Wow! A lot has happened over the past few days. On Thursday night we had a “despedida” with all of the camp staff (American and Peruvian) where we viewed a slide show, exchanged gifts and words of what this experience has meant to everyone. Over the past 10 years it has been such a blessing … Read more
We’ve been running camp for a few days now and it has been pretty busy. We wake up each morning, get ourselves ready for the day, run downstairs in our hotel and have a quick bite to eat – typically eggs, bread, fruit, fruit juice and/or coffee. The 32 members of our team pile onto … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind the past few days and we are just getting around to blogging about Campamento “Arca de Noe” being held in Trujillo, Peru this week. Last Friday (December 30th), a group of 15 students and leaders from Twin Lakes along with 13 team members from Point Pleasant out of Savannah, Georgia traveled … Read more
Through the years it has been a great blessing to work with many talented individuals who seek to honor and glorify God by using their gifts to serve others. Through my time at Twin Lakes there have been many who have given of themselves and have contributed to making this ministry what it is today. … Read more
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 We are God’s workmanship, fashioned and shaped by the Master’s hand. Not merely created, but we have been worked on, or recreated, in Christ Jesus. What quality of … Read more
The building process is one of many steps. Some stages, like laying a foundation, are slow and arduous. Dirt must be moved or brought in, a foundation plot must be laid out, then dug and poured, and the concrete needs time to cure. Other stages can seem to go quickly, like framing up the exterior … Read more
Buenos dias from Trujillo, Peru! We have had two successful and full days of camp at Rey Sol in Trujillo. All has run smoothly with plenty of help from our Peruvian staff members. With bright sunshine in the mornings and the Pacific breeze that settles in every afternoon, we have enjoyed splashing in … Read more
We made it! Prayers for a smooth travel schedule and details to work themselves out were answered as we moved as a group of 14 from Jackson to Atlanta. We met our final Twin Lakes team member, Emily Sutton, at our gate in Atlanta and were excited to finally have her with us. Flights were … Read more
Each winter, Twin Lakes takes a team of our summer staff to Peru to continue the ministry of summer camp. Though it may be overcast, rainy, & cold in Mississippi, 15 Twin Lakes staff will travel to the dry, summer heat of Trujillo Peru to share the Gospel of Jesus through the fun of camping … Read more
Goodbyes The Psalmist gives praise to God for His changelessness. Yet he blesses Him still for the ebb and flow, the creational rhythm, the alternating cadence of his created order. Night turns into day. Fall displaces summer. “He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting” (Psalm … Read more