This week has been a busy one! We have had old friends come visit, held a banquet for Benton County Hall of Fame, put on a naming ceremony recognizing our most generous donors, trained the summer staff and hosted a University of Memphis Campus School group. Tomorrow, two members of the camp family tied the knot with us. Phew! Camp hasn’t…
You know that hymn, Come Thou Fount? It’s a beautiful hymn from the mid-1700s that we still sing because the lyrics provide comfort and sing praise to God. The second verse starts like this: Here I raise my Ebenezer, hither by thy help I’ve come. Ebenezer means “stone of help” in Hebrew, and it is referenced in scripture in Samuel…
Lakeshore is so ready for summer 2017, thanks to the hard work of some truly dedicated volunteers from all over the country. This summer we had three groups work many, many hours to make sure everything is perfect for our guests. the NOMADS crew celebrating the end of their three week stay This year, we enjoyed three weeks with a delightful…
Taylor wakes to a song from The Lion King. This week the counselor has been playing Disney music each morning. They get ready for breakfast. It’s bacon and French toast sticks this morning. Afterwards, the cabin moves together to the Sun Room for the morning theme time. The whole camp loudly sings The Fruits of the Spirit song that has been popular…
Here at camp something beautiful happens over a week’s time. Strangers become friends that quickly transform into a family. As a family, we celebrate the joys and weep at the sorrows. Unfortunately, this is one of those times that we hurt together. Earlier in the week, we lost members of our Lakeshore family to a tragic accident. The Crenshaw family…
If you’ve never been to camp before, I bet you have some questions. Where will I sleep? How do I make friends? What if I can’t swim? What fun stuff are we going to do? Parents, I bet you have a ton of questions too, like how do we train our staff? Who’s in charge around here? Where do we…
-Jennie Dickerson Years ago when I was on summer staff, the then Program Director Troy Taylor did a worship at orientation where he told us that lives would be changed through us that summer. For some reason those words have stuck with me for over ten years. It may have been then that it clicked that not only was camp,…
By: Jennie Dickerson I have been at Lakeshore in my role as Director of Communications and Development for about nine months now, but my connection to camp goes back to my first summer as a camper in 2002 and my years on summer staff, 2006-2009. In a lot of ways, starting this position was like coming home, and there is…
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” …
Last week, members of the Lakeshore staff journeyed to Palestine, TX to attend the National Camp Gathering at Longview Camp and Retreat Center. We went to attend workshops and hear speakers to help us continue to grow in our ministry. We worshiped and fellowshiped with 300 other camp professionals. All of us came from different backgrounds, focused on different programs,…
