Tag: Hume Lake
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Let’s Get Kids to Camp!
By: Richelle Latona, Director of Alumni Relations & Hume Fund Can you even begin to believe that Summer 2023 is here?! Campers from all over are getting ready to head up to camp. They might have their week marked on the calendar with anticipation of it coming. They might even be getting on a bus…
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Women’s Ministry at Hume
By: Laura Shields, Women’s Ministries Assistant Director What does Women’s Ministries look like in 2023? I am writing to you as I embark on the eleventh year as Assistant Director of Women’s Ministries at Hume Lake. Hume offers two Spring Women’s Retreats and two Fall Women’s Retreats, and I’m pleased to report that, concluding our…
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Behind the Scenes of Filming for Hume’s Summer Theme
By: Sarah Dains As we approach summer camp 2023, what a fun way to ring it in by sharing some behind-the-scenes of the summer film process! As a kid, I came to Hume Lake as a camper for six years, and I remember watching the theme videos in chapel without any thought to how they…
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Big News!
We are announcing Dr. John Boal as our new Executive Director! John brings 39 years of ministry and nonprofit leadership to his new role. Prior to serving as the interim Executive Director of Hume beginning in 2022, Boal led the development team in raising $44.8 million for the All Things New capital campaign as Chief…
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All Things New- A Devotional
By: Emily Marschner “Art,” is one of those loaded words. What does it mean? How do you define it? What makes it good? Is it important? Should we as Christians be concerned about art? I’m not sure about you, but sometimes I brace myself when I hear the phrase, “Christian art.” I think because a…
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No Camper Left Behind…
The 2023 Hume Tour has wrapped up, and we were thrilled to see so many of you! The tour allows us to share how the Lord has been at work, through your partnership with us, at Hume! You help us, through your generosity, move the ministry of Hume forward. What a gift you are. This…
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Storm Update
By: Dr. John Boal, Executive Director Monday, January 9th, was planned to be a typical day after winter campers left, and the prep for the following weekend was well underway. There was rain in the forecast, which was going to be an answer to prayer. Well, as it turned out, some 10 inches of rain…
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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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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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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…