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    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery (Revised Edition)
    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery (Revised Edition)
    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery (Revised Edition)
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    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery (Revised Edition)

    By Cheryl Rogers

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    What do you get when you take a group of relatively inexperienced campers out in the Florida backwoods? In a word, trouble.

    Thirteen-year-old Zack disappears in the middle of the night, more than half of the campers become mysteriously ill, and a hurricane takes an unexpected turn in their direction, leaving the group vulnerable.

    Group leader Chet Harrigan, a former gang leader, is among the sick, but he's in charge as the bad weather hits camp. Join Chet and his group of 10 to 16 year olds on their adventure in the wilds of Florida, where there are gators, huge spider webs hanging from the trees, and no-see-ums that sting.

    The ebook aimed at preteens and teens teaches the biblical path to salvation, plus the importance of obedience and prayer.

    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery is the first in a series of Bible Camp Mysteries featuring Chet Harrigan and his crew from The Boy's Den. Others in the series includes Alone in the Woods, Bible Camp Mystery #2, and Disaster on the River, Bible Camp Mystery #3.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCheryl Rogers
    Release dateJan 15, 2013
    ISBN9781301788651
    Lost in the Woods: A Bible Camp Mystery (Revised Edition)
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    Cheryl Rogers

    Former journalist Cheryl Rogers writes around the edges of farming and family life in the Swan Valley, near Perth. Her short fiction has been published in Australia, the UK and USA, and she is a three time winner of the Henry Lawson Society of New South Wales short story award. In 1998, a memoir co-written with fellow University of Western Australia graduate and friend, Gun Dolva, was short-listed for the WA Premier’s Book of the Year Award. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime (Australia), Cheryl loves a mystery. 

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      Lost in the Woods - Cheryl Rogers

      Lost in the Woods

      A Bible Camp Mystery

      By Cheryl Rogers

      Revised Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012, 2015 by Cheryl Rogers, Tampa, FL

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author’s hard work.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Summer Plans

      Chapter 2: Preparing for the Bible Camp

      Chapter 3: Do You See ’em? No.

      Chapter 4: Raw Dogs

      Chapter 5: Pact Mentality

      Chapter 6 The Disappearance

      Chapter 7: Food Poisoning

      Chapter 8: Missing

      Chapter 9: The Surrender

      Chapter 10: Menacing Storm

      Chapter 11: The Search

      Chapter 12: Help Arrives

      Chapter 13: Jeeps to the Rescue

      Chapter 14: Lifted to Safety

      About the Author

      Chapter 1: Summer Plans

      Thirteen-year-old Zack often played with lizards and tadpoles in his large yard bordering a small nature preserve in Central Florida. Occasionally, he got a peak at one or more raccoons from the raccoon family that made its home in a large burrow behind their home.

      Although they occasionally roasted marshmallows in a firepit in their screenroom, Zack’s family had never really gone camping. He wanted to go really badly, but his dad never seemed to have the time. Maybe next summer, he’d say. Then in the summertime, he’d say there were too many mosquitoes, and maybe they should go in the fall. There was always a reason, or – more likely – an excuse.

      So Zack had pretty much given up hope of going camping with his family. He started praying his church’s youth group, The Boy’s Den, would be up for the adventure. He’d prayed about it and even asked his youth pastor, Chet Harrigan, if he would take the boys.

      Pastor Chet, a 29-year-old former New York gang leader, was pretty fearless as leaders go, but he was caught a little off guard by Zack’s request. You what? You want to camp in the Central Florida backwoods? Whatever for? Pastor Chet asked.

      Zack surmised that, since he was raised on the New York City streets, Pastor Chet just didn’t place the same value on nature.

      Why not? Zack persisted. God made all that precious wildlife. Don’t you think we should experience it?

      I’ll think about, Pastor Chet promised.

      That was about four months ago. Consequently, Zack had just about given up on Pastor Chet too. He suspected something was up though, when Pastor Chet began hinting to the boys about some major event he was planning for the Living Water Community Church group.

      Last week he’d urged the boys to be sure to attend tonight’s meeting. Zack was excited, but he wasn’t sure if he should dare to hope God was answering his prayer.

      It’s been in the works for about three months now, but I’m planning our first, ever, Bible Camp, announced Pastor Chet. He grinned as he paused and gazed over the entire crowd, finally settling his eyes on Zack.

      Zack grinned widely at Pastor Chet, then turned around to talk to his 13-year-old friend, Jeff, who was seated behind him.

      Wanna go? Zack asked.

      It sounds great! Jeff exclaimed.

      Zack turned toward Pastor Chet to hear what else he had to say, but the other boys apparently were as excited as Zack. Everyone was talking, so much so that Pastor Chet had to wait for their attention. He smiled as he watched them, apparently amused and happy.

      When the boys grew quiet, Zack listened eagerly as Pastor Chet continued sharing the plan.

      We’re going to go deep in the woods far away from everything, pitch our tents and spend some time hiking and canoeing, Pastor Chet said. If you’d like to go, sign up before you leave today and we’ll give you all the information.

      Oh, boy, do I! exclaimed Zack, swirling around

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