The Hike Begins
The group is now in the hike phase of their camp experience. Thursday morning the group packed up and said good-bye to their routines at CranHill. They gathered for a quick lesson on how to set up their tents while camping during the hike, packed up and hit the road....
God Knows Me!
Wednesday was the last full day for the girls at CranHill. The day started with some devotion time focusing on the fact that God knows us better than anyone! God knows everything about us - because he created us! We can't hide anything from God and He doesn't want us...
God’s Masterpiece
The group started Tuesday morning with a devotion that spoke into how God has created each of them unique. God created us more unique than any other creature in creation. God created us as His masterpiece. A masterpiece being an artist's best work. God created us to...
“I Wouldn’t Change a Thing.”
Last night I was able to talk to the boys about my personal testimony. Tonight, Dave gave his testimony at the ‘chapel by the lake.’ By being ‘real’ and transparent with these boys about the difficulties we experienced when we were their age, they know they aren’t...
Knowing the Plan
Today was a great experiment for the boys to learn how they and their horse respond to not knowing the plan. The boys paired up while Cranhill staff set up an obstacle course for them to move through. Once paired up, the boys had...
Day 2: Nothing Better than Horses!
After our normal morning wake-up, we met for our daily Devo’s. We talked about who God is and the four ways that God speaks to us: Bible, people, circumstances, and prayer. We also talked about creation vs. evolution. We then introduced the boys to their Bibles and a...
Day 1: A Whole New Something Special
Today was a whole new something special. These boys showed up at send-off with anxiety and fear of the unknown. This was all new to them. They were all reserved and quiet. However, after leaving Grand Rapids, we started to hear conversations spark up. Similar...