Cracking the Code to Camp!
Cracking the Code to Camp!
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How Heartland Camp Thrived Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
How Heartland Camp Thrived Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Become a Prayer Warrior for Heartland this Summer!
Become a Prayer Warrior for Heartland this Summer!
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God's Generative Love & The Major Gifts
God's Generative Love & The Major Gifts

God’s love moves in, around, and through people at Heartland, generating much life for all to relish. In the fall of 2017, Heartland launched a major gifts campaign to support God's generative love in action. This plan includes the renewal of Heartland’s spaces and launching a new young adult ministry, the Gap Year Program.

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God is Still Here
God is Still Here

In the spring of 2020, the bottom fell out of things for Heartland Camp. The COVID-19 virus had raised its ugly head and began to shut everything down. Camps all around the country began wrestling with the question of how to do camp in a socially distanced world. Many opted to not have a camp season at all.

The staff and the Board at Heartland were faced with the same hard decisions.

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MS Night Owl - Week 9
MS Night Owl - Week 9
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Double the Fun: STEM and Hydro Camp!—Week 9
Double the Fun: STEM and Hydro Camp!—Week 9
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Challenge Camp—Week 8
Challenge Camp—Week 8
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Secret Agent Camp—Week 8
Secret Agent Camp—Week 8
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Culinary Camp—Week 8
Culinary Camp—Week 8
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Highlander Hydro Camp—Week 7
Highlander Hydro Camp—Week 7
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Amazing Race Camp—Week 7
Amazing Race Camp—Week 7
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Creative Camp—Week 7
Creative Camp—Week 7
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Edge Camp—Week 7
Edge Camp—Week 7
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Humility
Humility

During my second week as a Heartland staff member working on the media team, I was sitting in the lobby of Nunemaker lodge, starting on a few projects for the day and filing some pictures.

I paused for a moment to look up from my laptop and noticed our Executive Director, Dan Scheneman, cleaning the windows and doors at the entrance to the lodge. I was initially taken back by the sight of, arguably, the most ‘important’ person in our office doing such a menial task. Surely it was just a smudge, I thought, he will be done soon. But to my surprise, as I continued to work, he carefully cleaned each window and each door. When he finished, I couldn’t help but sit back and reflect on what I had seen.

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Our Perfect Overnight Schedule
Our Perfect Overnight Schedule
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What Makes Camp AWESOME?!
What Makes Camp AWESOME?!
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The Magic of The Camp Arc
The Magic of The Camp Arc
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Quick & Meaningful New Year's Goal Setting
Quick & Meaningful New Year's Goal Setting

What goals are you wanting to set for the new year? Before you choose the first goal that pops in your mind, check out our quick activity to help you get to the heart of your 2020 resolutions.

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