Leah

Leah

Leah is a bright and brave young girl, full of excitement about the opportunity to attend camp. She’s doing well in school and continues to show resilience despite facing peer challenges and using food to cope with difficult emotions. With limited family support and a...

Coming Together!

Even though Monday started rainy and wet,  we started off with a good breakfast and got to the horses right away! It is amazing and how quickly the boys are advancing in their confidence and skills in working with the horses. Many of them know how to approach a...

Day 2: Who is God?

Hey everyone! My name is Patty! I am a staff member this week, and I am so excited to spend time with the boys this week, here’s a recap of our amazing day today: We started the day spending time with Jesus, we dove into some scripture and explored the question, who...

A New Beginning

As I lay here and reflect on our first day with these boys, I am amazed at how God works all things together for good. Every year a new group of boys join us and every year God begins a new work in each of their lives. Tonight the boys kicked off their week on the...

Success! Evidence of HIM

Wow!  We have seen GOD at work throughout this week.  It has truly been incredible to see evidence of HIM in all that we have done. Our final day of hiking, we woke up and accomplished our morning tasks quickly, ready to hit the trail.  We were excited to complete our...

Finishing Strong!

An epic adventure! That would be a good way to describe what these amazing teens and leaders have accomplished! With strength, courage and grit our 2022 Boys Traditional Group has completed their hike! Friday morning the group shared a special devotion time. The boys...

Hitting The Trail

Thursday is a big day! Thursday morning the boys continued in their devotion series and talked about how God was a relationship with each of us. We are His chosen, His beloved. God wants each of us to go to Him with all of our hurts, our struggles, our fears, our joy,...

Being Your True Self

Wednesday was another full day of activity for the boys. The group started the day with a devotion. Wednesday's topic talked about being your true self. The boys heard that God wants each of us to be who he created us to be. We don't have to wear a "mask" and pretend...

Day 3 – God’s Masterpiece

Tuesday was another great day at camp. The weather cooled down a bit with less humidity. A welcome relief for the group as they continue with many outdoor activities. In morning devotion the boys continued to learn of God's creation. The boys learned that each of them...

W.A.R. Girls on the Trail

The girls have now made their way to the Manistee River Trail! They weathered the storm last night, and after a short delay this morning, they have officially begun their hike. All is well, and they are in great spirits as they head out on the trail. Today, they will...

Girls W.A.R. Day 5

Girls W.A.R. Day 5 Day five at camp started the morning with devotions and journaling, giving the girls time to reflect on what God is teaching them. They continued working on the mask project they began yesterday, thoughtfully exploring identity and authenticity....

Saddles, Streams, and Evening Sweets

This morning Girls W.A.R. camp began with an important reminder: each one of them is uniquely created by God as part of His beautiful and intentional design. The girls explored the truth that humans are the crowning masterpiece of creation, entrusted with...