WE ARE
Lutherhaven.
Dear PARTNERS in Camp,
WE ARE LUTHERHAVEN!
We’re not just the camp with the tall pines and blue skies and rippling waters
‘longside Lake Coeur d’Alene. We’re not just summer programs for kids or runaround games and s’mores.
We are Lutherhaven. Lutherhaven is us: from camp’s visionaries and founders to you
and me today. We’re a panoramic snapshot of God’s amazing movement through
His mission in this place. We’re campers of every age. We’re devoted staff, dedicated
volunteers, generous donors behind the scenes. Lutherhaven is programs for all of
incredible scope and reach. We’re two magnificent sites … two of the most beautiful
outdoor ministries in the world.
It’s my privilege to present We are Lutherhaven, our 2014 Annual Report. Take a
few moments to read it and rejoice. Through Lutherhaven, God is impacting the
lives of little children, middle schoolers, high school youth, college students, kids
with disabilities, moms and dads, older adults, families, churches, organizations,
communities. Through our decades together we’ve put our hope in Jesus. We
continue to count on God to lead the way, and are confident that, with God at the
head, great things will continue to happen at our camps!
Thanks so much for being Lutherhaven! I’m thrilled to present to you this report!
Take time to sit back, relax and enjoy reading what God is doing in, through and out
of this place. Because we are Lutherhaven!
Your servant in Jesus,
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Bob Baker, Executive Director
WHY CAMP?
Transformed Lives
At camp, young people get the
mental room to consider some
of the most important issues of
life: a break from the craziness
of their regular routine to think
about their future, evaluate unhealthy patterns, and discover
the truth that God loves them
and has an amazing calling for
their lives.
Nature & Adventure
Campers explore nature,
participate in new adventures
and test their limits in a healthy
environment surrounded by the
grandeur of God’s creation.
Community
Apart from their daily routines,
with opportunity to shed expectations and pressures of others,
campers are freed to truly be
themselves, to live above artificial limitations and blossom into
who God created them to be.
Lifelong Friendships
Solid Christian relationships
make all the difference in a kid’s
life. Friendships with caring
adult mentors and positive peer
leaders, forged through shared
experience and the compressed
time at camp, can last a lifetime
and provide connections that
help young people navigate the
challenges of life.
Positive Adult Mentors
Research says kids average fewer than 6 minutes of
meaningful conversation with
their parents each day. At camp,
caring adults, counselors and
mentors come alongside campers, helping them think through
decisions and experiences in
ways that prepare them for
their future. Many campers
point back to that positive role
model at camp as one who
helped shape the direction of
their lives.