#APPLY
Ah, it's that time of year again! The time when Pine Cove applications are out!! You've probably heard of a few people who have worked there, gone there as campers, or are applying to work there. I can't say enough good things about Pine Cove, so I just wanted to list a few reasons why you, yes YOU, might want to apply to work at Pine Cove.
1. You love Jesus.
Pine Cove is a Christian camp and everything we do is focused on the Lord. If you love Him, this could be the place for you!
2. You want to help other people love Jesus more.
Like stated above, Pine Cove is a Christian camp, so we are focused on furthering the Kingdom. If leading Bible Studies and meeting with your campers to have heart to hearts sounds like a party to you, this could be the place for you!
3. You love people.
Pine Cove has new campers roll in each week, and there's a constant need and desire to be loving at all times. If you enjoy loving people, you could love a new group of campers each week for 5, 6, or 11 weeks!
4. You don't know what you're doing with your summer.
I mean, this one is pretty self explanatory.
5. You want to learn some pretty sweet camp dances.
The Wobble, Swerve, Church Clap, Represent, Soldiers, Scatman, and so many more. You get to learn dances that the entire camp dances with you, and that's pretty cool if you ask me.
6. You have a heart to serve.
Serve those campers' socks off. Bump the lamp. Eyebrows up. You get the picture.
7. You want to be stretched.
I was so challenged at camp. I'm afraid of heights and was trained in ropes. I spent a week on the 40 foot tall ropes tower sending kids and parents off the zipline. I've never had to rely on the Lord more. I worked with all sorts of different personalities and had to learn how to relate to so many different kinds of people. I woke up at 6:15 and went to sleep at 11. I spent almost every day FAR outside of my comfort zone, and IT ROCKED.
8. You want to hang out with incredible campers.
Seriously, our campers are the COOLEST. Each one is unique and you get to spend a week pouring into them, getting to know them, and pointing them to Christ. And then can keep up with them throughout the year! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
9. You want to learn how to make a fool of yourself.
OKAY. ALRIGHT. TWENTY EIGHT. FAMILY DEVOS. Those aren't just words while you're at camp, they're CHEERS. Seriously, we stand up and cheer for certain words and learn that it's totally okay to make a fool of yourself. Some of my favorite memories from camp come from times that I was completely embarrassed to be standing on stage making a fool of myself. Just don't call a cheer at the wrong time, or you might have to sing I'm a little teapot on stage.
10. You want to go a week without your phone.
From Sunday at noon until Saturday at noon, you won't have your phone. AND GUESS WHAT? You'll live! It will actually be incredibly freeing to be completely plugged in to your campers and staffers around you without the distraction of social media, texting, or anything else on your phone. And no worries, you have 24 hours on the weekends to catch up with the people you need to talk to (i.e. your parents).
11. You want to completely rely on God for every little thing, like getting out of bed.
Seriously, I prayed that the Lord would give me strength every morning before getting out of bed. I was so exhausted that I couldn't even move without His strength. I had to rely on God to give me words in the tough conversations I had. I had to rely on Him to give me the ability to love the campers that were the hardest to love.
12. You want to go through (at least) two shirts a day.
Texas heat is something fierce, and you'll be outside all day. It's actually pretty fun. MORE JESUS, MORE SWEAT.
13. You want to learn what true community feels like between other counselors.
I have never felt more loved than being with the staff. The girls in Red Bud Left truly knew me and wanted to know me more. We talked about so many deep issues and got to encourage each other every day. The staffers I would see every day never passed up on an opportunity to love each other. If you want to be in true community, APPLY.
14. You want to laugh harder than you ever have.
I don't know if there's ever been a time that I have laughed as hard as I did on our weekends off. You're all exhausted, you're all unafraid to make a fool of yourself, and so you just get to hang out and do a bunch of fun things all while laughing your heads off because you're delirious. Campers also say the FUNNIEST things, and it's so fun to get to share what was said over the week with other counselors who just laugh with you. (ALSO if the person on the bunk above you falls off of her bed in the middle of the night and you comfort her, but neither of you are actually awake for it, Red Bud Left will never let you live it down...I'm looking at you, Nana).
