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Into the LLYC Family Fold

Many of Claire Carter’s friends are LLYC Alums. She has 3 children and it was through her divorce that many of those friends came together to support her in ways she couldn’t comprehend. At first, Claire didn’t know the commonality of their expression of God’s love and inclusion until someone told her they’d all been […]

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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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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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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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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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LLYC Alums: Summer 2016

That’s right! Numerous LLYC Alums will be descending upon camp this summer, in person or via US Postal System. Staff is officially in the Canyon and Alums are about to swoop in and help out in two great ways! LLYC Ambassadors: Ambassadors call new LLYC families before camp to welcome them and answer any questions. They […]

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Frog Sullivan Tributes

“It was Frog who spoke to us at Roundups. I had accepted Christ and been baptized and all that fun stuff, but it was Frog who got to me, who helped me get it … who helped me to understand and internalize that we are flawed and God loves us anyway.” “What a great man […]

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