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during Summer 2021, all youth camps were held on The Ranch campus—The Island has undergone quite the trans- formation. As soon as you step into the boat queue on the mainland, you’ll begin to see it: All new docks will greet you, improving the safety and overall first impression of the camp. After crossing the lake and stepping onto The Island itself, your attention will most likely be drawn to the zipline canopy tour descending from the top of Cardiac Hill—it carries riders all the way to South Point and includes six separate ziplines along its route. As you reach the top of Cardiac, your breath—if it hasn’t already been snatched by the brutal trek up the hill— will be taken away by the all-new White House. Even better news: If you’re a youth leader, you could even stay there! During the fall and winter, the building was torn down to the studs and under-
went a complete renovation in order to provide youth leaders and speakers
that the dining hall will remain safe and usable for years to come.
with better accommoda- tions while they stay and minister with us. As you continue your tour, you might notice the new girls’ cabin and two new
"We use fun to break down the walls in their hearts—all so we can share Christ with them."
guys’ cabins, but your mind will really be blown when you reach the dining hall— the kitchen, servery, and red section of the dining hall have been totally redone, and our projects team is currently in the process of adding a restroom just outside, so students won’t have to travel as far if they need to use it during mealtimes. The kitchen, which was completely gutted and updated with modern appli- ances, will make serving campers a much easier process. The new servery will better facilitate food service, and the renovation to the red section ensures
When you walk down the hill from the dining hall toward the turf court, you’ll catch a glimpse through the trees of another work in progress—we’re building a pavilion over the basketball court above the beach to keep the court shady on sunny days and dry on wet ones. Here and there along your tour, you’ll also see small changes and improvements we’ve made to the prop- erty. Overall, the goal is to improve our facilities so we can better minister to campers as we use fun to break down the walls in their hearts—all so we can share Christ with them in a more impactful way.
11 The Experience
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