah Hill...I could go on and on, but the point here is how fun reuniting with kamp friends can be. Kamp friendships are based on the solid foundation of Christ. Don't ever take these relationships for granted.




Allen and Meg, congratulations!!! We were honored to get to celebrate with you, work with you for several years and we look forward to many more years of friendship with you guys and the K-West family!


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Miss the Most

It's September. September means several things. School. Football. Fall. September also means no kamp. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.....

While you're missing kamp, we want to do our best to keep us connected all year long! K-West is kind of like a family.

So, what do you miss the most about kamp?! Comment to let us know but also to see what all your friends are missing!


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YWUYAAB

You Wouldn't Understand, You Are A Boy...Welcome aboard the U.S.S. YWUYAAB where fun and relaxation is a requirement. From breakfast in bed, to a cake decorating competition, to cabin photo shoots, to pool party, to talent show, to chocolate fountain, girl Kampers decided this was the best day ever!!!



Cake!!!

Cabin 11 wins!


Cabin photos...






Pool party...

Talent show...



Their chant on their own accord...

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Man Day

Men being men...from pushing trucks at World's Strongest Man, to octoball, to being shirtless all day, to seeing things be safely blown up, to formal dinner, these boys learned tons about being men and had lots of fun in the process. Here's some fun shots of the day...

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Game Universe

Party night!!! Tonight's theme: Game Universe! Kampers rotated through stations of life size games!!! From Mario Kart to Pong, Wheel of Fortune to Guess Who and War to Human Kinect, classic and modern day games were running rampant through K-West. The costumes your kids come up with still amaze us! Check out some of the party....






We don't need an xBox360 to Kinect!

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K-West Classes

All Around Self Defense Day!

















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Stampede!!!

Tonight it was time to Stampede!!! A nice western picnic started off our evening as we enjoyed chicken tenders, cheesy potatoes, salad, rolls and cobbler in front of K-West's Town Hall/Church. From there we were able to learn how to two step and we made our way to the dance. With classics like 'Sweet Home Alabama' and newbies like 'Love Story' and 'Oklahoma/Texas Line' filling the air, we were able to dance the night away under the stars. Check out some of the fun we had tonight...

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