15. You want to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ.
There were days that I would wake up and just pray that the Lord would help me to get out of bed. I needed to rely on Him and dig into the Word in order to just make it through the day. This has continued on in my everyday life since camp, and I've never experienced the Lord in such a deep way.
16. You want to have the same meals every week.
By the end of the summer, you'll know exactly what food will be served for each meal throughout the week, and you'll have your own personal favorite. Sure, it gets a little tiring to eat the same things, but you always know there will be coffee cake at some point for breakfast.
17. You want to learn so much about yourself.
I've never truly looked into who I am and why I am the way that I am until other counselors started asking me about it. I learned why I react to certain situations in the way I do, I learned how much I love to serve, and I learned what true humility looks like.
18. You want to go by a different name for the summer and have campers guess your real name.
Hi my name is Brosette, but you can call me Brosy (or maybe even Lil Bo Bo). You better have five days worth of clues for your campers to start guessing your name. It's pretty humorous, actually. Apparently, campers think my real name should be Jasmine.
19. You love hand-written letters.
The beauty of not having your phone throughout the week is SNAIL MAIL. I love handwritten letters, and camp gives you an abundance of that! You get your own box with your name on it and you can check it every day to see what goodies await you. Whether a letter from someone back home, a letter from someone you haven't seen in a while, or a letter put in there by another staffer, if you love mail, this is a good place to work.
20. You want to learn how to fully submit to the Lord's will.
You don't have control of your life, and there's never a point that I've realized that more than when I was at camp. You never know what's coming or what problems may arise, and you have to follow where the Lord leads in order to get the job done. You learn very quickly at camp that your own strength, abilities, and ideas are not going to cut it, and you have to submit completely to the Lord's will.
21. You want to jump SEVEN PHONEBOOKS every Sunday.
SEVEN PHONEBOOKS PEOPLE! Welcome those campers in and show them how PUMPED you are that they are there!
22. You want to love louder.
I learned how to love people this summer. I read verses focused on how we should love. I focused on trying to love everyone as Christ loves them, seeing them as a son or daughter of Christ. It's been so cool to bring this back to campus and love people louder here.
23. You want to receive encouragement like none other and want to learn how to give effective encouragement.
Never have I been encouraged in the way I was every day at camp. Other counselors would pull me aside and say they had seen a certain quality in me, they would write me a note encouraging me that my work was not done in vain, and parents would thank me for watching their kids. While this is not the point of camp, the little encouragements kept me going. It allowed me to see how needed encouragement is in everyday life. We need encouragement as humans, whether we like it or not. I learned how different people accept encouragement and how different personality types need to be encouraged in certain ways.
24. You want to pour your heart out every day and serve the people around you constantly.
I was so focused at camp on everyone besides my own self. I was aware of their needs and wanted to make sure that the campers and other counselors were served before I could even think about taking care of myself. I ate so many meals in under five minutes, and it was glorious. I loved getting to ask if people needed anything else and running around the dining hall serving them while they got to have a meal that they didn't have to cook or clean. I loved getting to serve people throughout the day doing little things. I loved getting to answer "My pleasure" to every "thank you" given to me, because it was seriously my pleasure to serve them.
25. You want your life to be changed for the better.
I learned so much during my time at camp, and I'm not the same person I was when I was interviewed, when I was hired, or when I showed up to camp my first day of training. I've grown deeper in the Lord, I've gained a better understanding of who I am, and I've learned more of what everyday ministry looks like in my life. I'm forever thankful to have worked at camp.
If any (or all) of these reasons to work at camp spark your interest, make your way on over to www.pinecove.com/summerjobs to start the application process. It's a non committal application, the interview is non committal (and super encouraging), and you don't have to agree to anything unless you get offered a job! I promise, just going through the process itself will be rewarding. Go check it out!
