In my travels this winter I have talked with numerous parents and grandparents who have told me stories of their children and grandchildren who came home from camp totally changed for the better. In fact, … Read More
Constructive Disruption
Why is a week at Lake Ann Camp such a transformative experience? We like to call a week of camp a “constructive disruption”, of one’s life. By that we mean campers come to the camp … Read More
High Adventure in Summer and the new ARC building
As we have been using our new indoor high adventure center this winter, the question has come up about the use of the high adventure activities in the summer time. The response we give is … Read More
Keep The Fire Alive
“It is the tendency of a fire to go out.” When Sean Fox, who serves on the board of Lake Ann Camp, shared that with me years ago it stuck in my mind. Putting fuel … Read More
What Makes a Week of Camp So Life-Changing?
One of the great privileges of being the Executive Director of Lake Ann Camp for the last three decades has been the stories I have heard from people who have attended Lake Ann as far … Read More
My Next Move
For nearly 50 years Lake Ann Camp has provided for our churches a spiritual tune-up report helping them to follow up on the fruit of the camp week. In the past, these reports were called … Read More
Nobody Goes Hungry at Lake Ann. There’s More Through the Door
Nobody Goes Hungry at Lake Ann. There’s More Through the Door! If you haven’t heard yet, Brent Swensen is coming back! Brent, known around the camp as Chefy, is kind of a legend. Legend has … Read More
Christian Education or A Camp?
At first glance, one would easily conclude that the Lake Ann ministry is a Christian Camp, after all, that is our title. What that does, however, is limit us to the perceptions of what a … Read More
Where does Lake Ann camp?
Where does Lake Ann camp? It’s pretty well known that campers come to Lake Ann Camp from some pretty distant places. What may be less well known is that Lake Ann Camp also brings camp … Read More
A Cry for Help
Lake Ann Camp may be needed more today than in any year of its 70-year existence. That is a strong statement, but it was underscored this week when we received word that a young person, … Read More
An Unusual Pathway to Life-Change
Thinking of being a part of the process of life-change in the life of an individual is incredibly exciting. However, actually being a part of life-change is a much more difficult process. Campers often go … Read More
Raising Adults not Kids
We’ve said it often because it is how we think at Lake Ann Camp. The goal of parenting is not to raise children, but rather adults who can be productive members of society and can impact … Read More
Camp is Essential to Child Development
I encourage you to read an article entitled: Reasons today’s kids are bored at school, feel entitled, have little patience and few real friends. By Victoria Prooday of the Multidisciplinary Clinic in Toronto, Canada. You … Read More
Lessons on a Child-like Faith
Lessons on a Child-like Faith It’s August and our campers have finished their week of camp and are safely back under their parent’s watchful care. It was a banner summer in many ways. And … Read More
Core Value: You Cannot Teach An Unhappy Camper
It’s been nearly 35 years and I can still remember like it was yesterday. It was my first, and last experience, as a camper. I found myself at a small camp in Northern Ohio away … Read More