Camper Notes

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

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

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

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...