Video: Christmas Gathering 2015

Check out our 2nd annual Shepherds Camp Christmas Party!

What's On Your Door?

At camp one of our kitchen doors is the prominent place for all inside jokes, funny photos, staff quotes, thank you cards and randomness. 

Here's a recent (updated) Photoshop creation.  On a serious note - check out our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

Yearbook 2015

The Shepherds Camp: Summer 2015 Yearbook is ready!  Check out www.shepherdscamp.picaboo.com to get yours.

Here's a sneak peak...

34,746 Days Old

At the age of 95, "D" wouldn't think of missing her week of Shepherds Camp.

Meet Katie B.

Here's an illusive photo of Katie B. our Media Design Coordinator (As you can see she is usually on the other side of the camera).  What does a Media Design Coordinator do you ask?  This new seasonal staff role is huge!  Katie takes daily photos around camp, decorates for our theme night, takes and processes camper group photos for printing, compiles the session ending slideshow, writes blog posts, updates facebook, adds to the website, runs our sales table and is designing our 2015 yearbook. 

Wow! is right.  Her artistic design skills, writing forte and photography abilities have been a tremendous addition to our 2015 summer camp season.

Let the Good Times Roll

This morning was so beautiful, we decided to do our daily stretches and exercises on the black top. Fresh air and a few (walking!) laps got everyone up and ready for a brand new day of camp. Today, we're looking forward to crafts, pedal carts, games, and as always, fantastic food. Seriously, could camp get any more fun?

It sure can!

As we roll into week two of Session 1, we are both excited to welcome new campers, and continue hanging out with those who stay the full session length. With new faces in the mix, we can crank up the energy and dive into a fresh week. It is a blessing to see God bring this many campers out for a retreat packed with so much fun and love. It’s an experience we would like to share with everyone we can.

Sleepy 5k: Before & After

We did it!  Well... 45 individuals, churches, businesses, family and friends across 7 states did it.  165 (and a few extra) mattresses are on their way to Arrowhead.

THANK YOU!

1:1 Week Underway

Yesterday marked the first day of our kick-off summer program: 1 to 1 week! We were delighted to welcome a group of awesome campers into Arrowhead Bible Camp for our first session of summer 2015.

Coloring books, puzzles, bingo, games in the gym, sing-a-longs, dynamite food and Monday night at the Movies got us started off right.

Locked and Loaded

The Salvo Challenge, the HQ, staff handbooks, polish ping pong, campfires, the Dirty Speed Race, policies & procedures, Pedal Cart Drag Races, the Initiative Course, Animal Shirts, the PPOV and more.  Staff Training  is complete.  Check out our 2015 summer staff.

Sleepy5k Update: That's one!

I ran into my friend Russ the Big Guy the other day.  His CarTOONicatures are the best!

I've been saying, "That's One!" or "That's three!" or "That's ten!"  A big thank you to all of our Sleepy5k investor.  As of today I can say, "That's 108!"  Thanks to our staff, volunteers, winter guest groups, individuals, churches, friends, family,. James Project groups and many others we have just passed the $10,000 mark.  Just 57 mattresses to go!  Check it out: www.sleepy5k.org.

TBT - Winning the Race

We took some inspiration from this old camp photo and our campers' favorite new program activity - Pedal Carts.  This summer our theme is The Brackney 500 "Winning the Race"

Work'n for the Weekend... again

This past weekend we had a crew from Easton Bible Church here to help us with the final push before summer.  Collectively they logged in over 160 hours of landscaping, weeding, edging, mulching, cleaning and BUILDING STEPS.

Camp looks great and we are ready for our summer to begin in 7 days!

TBT - You're Never Too Old

You're never too old or too dressed up to go on a hayride.

Hayrides are just one of the many camp activities we have at camp.  Over the past 14 summers I have driven over 350 hayrides.  On our little 2 mile country loop that's 700 miles.  At 3 mph it adds up to 233 hours of hayrides.  That's like spending just under 10 days creeping along in a traffic jam.  It's a good thing hayrides are fun.

Everybody's Work'n for the Weekend

 They came, they scraped, they painted.

What a weekend!  A huge thank you to Lumber City Church.  You are a continual blessing to us and we love partnering together.

TBT - Starting Line Up

Clean dishes.  You have to get your priorities straight.

TBT - Burlap and Dr. Seuss

Light weight, long lasting and American made (or American re-purposed).  It's something wonderful with endless possibilities.  It's the kind of thing a good Dr. Seuss book would be based on. 

Do people under the age of 30 even know what a burlap sack is?  If not, then of course they wouldn't know all the other uses for it either.

TBT - Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Camper-Counselor Kickball has been an Arrowhead tradition since forever.  Counselors raid our costume closet and dress up in a way that matches their kickball skills.

Sidenote: If you have any old, classic, vintage, outdated or outrageous clothing items/accessories... we gladly accept donations for our costume closet.

PSA: Please ask for permission before you raid your parents' (grandparents' or husband's closet.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Good: Our Shepherds Spring Retreat was fantastic.  A big thank you to all of our staff and volunteers for making the trip to Arrowhead from Shippensburg, Cedarville, Liberty, and Lemoyne, LBC and a handful of places in between.

The Bad: We had great weather for the retreat, allowing us to enjoy hayrides and pedal carts.  It felt like summer.  Everyone wished the weekend wouldn't end.  It's too bad it's not June 1st.

The Ugly: Poor lighting, plenty of shadows, eyes closed, that tilt-a-whirl feeling and little fuzziness.  This photo is terrible but our LBC class is beautiful.  Thanks for all your hard work and dedication this past weekend as our James Project group.  What a blessing!

TBT - FREE PARKING

The field at camp made for a great parking lot and Lake Arrowhead Tabernacle was the place to be.

We've been known to do the same, especially when hundreds of folks come out for the Special Olympics Bocce Ball tournament in the fall.

TBT - Intentional Space

"Camp was one of the best experiences of my life."  That's a pretty common quote from folks of all ages.  So, why is camp such a special place where lives are transformed?

We believe camp is NOT all that special.  In fact, we think it's pretty normal.  On an average day at camp we eat food, play games, sing songs, hang out with friends or go swimming.  So, what's the difference?

Camp is place that gives people the time, the space and the relationships to stop, rest and listen.  That's something we don't do on an average day.  It is also a place where we spend time with God all day!  We pray, read the Bible and build a relationship with God (and people)... all things that God says should be part of an average day.

Camp seems like this extra special place where God does amazing things because we are living the way we should be every day.