Summer of Smiles
Posted by Sandra Sims on Aug 10 2011Our last session ended this past Saturday. Campers have all returned home to go back to school. Our counselors and staff are taking a much needed rest from all the excitement.
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Our last session ended this past Saturday. Campers have all returned home to go back to school. Our counselors and staff are taking a much needed rest from all the excitement.
Read more...Monday morning started out normal enough in Echo Valley, but upon arriving to staff meeting it quickly lost all hope of normality. It was like a Freaky Monday…
Read more...One morning Echo Valley hiked up to Antenna, one of the look out points in camp. From the top you can see all of Echo Valley and it’s really a very peaceful place.
Read more...Rooted is the girls Bible study at Echo Valley. Every morning the girls and guys separate into MOG (Men of God) and Rooted.
Read more...On our first full day of camp a 14 year old Haitian boy drowned in the river. We are experiencing hope and healing even in the midst of this tragedy.
Read more...I hung out with Singing Hills for dinner on Monday niight. In honor of July Fourth it was a picnic dinner consisting of fried chicken, coleslaw, french fries, and watermelon.
Read more...Strangely enough, amid the deep poverty, the smell of burning trash, the pollution, and the disregard for God’s creation there exists an uprising in this country. That uprising starts here at Jacob’s Well.
Read more...Second session had the immense pleasure of sending off our Outbound group to Haiti. The group is made up of 38 people, about 20 of which are high school students and the rest are staff.
Read more...Singing Hills recently had a rodeo night out here and I must say, it is without a doubt one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
Read more...I often have counselors come and tell me about what his or her camper is going through. Most of the time I just offer some advice and encourage the counselor, but one time it was different.
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