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February Contest!
Here is a chance to win a gift certificate to the Hume Apparel Store! Email rlatona@hume.org TEN themes that you can think of from Hume. Themes are what Hume has used as their summer theme. That is all you have to do! Brainstorm. Google. Ask around. Go down memory lane and list ten themes and…
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Hume Memories
By: Colleen Friesen “Memories – race across the pages of my mind “- words similar to these are part of a song I learned years ago but ring so true for me today! When I think of my childhood, Hume Lake takes the biggest part of my memory. My parents, Walter and Frances Warkentin, were…
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Hume Alumni Spotlight: Mitch Rivas
Mitch writes:My Hume experience started and almost stopped during my very first year on staff. In the summer of 1984, I was hired at the last minute (Trust me, a total God thing) to come up and work on the night accomo crew. We had an awesome team led by “Griff” (Harland Griffin), and I…
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Meet Tim Desilets
By: Richelle Latona I had the pleasure of interviewing our new Hume New England Site Director, Tim Desilets. Read on to hear about his heart for Hume and to see how he feels about a Hume Milkshake… Hey Tim! We are happy to have you as the Hume New England Site Director. Can you tell…
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Camperships!
Camperships are the way to get kids to camp. For over half a century, caring individuals have donated money to make camp at Hume more affordable to those that need a little help. In 2022, Hume gave out $595,007.96 in Camperships to 2054 kids to help get kids to camp. That is because of the generosity…
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Partners in the Gospel
By: Wagon Master Jeb As I was reflecting on this past summer in Wagon Train, I was struck with the idea of “partners in the gospel” from Philippians 1:5. The entire verse reads, “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every…
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Not My Will…
By: Walt Tilley Working here at Hume Lake, over the years, we get a lot of questionsfrom our staffers. One of the more frequent questions is, “How will Iknow what God’s will is for my life?” It sounds like a deep question, butthere are some simple biblical truths that can be applied to ourdaily walk…
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A Glimpse Into the Past: Ponderosa Lodge
By: Mike Drake Many of us know that the early history of the Hume area centered on two significant businesses. One, of course, was the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company that created the millpond that is now Hume Lake. Equally significant, though, was Gustaf Anderson, the original homesteader of the 320 acres, with his Log Cabin Saloon,…
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How to Pray for Winter Camp 2023
We reached out to the Winter Camp Directors at each of our campuses, asking how we, as a Hume Community, can pray for this year’s Winter Camp. Here is what they asked for: About the Winter Camp Theme: We live in a world that tries to define what it means to be a Christian. Some…
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Hume Alumni Spotlight: Ryan White
Ryan writes:Since I left Hume in 2015 working full time, I was first an associate middle school pastor in Westlake Village, California, before making the big move out of California to Texas in 2016, where I was the video producer at First Baptist Church Arlington up until 2021. However, because of my employment at First…
