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Janice Koshman Quast

How many summers did you spend in the Canyon? 5 years – 1 at Singing Hills and 4 at Echo Valley Do you have a favorite camp memory? Oh gosh, where do I begin?  If I had to narrow it down, I would have four: Being in a skit at Echo, where we painted ourselves […]

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Colin Thompson Celebrates Third Year at LLYC after his Harrowing Accident

On July 6, 2014, after finishing his work as a Singing Hills junior counselor, Colin Thompson was in a car accident that sent him to the ICU. For weeks, Colin was in a coma and his family didn’t know whether he would survive or what lasting effects his bodily or brain injuries would have. Family […]

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Kerry Richardson Henry

I only spent one summer in the Canyon, the summer of 1991.  I worked at Singing Hills as the water front director and a counselor.  I learned about LLYC from Frog Sullivan who had come to our Young Life Summer College the previous year.  I applied and y’all accepted this girl from Pennsylvania.  It was […]

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Two Special Guests Remind Us of the Lifelong Influence of Camp

When our LLYC directors met Bill Boyd last year, they knew he would make a fantastic fit as our Staff Week speaker for this summer. A veteran pastor with a deep love and appreciation for camping ministry, Bill spent years as a counselor at Alpine Camp. The relationships he made during that time were formational […]

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Susan & Merric: A Camp Friendship

How did you end up at LLYC? We had a neighbor – Sandy Youman – who was into everything and knows everyone.  Her daughter, Becky, who was my age, went to LLYC, so Sandy suggested that I go, too. I remember Sandy driving me and Becky to camp for 4th session – trunk in the […]

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Alums as parents of campers

1st Session is in full swing. Yesterday, anxious parents and campers descended in the Canyon to kick of Summer 2017 at Laity Lodge Youth Camp. In that mix were several men and women who once had their own summer experiences 13 miles outside of Leakey, TX. With their camper and staffer summers long behind them, […]

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Make a Kerrville Pitstop on Your LLYC Road Trip

Summer is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited! Our staff is busy—bustling about the Canyon getting everything ready for Camp—deep cleaning cabins, setting up the waterfronts, stocking the Sugar Shack, and the list goes on. We imagine you feel the excitement too—tracking down trunks, sleeping bags, river shoes, rodeo outfits, and more.    […]

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Conner Collins: Faith in Hardship

How long did you attend camp? I was a camper for 4-5 years, then on Crew, a Counselor the summer after that, then finally Assistant Guys Director. All of this was at Echo Valley. How has LLYC impacted your faith? Camp helped build the foundation for the faith that I have today. It taught me […]

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Spring 2017 LLFC Alumni Weekend

Spring 2017’s Alumni LLFC was a weekend for the books. Our beloved Sloan Bonfield Baker led music, setting a sweet tone for the entire weekend. Siblings abounded as Travis and Toby Baker AND Amy Williams and Lisa Anderson filled the Headwaters cabins.   The Kelly-Allison-Dee trifecta was in full force, as well as the following […]

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The Mahoney One Summer Wonder

Claire’s Camp Journey My journey with LLYC started out as a Delta Babe camper at Singing Hills. I attended camp all the way through Cabin I, then served on Work Crew. After that, I was an Echo Valley counselor for 3 summers, finally ending camp years (I’ve lost count) as Sugar Shack Director. Laity Lodge […]

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