LWBC Fall Update 2023

Shoreline at LWBC, Photo Credit: Matthew Baird

As you can imagine, the colors on the camp property have been evolving over the past couple of months to what one might say is now their “golden hour.” From the CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) podcast Teach Kids, the 4-14 window “is the age when people are most likely to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. In 2015, the National Association of Evangelicals polled their membership to learn at what age members made this most important decision of their lives. 63% made the decision between ages 4 and 14. Other, older studies have a strong showing for decisions by the age of 18 years old and then the numbers drop drastically.” Given this, LWBC is reaching kids and teens in what could be considered the “golden hour” of gospel opportunity—this is why we are here.

Capture the Flag in the woods at LWBC, Photo Credit: Lila Hutchinson

In the time that has transpired since summer camp wrapped up on August 4th, LWBC has been busy hosting various groups. In September, over the Labor Day weekend, Juan & Lupita Quiñones hosted the 4th annual Latino Retreat—an event that has been gaining participants each year. In mid-September, RiverTree School brought their high school students for a few days of learning and bonding time as they begin their school year. This is an annual tradition for their high school, and we enjoyed hosting this great group of students. At the end of the month, as October began, the LWBC Women’s Retreat took place. The theme for this year was “Sitting at the Feet of Jesus,” with a focus on finding salvation, solace, freedom, and hope in Jesus. About 80 women attended, enjoying the study, fellowship, and food, with several men at the helm in the kitchen for the weekend.

The theme for the counselor retreat this fall centered on our Identity in Christ, as well as surrender and rest.

Discussion included seeking answers: “How do we find the rest for our souls that Jesus speaks of? What is his yoke and how do we take it upon us? What is our new identity in Him?”

One evening of the Counselor Retreat is spent deep in the woods, hiking in the dark with torches back to a hollow. After time spent in the Bible, there is a medieval snack of fire-roasted pig (ham), enjoyed while singing around the fire, before culminating in a short devotion. This year, the evening devotion took place at a special stop—our very own Narnia-themed lamppost in the woods. It was a magical evening with a trail of tiki-torches moving through the dark of the night. Matthew reminded everyone that the retreat as a whole was ultimately the result of many gifts that have been given to us and required collaboration from many individuals.

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