1. You love Jesus.
Pine Cove is a Christian camp and everything we do is focused on the Lord. If you love Him, this could be the place for you!
2. You want to help other people love Jesus more.
Like stated above, Pine Cove is a Christian camp, so we are focused on furthering the Kingdom. If leading Bible Studies and meeting with your campers to have heart to hearts sounds like a party to you, this could be the place for you!
3. You love people.
Pine Cove has new campers roll in each week, and there's a constant need and desire to be loving at all times. If you enjoy loving people, you could love a new group of campers each week for 5, 6, or 11 weeks!
4. You don't know what you're doing with your summer.
I mean, this one is pretty self explanatory.
5. You want to learn some pretty sweet camp dances.
The Wobble, Swerve, Church Clap, Represent, Soldiers, Scatman, and so many more. You get to learn dances that the entire camp dances with you, and that's pretty cool if you ask me.
6. You have a heart to serve.
Serve those campers' socks off. Bump the lamp. Eyebrows up. You get the picture.
7. You want to be stretched.
I was so challenged at camp. I'm afraid of heights and was trained in ropes. I spent a week on the 40 foot tall ropes tower sending kids and parents off the zipline. I've never had to rely on the Lord more. I worked with all sorts of different personalities and had to learn how to relate to so many different kinds of people. I woke up at 6:15 and went to sleep at 11. I spent almost every day FAR outside of my comfort zone, and IT ROCKED.
8. You want to hang out with incredible campers.
Seriously, our campers are the COOLEST. Each one is unique and you get to spend a week pouring into them, getting to know them, and pointing them to Christ. And then can keep up with them throughout the year! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
9. You want to learn how to make a fool of yourself.
OKAY. ALRIGHT. TWENTY EIGHT. FAMILY DEVOS. Those aren't just words while you're at camp, they're CHEERS. Seriously, we stand up and cheer for certain words and learn that it's totally okay to make a fool of yourself. Some of my favorite memories from camp come from times that I was completely embarrassed to be standing on stage making a fool of myself. Just don't call a cheer at the wrong time, or you might have to sing I'm a little teapot on stage.
10. You want to go a week without your phone.
From Sunday at noon until Saturday at noon, you won't have your phone. AND GUESS WHAT? You'll live! It will actually be incredibly freeing to be completely plugged in to your campers and staffers around you without the distraction of social media, texting, or anything else on your phone. And no worries, you have 24 hours on the weekends to catch up with the people you need to talk to (i.e. your parents).
11. You want to completely rely on God for every little thing, like getting out of bed.
Seriously, I prayed that the Lord would give me strength every morning before getting out of bed. I was so exhausted that I couldn't even move without His strength. I had to rely on God to give me words in the tough conversations I had. I had to rely on Him to give me the ability to love the campers that were the hardest to love.
12. You want to go through (at least) two shirts a day.
Texas heat is something fierce, and you'll be outside all day. It's actually pretty fun. MORE JESUS, MORE SWEAT.
13. You want to learn what true community feels like between other counselors.
I have never felt more loved than being with the staff. The girls in Red Bud Left truly knew me and wanted to know me more. We talked about so many deep issues and got to encourage each other every day. The staffers I would see every day never passed up on an opportunity to love each other. If you want to be in true community, APPLY.
14. You want to laugh harder than you ever have.
I don't know if there's ever been a time that I have laughed as hard as I did on our weekends off. You're all exhausted, you're all unafraid to make a fool of yourself, and so you just get to hang out and do a bunch of fun things all while laughing your heads off because you're delirious. Campers also say the FUNNIEST things, and it's so fun to get to share what was said over the week with other counselors who just laugh with you. (ALSO if the person on the bunk above you falls off of her bed in the middle of the night and you comfort her, but neither of you are actually awake for it, Red Bud Left will never let you live it down...I'm looking at you, Nana).
