First Day of Camp

Hey y’all! Yesterday was an eventful and exciting day. We got to worship with the congregation at Cristo del Restaurador (Christ the restorer), which was our first interaction with Peruvians. It was such a sweet, blessed, and partially nervous time since I did not want to break a social rule without knowing it. Our group … Read more

Arrived in Trujillo.

Hey yall! My name is Sebastian, and I am a part of the Twin Lakes team that have been chosen to go to Peru this winter to aid our brothers and sisters in the running of the summer camp here in Trujillo.   Here in the picture you can see: Dylan Varner, Daniel Sluis, Tuan … Read more

The Tie that Binds

    “I led them with cords of kindness, with ties of love” – Hosea 11:4         (Photo/Design – Jake Jones and Katy Veldhorst) The Lakeside Assembly Hall – where our summer staff meet, fellowship, and hear the Word preached – reverberated with this theme in 2013. All summer we were urged … Read more

Taking a Walk in Their Shoes

Summer is in full swing at Twin Lakes! Campers during Overnight Camp 1 experienced WOW week – full of secret, surprise activities for the whole camp. We had fun in the sun and just a little liquid sunshine (rain), but it didn’t slow us down at all. For WOW week, we saw a surprise Fireworks … Read more

Let your Children Fall

    Kate Baker, in a recent blog post, describes her unique struggle as a parent on the playground. She makes a simple request of other parents at the park: “Please don’t help my kids”         I was initially shocked/confused at this request, but she goes on: “I am not sitting here, … Read more

Peru in Review – Day 2

  We’re home! Thanks for all of your prayers. Due to the hectic camp schedule, we were not able to live-blog our mission trip. However, we’d still love for you to hear the story of Peru Camp 2013. Keep up with us the next few weeks as we reflect back on God’s faithfulness during our … Read more