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CYC Athens Update
July 28, 2025
A total of 93 campers and 66 staff are braving the sunny and humid East Texas summer heat for a fun-filled week of activities. No storms are forecast for this week, but it will be hot.
We started off with our traditional bunco mixer last night. Today was our first day of activities, and we’re off to a great start. We’ve got a good mix of indoor and outdoor activities, with most of our outdoor...
Camp Long “In the Flow”
July 21, 2025
Greetings from 79 campers and 41 staff at Camp Long!
We started off our camp with intense heat, high humidity, and not a cloud in the sky.
The thermometer read 100 degrees today. By the afternoon, clouds started to roll in, but we didn’t experience any rain or storms, even though they were called for. According to the weather forecast, this cloudy weather is what we can expect all week.
...Midwest Preteen Camp Running Fine
July 1, 2025
Greetings from Williamsburg, Kansas
We are having a wonderful start to camp in rural Kansas, with 139 combined campers and staff—approximately 80 of whom are under the age of 14 (counting apprentice staff).
The weather has truly been ideal. At the start of check-in we had intermittent showers to cool things down, leading to high temps of 85 with sunshine and partial cloud cover. The forecast...
Camp Lone Star Update
June 10, 2025
Hello, Everyone,
We’re having a wonderful time here at Camp Lone Star, near College Station, Texas. Camp kicked off on Sunday with 122 campers and 96 staff members.
Going in, we were keeping a close eye on the forecast, with concerns about both high heat and probable rain. Aside from a brief, but powerful early morning storm on Monday, the weather has cooperated. It’s been hot, but...
Sunshine at Camp Harmony
June 10, 2025
Greetings, Everyone,
As is usual, and as we appeal to our Almighty God, Camp Harmony began with sunshine and mild temperatures, which was not the forecast last week. The area had been saturated in the previous weeks, and some rain came in early on Friday. But when a few of us arrived on Saturday evening, the skies were clear.
We had a beautiful Sunday to get things organized and to get the staff...
Winter Camp Running
December 29, 2024
Winter Camp is off to a great start! We have 40 excited campers and 24 great staff members. Here in Montello they had several inches of snow on the ground when we got here, so we were able to have sledding, which the campers really enjoyed. We usually have tubing, but the camp is under new management this year and they don’t know what has happened to all the tubes. So we used sleds. The weather warmed up on...
Camp Arrowhead 2024 Update
August 6, 2024
Arrowhead has started off very strong. We’ve had good weather and great attitudes. The Weather Channel app keeps threatening rain or storms, yet we’ve had only sunny weather. I’ve had good feedback about the Christian Living classes. The activities have been successful; the campers are energetic and polite; and the staff is outstanding. This year the facility has a new cook, who has been feeding...
CYC-Athens Teen Camp Update
July 30, 2024
Greetings from Camp Athens!
A total of 69 campers and 55 staff are enjoying excellent weather conditions for camp at a beautiful facility in the piney woods of East Texas. Our oldest boys’ and girls’ dorms spent an afternoon tubing, skiing and kayaking at Lake Athens yesterday.
Our kitchen staff has already treated us to tasty and plentiful meals—with more to come! The...
Camp Long Off to a Wonderful Start
July 23, 2024
Camp Long is off to a wonderful start. While the forecast has called for rain and thunderstorms every day, we have had great weather! We’ve had a few showers late at night, but no need to cancel any activities. Of course, we have been dealing with some warm weather and high humidity, but it’s been manageable.
The new location—beautiful rustic scenery nestled in some of the South Carolina...
Camp Sequoia-Teen 2024
July 17, 2024
We have been through two days of staff training, had all campers arrive safely, and are now into our first full day of activities. The weather was HOT before we came up, and even at the beginning of staff training. But it’s now supposed to be in the mid-80s during the day and around 62 degrees each night. Beautiful weather! The forecast for the camp after us is back to being hot again. What a blessing God...