Tag: Hume Lake
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Hume Loves Volunteers!
By: Morgan Zielsdorf, Volunteer Coordinator Last month I had the pleasure of running our Fall Volunteer Week. There was so much fun, food, and fellowship. We had a small, but mighty crew that came to help and many projects and tasks were accomplished. We are forever thankful for all they did! Here are some of…
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Haven at Hume
By: Justin Nunes, Adult & Family Ministries Director As the leaves change and the air turns crisp up at Hume Lake, Hume continues to be a haven for all seeking spiritual growth, fellowship, and the beauty of nature. This fall, we hosted an array of retreats that catered to various interests and needs. Here’s a…
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Art, Peacocks, and a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
By: Emily Marschner There are peacocks roaming the streets of Hume Lake. When they first showed up, it was quite a novelty to our little community. We’d dare each other to see who could get closest to (or even touch) one, we’d try and get the male (who is no longer with us, RIP), to…
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Hume Lakers
A special retreat designed specifically for those with a Heart for Hume! Hume would like to say ‘Thank You’ for your time in prayer, your efforts with your volunteer work, and your generous contributions financially. Your heart for Hume has significantly and directly impacted the lives of thousands of campers and visitors! This retreat was…
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The Power of Purposeful Pauses
By: Joshua Smith Every creative has to navigate a tension between two inner selves. Their artistic self seeks to express ideas and vision while their evaluative self measures, compares, and criticizes those efforts. These sides constantly wrestle like wolves. Which one wins? The one that’s most fed. So many creatives and would-be artists suffer because…
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Set Apart
By: Dallas DeWitt The Joshua Wilderness Institute, at its core, has always been a place for a young adult to be set apart. A place to remove distractions and focus singularly on who God is and how He desires them to live. JWI ran for twenty consecutive years before covid ended the year early and…
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A Church’s Perspective
By: Heather Mahoney Hume Lake means more to Crossroads than I can possibly communicate. Our church has had a relationship with Hume for almost forty years. Not only has God used Hume in major ways in my own life as a camper, He continues to move in some pretty special ways throughout our next-gen today.…
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Summer Staff at the Lake
Summer is here and we are so excited! On behalf of the four summer RDs at Hume Lake, welcome to this busy yet enriching season. We have been praying for the thousands of campers who have come to camp to hear the Gospel and are expectant to see how God moves. We recognize this work…
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Meet the Lake’s 2023 Security Team
Security has a special job during the summer, being one of the first people to greet Hume Lake’s guests. Most of you have pulled through the booth at some point and gotten a friendly nod, wave, and smile from one of the Security team. We asked the Security Supervisors, Anna and Chris Ferree, a few…
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A Sabbath Rest
By: Art and Beckie Melli