The next week, the campfire was burning brightly when the kids arrived. Dave asked the kids if any of them like baseball. Most of the kids had played baseball before and had enjoyed it. A few of the kids started bragging about how good they were at playing baseball. Dave listened patiently as he heard […]
Category: Stories
20. Wet Wood
The next time the kids met with Dave there was no campfire again. The kids thought that Dave was going to have them go in the woods again and listen to the sounds of nature like they did last time, but Dave had a different idea. He told the kids that he was going to […]
19. Be Still
It was almost the middle of winter, it had been cold, but hardly any snow had fallen. Then suddenly there was a stretch of very warm weather that winter. It surprised everyone! The kids came to Dave’s campfire to hear a story, but there was no campfire that night. Dave was there, the wood was […]
18. Snow Tubing
The next week, the kids asked Dave if he had another story about a winter activity. Dave asked if any of them had ever been tubing down a steep hill in the winter. None of the kids had done this, and they were eager to hear Dave’s story. Dave explained that one camp that he […]
17. Cross-Country Skiing – Downhill
The next time the group of kids met Dave at the campfire, he had a set of winter skis with him. One of the girls in the group said that she had gone skiing several times at a ski resort that was about 30 miles away, but she had never seen skis that looked like […]
16. Snowshoes – Falling Down
One night when the kids met Dave at the campfire, it was cold! The warmth of the fire felt good, and Dave told them a story about a winter activity at camp. Dave asked if any of them had ever used snowshoes to walk in deep snow in the winter. None of the kids had […]
15. The Christmas Story
The kids came to Dave’s campfire just before Christmas. They could not stay long because they all had family gatherings to go to, but Dave said that he wanted to share the greatest story in history with them. This is a true story and changed the world for eternity. Dave opened his Bible to Luke […]
14. Christmas Caroling
The next week when the kids arrived at the campfire place, there was no fire! Once again Dave took the kids to the van, they got in and Dave drove them away from the camp. The kids were excited, they thought they were going to look at more Christmas decorations and that was so much […]
13. Ornament Gifts
Dave had a table set up by the campfire. On the table were many craft supplies, such as scissors, glue, sequins, glitter, ribbons, construction paper, and many other things. The kids wanted to know why Dave had all these things at the campfire. Dave told the kids that tonight they were all going to make […]
12. Christmas Lights
The next week Dave did not have a campfire burning. When the kids crossed the river, Dave told the kids that he had a special treat for them that evening. Dave turned on a flashlight and led the kids down a path through the woods. Soon they came to one of the camp buildings and […]