The Way We Worship

by Stacie Hoppman on October 12,2016 in Growing Faith with No Comments

This summer, our campers had the chance to explore the Church and why God chose to create this community of people. One of the chief purposes of the Church, we learned, was to worship God. Of course, worship can look very different to different people. Our older youth used Gary Thomas’s 9 Sacred Pathways to... read more

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Psalm 61 ... Lead Me To The Rock

by Stacie Hoppman on February 9,2016 in Growing Faith with 2 Comments

Hear my cry, O God Attend unto my prayer From the ends of the earth My cry comes unto Thee And when my heart is overwhelmed Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I That is higher than I   For Thou has been A shelter unto me A strong tower From the... read more

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Activating Faith After Summer Camp

by Stacie Hoppman on August 26,2014 in Camp Talk Growing Faith Parents with No Comments

Summer is slowly coming to a close as we put away our swimming suits and sandals and trade them in for textbooks and gym clothes. As kids head back to school, their memories of summer camp start to fade away, too, and it can be hard to continue the momentum of those kinds of “mountain... read more

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A Real Sense of God's Presence: A Camp Wyoming Story

by Stacie Hoppman on February 28,2014 in Camp Talk Camp Wyoming Stories with No Comments

Erin, her husband Ben, and their son Joey

Meet Erin. She is originally from Dubuque, Iowa, and has been coming to Camp Wyoming since she was 11 years old. “My first camp was Pioneer Tent camp, and I returned every summer after that. In fact, the very next summer, I met a boy in Pioneer Cabin Camp who would end up being my... read more

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Winter Blues

by admin on January 8,2014 in Summer Camp with No Comments

After several days of cold where temperatures rarely climb above zero, your days at summer camp might seem like just a distant memory.  However, we at Camp Wyoming arealready working hard to make sure that this year, in 2014, every child who joins us for summer camp is going to have a wonderful, faith-filled, fun,... read more

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