Tyler Navas, a Senior at Roger High School, wrote the following as a reflection on his involvement with Rogers Ozone.
Like many other fellow Camp War Eagle
campers, I heard Ozone pitched during the closing ceremonies of my session. And
what a perfect time to tell everyone! It’s the end of the session and we all
wish camp could go for just a little while longer… Thanks to Ozone, it does.
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| Tyler |
Camp has become such a second home to me
that it would have been unbearable not to have some connection with it year
round. I began attending the still very young Ozone program in 2006, being held at the
Rogers Boys and Girls Club at the time, to see if it was what I hoped it would
be. I wasn’t disappointed one bit! I definitely felt as though I was missing
something if I didn’t go. Even so, looking back on these early Ozone meetings,
it’s amazing to see how much has changed and improved to what it is today.
Above all, this program has strengthened
relationships. It’s sometimes unsettling to think of all the amazing people I
wouldn’t be close to were it not for Ozone. Ozone is able to attract a group of
kids and leaders that are a positive influence on each other. You would be
hard-pressed to find a more shining example of Christians treating others like
a loving family. The best relationship Ozone has strengthened is the one I have
with Jesus (and Jesus’ dad of course!). Sure, I can go to church to have a
once-a-week refresher, and then go back to my daily life with my faith on the
back burner. But personally, I’ve found that through Ozone, my faith has become
more evident and applied to daily life.
The Ozone program has been truly
wonderful to me. I mean, who wouldn’t like to have fun, faith and friendship
all in one place?
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