There are few experiences in life about which we are more passionate than family camp, and we consider it a great honor to be invited to speak for Forest Home’s family camp for the 8th year. Forest Home was on the cutting edge of developing family camps back in the 60’s. While attending a junior high snow camp at Forest Home when I was a 7th grader, an announcement was made inviting us to come back during the summer with our families for “family camp”—and to be honest, it sounded like a strange idea to me then. There were junior high camps, high school camps, and even college camps, but family camp? Little did I know then that 40 years of my adult life would be dedicated to that ministry!
Forest Home has led the way in being committed to building in to families through family camps for over six decades now, and we love that it’s become part of our tradition.
The theme of “All That Glitters . . .”, supported by the memory verse of “I am the way, the truth, and the life . . .” (John 14:6) was carried out through family devotions and peer group teaching times. As the marriage and family speakers during the morning session, we contrasted the world’s "glitter” as it influences family with the “gold” of Biblical wisdom. Three days we spoke on marriage and the fourth on parenting. Our daughter Lisa made a “cameo” appearance at the end of the parenting session and the campers loved her wisdom and insights. On the fifth day, we were on a panel addressing questions raised by the campers. We felt very met by God during each of the sessions and had many, many great follow-up interactions.
