Breakfast cook out had gone wonderfully! The smell of wood smoke and bacon hung in the quiet Inpost woods. The happy sounds of eating warmed the woods.

When it was time to put out the tin can stoves, a helpful camper tipped the Hobo stove off the buddy burner and stamped on the flaming tuna can to put it out. His foot only hit one side of the burner which flipped up on it’s edge and began to roll down the hill. Suddenly there was a flaming trail of molten wax following the rolling burner. The thick layer of dry leaves on the forest floor jumped into yellow licking flames wiggling down the hill.

Thank God, counselors ALWAYS have two buckets full of water for safety right by the fire! A major forest fire with lots of campers in harms way was averted and no one was hurt. The Dean of the Week found only a black charred burn streak snaking down the hill through the leaves from the Home - in - the - Woods.

We as Christians need to be so on fire for Jesus that even when others are trying to put us out, we will spread the light and warmth of Jesus’ Love to people near us.

David Schar

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