15. You want to grow deeper in your relationship with Christ.
There were days that I would wake up and just pray that the Lord would help me to get out of bed. I needed to rely on Him and dig into the Word in order to just make it through the day. This has continued on in my everyday life since camp, and I've never experienced the Lord in such a deep way.
16. You want to have the same meals every week.
By the end of the summer, you'll know exactly what food will be served for each meal throughout the week, and you'll have your own personal favorite. Sure, it gets a little tiring to eat the same things, but you always know there will be coffee cake at some point for breakfast.
17. You want to learn so much about yourself.
I've never truly looked into who I am and why I am the way that I am until other counselors started asking me about it. I learned why I react to certain situations in the way I do, I learned how much I love to serve, and I learned what true humility looks like.
18. You want to go by a different name for the summer and have campers guess your real name.
Hi my name is Brosette, but you can call me Brosy (or maybe even Lil Bo Bo). You better have five days worth of clues for your campers to start guessing your name. It's pretty humorous, actually. Apparently, campers think my real name should be Jasmine.
19. You love hand-written letters.
The beauty of not having your phone throughout the week is SNAIL MAIL. I love handwritten letters, and camp gives you an abundance of that! You get your own box with your name on it and you can check it every day to see what goodies await you. Whether a letter from someone back home, a letter from someone you haven't seen in a while, or a letter put in there by another staffer, if you love mail, this is a good place to work.
20. You want to learn how to fully submit to the Lord's will.
You don't have control of your life, and there's never a point that I've realized that more than when I was at camp. You never know what's coming or what problems may arise, and you have to follow where the Lord leads in order to get the job done. You learn very quickly at camp that your own strength, abilities, and ideas are not going to cut it, and you have to submit completely to the Lord's will.
21. You want to jump SEVEN PHONEBOOKS every Sunday.
SEVEN PHONEBOOKS PEOPLE! Welcome those campers in and show them how PUMPED you are that they are there!
22. You want to love louder.
I learned how to love people this summer. I read verses focused on how we should love. I focused on trying to love everyone as Christ loves them, seeing them as a son or daughter of Christ. It's been so cool to bring this back to campus and love people louder here.
23. You want to receive encouragement like none other and want to learn how to give effective encouragement.
Never have I been encouraged in the way I was every day at camp. Other counselors would pull me aside and say they had seen a certain quality in me, they would write me a note encouraging me that my work was not done in vain, and parents would thank me for watching their kids. While this is not the point of camp, the little encouragements kept me going. It allowed me to see how needed encouragement is in everyday life. We need encouragement as humans, whether we like it or not. I learned how different people accept encouragement and how different personality types need to be encouraged in certain ways.
24. You want to pour your heart out every day and serve the people around you constantly.
I was so focused at camp on everyone besides my own self. I was aware of their needs and wanted to make sure that the campers and other counselors were served before I could even think about taking care of myself. I ate so many meals in under five minutes, and it was glorious. I loved getting to ask if people needed anything else and running around the dining hall serving them while they got to have a meal that they didn't have to cook or clean. I loved getting to serve people throughout the day doing little things. I loved getting to answer "My pleasure" to every "thank you" given to me, because it was seriously my pleasure to serve them.
25. You want your life to be changed for the better.
I learned so much during my time at camp, and I'm not the same person I was when I was interviewed, when I was hired, or when I showed up to camp my first day of training. I've grown deeper in the Lord, I've gained a better understanding of who I am, and I've learned more of what everyday ministry looks like in my life. I'm forever thankful to have worked at camp.
If any (or all) of these reasons to work at camp spark your interest, make your way on over to www.pinecove.com/summerjobs to start the application process. It's a non committal application, the interview is non committal (and super encouraging), and you don't have to agree to anything unless you get offered a job! I promise, just going through the process itself will be rewarding. Go check it out!
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