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HOLY DISRUPTION
“My family had been attending Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, but not regularly and we weren’t super involved,” said Michael Gentes. Back in 2002, Good Shepherd in Seminole, FL had youth registered for a week of summer camp at Luther Springs, but one of the boys canceled late the Friday before they were supposed to leave. “It was too late for a refund, so a volunteer at the church took a chance and called my mom the day before the group was to leave,” said Michael.
“Would Michael like to attend a week of summer camp for free,” she asked.
The very next day, as a 12-year-old, Michael loaded up in the bus with other children he didn’t really know and headed off to a place he had never been…
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The stories this quarter are amazing!
People really answered our call for Camp Stories and you won’t be disappointed! We wish we could have used them all, but there just isn’t space. We will continue to find ways to use your stories in other formats.
In addition, this edition includes an Important message on the new realities for camp from Bo Harris, Executive Director and Deacon Mitzie Schafer, Vice President for Development found on page 2 of this LINK Newsletter.
More stories
A Powerful Camp Story: Bricks
There are two things that are almost always a part of a week at summer camp – meeting new people and dealing with a little rain. As a middle school…
Center
“Friendships at camp are different from friendships at home,” says Wyatt, a high school camper at Luther Springs. “At home, friendships are less serious, but at camp we can talk…
Outward
When Trinity Lutheran Church in Pembroke Pines, Florida heard about the Day Camp program at Luther Springs they knew it was something they needed, and something their neighbors needed too.…