Camper Notes

by | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized

We asked the children who went to camp at Youth Haven Ranch to write thank you notes to the camp.  Here is what a few of them had to say:I liked the champel [chapel] and the gim [gym].  And also I liked talking about Jesus and God.Thank you for camp so we...

Loyal and Sacrificial

by | Jun 27, 2014 | Uncategorized

Penelope Burk, philanthropy expert and president of Cignus Applied Research, recently noted:”One of the interesting differences between actively religious donors and all others is that even in an economic downturn, they tend to stay loyal to causes.  They...

The Ranchers

by | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

This is a group of campers at the end of the week (last Friday):  And this is a group of campers at the start of the week (yesterday): Please pray for the 7 campers above; none of them have ever been to Youth Haven before and so were a little...

Youth Haven and What $5 Can Do

by | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

This morning our interns took 8 campers to Youth Haven Ranch for some summer fun.  I still find myself occasionally thinking of it as “Youth Heaven,” as one little guy who went to camp there used to refer to it.  It’s not heaven, but...