It's an Explosion!

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It's like a Day Camp EXPLOSION! We are continuing to pull together resources, peoples, money, equipment, staff, and all kinds of odds & ends in preparation for Day Camp this summer (which is FREE). We have tons of volunteers from the community. We have a "knock your socks off" program that will challenge, encourage, educate, and care for our campers. We also have handfuls of individuals and families who are investing in Day Camp to help us make camp FREE!

Check it out:
Arrowhead Parable Christian Store has also caught the Day Camp FEVER. Shoppers can invest $1, $5, $10 (or more) at the registers...and a hand print will be placed up on the wall behind the counter. Each hand represents more individuals and families who are making Day Camp possible this summer.
Then, on MAY 17th - the bookstore is having a huge sale ALL day. A portion of the proceeds that day will be given to Arrowhead to support Day Camp!
So...get to the bookstore to see the hand prints and don't forget to stop by on May 17th for the sale.

Our Spring Retreat

Last weekend was our Shepherds Camp spring retreat. It was a great weekend all around. The weather was perfect...sunny in the 70's. The camp was packed full with campers, staff, volunteers, and new friends. We had all the classic camp activities - crafts, music class, Bible time, games, chapel, and tons of great food. With such nice weather we also had the opportunity to go on hay rides, have a picnic outside on Saturday, and play bocce ball on the new courts. The most exciting part of the weekend was meeting some new friends from Lancaster Bible College. HisStory, a new drama ministry from the college came up for the weekend as our special guests. They performed on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, presenting the gospel to our campers while also having a fun time with some crazy games and skits. They came into a new place with new people as a newly formed group...and they did a fantastic job. We also had a few NEW counselors - who came on staff specifically to serve at the retreat. Shepherds Camp continues to grow and it was a great blessing to have these new counselors serving with us. They were a vital part of a great weekend. As always, our Shepherds retreats are a fun opportunity to see reconnect with all of our camp friends for a weekend where Christ is the focus.

FREE! FREE! FREE!

FREE! FREE! FREE!

This summer we are offering our Day Camp Program for FREE!
God has given us a great passion to be "The camp for ALL kids!"

Our goal is to see at least 100 kids come through our doors for Day Camp. We've got an amazing program that encourage, educate, challenge, and care for kids in our local communities. The most important part of Day Camp...is the good news of Jesus Christ. We are anticipating another great program with Drama Ministry of Lancaster. God used them in a mighty way to PRESENT, TEACH, and SEND our campers back home with Gospel.

We are talking and sharing with many churches, businesses, and individuals in the community - asking them to send kids to Day Camp for free. The financial support is coming in and we are excited to climb the ladder to 100 kids attending camp for FREE this summer!

We would love to have you make an IMPACT this summer by investing in our Day Camp program. Send a kid (or a bunch of kids) to Day Camp this summer.

What an Encouragement

Last weekend we served a group of college students from Cornell University. Throughout their retreat the students drop encouraging notes to other students in their bags placed around the game room. The group made a "staff" bag and at the end of the weekend they gave it to us as an encouraging thank you.

Check it out: you can click on the picture to enlarge it.

Do You See It?

This morning Natalie said to Kelly, "I don't like the man. I don't like him." With a puzzled look Kelly asked, "What man?" "The man in my bedroom. I don't like that man." Natalie said.

It's one of those times as a parents (or perhaps just as a dad) when you're not sure if you have a dilemma. Is this really an issue? What if she doesn't sleep at night? What if she has nightmares? I certainly don't like the idea of that. Can I cover it with a towel? I can't hack saw the thing off of there...we're borrowing the bed from our close friends.

It's kind of cute and serious at the same time.

Errowhead Eggrolls

We had our first retreat of the new year (and the winter season) this past week. The group has a crazy schedule and we only serve them breakfast and snack...so, I did the cooking for the weekend. I decided to try a new recipe that I had over Christmas. I'm happy to report that my Egg Rolls were a hit. The campers ate them as fast as I could make them and send them out to the line.

Check out the Arrowhead Recipe Book
(click on the link to right, in the blue box).

Night Rider

All week Natalie has been asking to go on a hayride...just her and I. She tells anyone she talks to on the phone that she is going on a hayride.

So...the other day I got the tractor out to drive the camp road in an effort to break up the ice that had just started to soften. However, by the time I got things settled in the camp office and had the tire chains in place...it was dark. But that was no reason to cancel the "night ride" as we dubbed it. Down the driveway, all the way to the mailboxes, and back again. As we left camp Natalie's first questions was, "Can we see the llamas and horses down the road?" After explaining that it was too dark she realized the error of your question. On the plus side though we did see Christmas lights on the neighbor's house at the end of the road. Nothing screams "Merry Christmas!" like blue icicle lights.

Here's Natalie and I on our Night Ride.