Week 3
Thank you once again for your prayers. I had good break, but not too much of one, while I was on COR this week. I had the opportunity to sub in for two different counselors due to medical issues that came up during the week, so I still got plenty of interaction with campers. Instead of just working with and learning the names of 8 guys in my one cabin, I got to deal with 24 guys in 3 cabins. (The two cabins I subbed for and my prayer partner’s cabin) My main job while I was on COR was security in the guys cabin area. This job consists of sitting in chair reading just outside the guys cabin area and getting up to walk around the cabin area every 15 minutes or so. Having not been able to pursue pleasure reading for some time due to school and what not, I greatly enjoyed the opportunity. I was also able to talk to the various campers that came up to buy drinks from the coke machine and/or tip my chair over 
. God greatly used Will Galkin this week and many souls were saved and many more lives were changed. Praise the Lord!
Well, since I have some experience with it now, let me tell you about COR - counselor on rotation. (also referred to as counselor on rest, relaxation, or vacation ) Most counselors get one week when they are “on COR,” as we refer to it. During his week on COR, the counselor does light op staff type jobs and is available to sub in for other counselors if extenuating circumstances arise. Some of the jobs COR counselors do include: security, pick up trash, cleaning, maintenance, as well as supervising the creek swing, boat docks, and/or blob. Sometimes they also fill in for the normal op staff jobs if an op staff guy gets sick or injured. (One of the COR guys this week ended up doing dishwash.) Security has 3 shifts: breakfast to lunch, lunch to supper, and supper to the evening service. Normally two guys work security all week and they rotate. So one day the one guys works 1 shift and the next day 2 shifts. As I mentioned above basically you sit in a chair and read, interrupting your reading every 15 minutes to go walk around the cabin area and check that the campers are generally behaving themselves. We wear a blue shirt that says THE WILDS SECURITY on the front and just SECURITY on the back. Basically we just establish a presence to prevent a camper from being tempted to do anything like stealing or damaging someone else’s property. It was a lot of fun. I got to meet a bunch of campers I might not ordinarily have met if I were with my own cabin. During my rounds I broke up a couple of towel fights and prevented a suitcase from being emptied in the woods. I also discovered a 4′ black snake and a wild raspberry bush. The COR counselor guys all stay in one cabin next to the lead counselors which is about half the size of a normal cabin due to half of the space being taken up by a bathroom. Yes, the COR counselors (and the leads) are the only guys that get their own bathroom and air conditioning in the cabin area. So that’s a nice benefit. But COR is over now and I’m ready for next week.
Next week is week 2 of the first CIT (camper in training) session, and I will have two CITers in my cabin. Please pray for me that I will be able to effectively challenge them to take the next step in servant-leadership. This will also be my first week on sr. high shift. The speaker for the teens next week is Rich Tozour. I’ve never heard him before but I’m sure he’ll be good. Hope VBS goes well for you this week and I’ll see some of you next week. Looking forward to it!
manthano » Blog Archive » Week 9: More energy than a hyperactive kid on August 10th, 2008
[...] depending on what I do next year. So what is COR, you ask? Well, see my explanation from last year, week 3. Yes, all these notes are posted on my blog for your perusal and enjoyment. So rather than repeat [...]