A Day In the Life of Flower City Workcamp
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Work Camp begins with registration at 5:00 p.m. Monday night and continues through the closing session
of praise and testimony on Friday ending at 11:30 a.m. In between are times of work, prayer, teaching,
worship, socializing, eating and (a little) sleep. Here’s a typical day at Flower City Work Camp:
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| 6:00a.m. |
Morning bell rings for wake-up. |
| 6:30a.m. |
Breakfast Shift #1 |
| 7:00a.m. |
Breakfast Shift #2 |
| 7:30a.m. |
Morning Praise & Worship |
| 8:00a.m. |
Depart for work sites |
| 8:30a.m. |
Sidewalk Clubs get together to prepare music, lessons and drama for the day;
Basketball Camp helps with post-breakfast cleanup |
| 9:00a.m. |
Work sites arrive and begin preparing for a day of work, which might include
cleaning out basements, putting up dry wall, painting, installing new windows, yard work, installing
ceilings and flooring, bathroom repairs, new kitchen cabinets and counters, etc., etc., etc. |
| 10:00a.m. |
Basketball Camps head out to the community center to begin passing out
invitations and preparing for the day’s camp |
| 11:00a.m. |
Prayer walks for some work sites |
| Noon |
Lunch and devotions for work sites; Sidewalk Clubs head out to their
sites to pass out invitations and take a Prayer Walk through the neighborhoods in which they’ll
be serving |
| 1:00p.m. |
Basketball Camps and Sidewalk Clubs begin their ministries; work sites
continue cleaning, repairing and installing |
| 2:00p.m. |
Prayer walks for some work sites |
| 3:00p.m. |
Sidewalk Clubs begin the second Club of the day |
| 4:00p.m. |
Work sites begin cleanup to prepare to head back to Home Base |
| 5:00p.m. |
Dinner is underway at Home Base; Sidewalk Clubs prepare to return to
Home Base; free time until evening session for writing notes for Encouragement Envelopes, getting
to know new friends, showering, etc. |
| 7:30p.m. |
Evening session of worship, prayer, teaching and videos |
| 9:30p.m. |
Snack Bar opens |
| 10:00p.m. |
Cabin Time |
| 11:00p.m. |
Lights out! |
