The Tejas Pages 2009 | Page 2

Table of Contents 4 Summer Camp Discover the top 10 musts of Camp Tejas - mud games, meadows slide, plus 8 more thrills. 14 Meadows Retreat First look at the new renovations and information on retreat season. 18 Group Volunteer Consider a volunteer retreat - an opportunity to serve and rest. 19 Summer Ministry Team Come behind the scenes and meet the force that keeps the camp running through the summer. 28 Community 8 Ministry Staff members of Tejas venture out of camp grounds in order to spread the gospel and build community with the children of Giddings. >> 32 International 13 internationals from 6 different countries share their experiences in the U.S. 34 (  20 Pray, donate, or work to help further God’s kingdom through Tejas Ministries. 30 On the Cover Ways to Help ) > Photographed by Esther McClure media intern >> “All summer I had been trying to capture the perfect flip picture from the pool’s diving board. I saw a picture of one of the SMT boys doing a back flip off of the trapeze and decided to try to recreate that shot for the cover. I just stood in the same spot on the dock for about 30 minutes and caught several great shots.” >> “Last summer during training when they introduced the media interns I remember thinking ‘I wish I had known about that position’. At the end of summer I started asking about being a media intern. I applied and got the job. The funny thing is, I didn’t realize there was an office specifically for media until this summer. ” pages 2009 Magazine.indd 2 11/12/2009 1:14:29 PM