Camp of the Woods
We just got back from a week long family camp in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.
The camp is called "Camp of the Woods". It has been operating continuously for some 100 years.
It is quite an organization running week long camps all summer. They feature well known Christian speakers such as Alistair Begg, Erwin Lutzer and Ravi Zacharias.
The week we were there we enjoyed the teaching of both Crawford Loritts and Tony Evans. Next year we hope to go back and hear Ravi Zacharias. (My parents might even come).
Several observations:
1. Facilities - this is closer to "glamping" than roughing it in a tent somewhere. We stayed in a cabin that had a 2 separate bedrooms, a fridge, microwave, coffee maker and full bathtub. There is even daily maid service for clean towels and linens.
You eat meals in a large dining hall - the food is very good.
2. Recreation - you really can't keep up with the amount of activities offered. Apart from the regular water activities of waterskiing and sailing there are 3 basketball courts, ping pong tables and a whole "arcade" area with air hockey, wii and carnival type games you play at a state fair. There are also organized canoeing, hiking, rock climbing and white water rafting trips that you can do. There's a zip line and large indoor rock climbing center.
3. Speakers - as mentioned before, these are really some of the best speakers in the Christian world today. We were greatly challenged by both Loritts and Evans. Evans in particular has such careful attention to the text that he reminded me a lot of John Stott.
4. Family - because you are living, eating and playing together - it is a tremendous family bonding time. We enjoyed our time together as a family.
The only suggestion I would make is perhaps creating small groups for people who might want to go deeper into the sermons from the speakers. I found it kind of hard to meet new people - but small groups might help that.
The camp is called "Camp of the Woods". It has been operating continuously for some 100 years.
It is quite an organization running week long camps all summer. They feature well known Christian speakers such as Alistair Begg, Erwin Lutzer and Ravi Zacharias.
The week we were there we enjoyed the teaching of both Crawford Loritts and Tony Evans. Next year we hope to go back and hear Ravi Zacharias. (My parents might even come).
Several observations:
1. Facilities - this is closer to "glamping" than roughing it in a tent somewhere. We stayed in a cabin that had a 2 separate bedrooms, a fridge, microwave, coffee maker and full bathtub. There is even daily maid service for clean towels and linens.
You eat meals in a large dining hall - the food is very good.
2. Recreation - you really can't keep up with the amount of activities offered. Apart from the regular water activities of waterskiing and sailing there are 3 basketball courts, ping pong tables and a whole "arcade" area with air hockey, wii and carnival type games you play at a state fair. There are also organized canoeing, hiking, rock climbing and white water rafting trips that you can do. There's a zip line and large indoor rock climbing center.
3. Speakers - as mentioned before, these are really some of the best speakers in the Christian world today. We were greatly challenged by both Loritts and Evans. Evans in particular has such careful attention to the text that he reminded me a lot of John Stott.
4. Family - because you are living, eating and playing together - it is a tremendous family bonding time. We enjoyed our time together as a family.
The only suggestion I would make is perhaps creating small groups for people who might want to go deeper into the sermons from the speakers. I found it kind of hard to meet new people - but small groups might help that.
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