The Impact Youth Leaders Make
Last month, I attended my first ever National Youth Workers Conference in Tampa, Florida. If you are one of our youth pastors, you may be familiar with this event! If not, picture 3,000 youth leaders learning, worshipping, and playing together for a whole weekend. IT WAS AWESOME! I had the opportunity to learn valuable insight […]
Guest Conference
Scarcely a month has passed since over 9,000 campers attended one of Forest Home’s amazing summer programmed camps. One season of ministry through Family and Youth Camps has closed yet waiting down the mountain are 16,000 more souls who will visit Forest Home before year’s end. In all, over 30,000 people will have visited Forest […]
The Power of Camp
I was recently asked, “What is the purpose of camp, and why is it so important?” Camp is a powerful place. It is a place where we can get away from the normal cadence of everyday life “down the hill”. It is also a place that eliminates so many modern distractions that we find ourselves […]
Winter Camp Stories
Children’s Winter Camp: We had a camper who shared that her mom had died of an overdose about a year ago. She shared with her counselors and our staff member that she was struggling with God being fair and good. After attending the Life’s Unfair breakout group, she was encouraging campers by saying that she found joy […]
Walking in a Winter Wonder-Camp
I once heard someone say that the furthest point from home is the first step away from it. You may take that to be a good or a bad thing, but I would like to think of that first step as a new beginning. Often we think the destination as most important with respect to […]
2018: Year in Photos
224 youth and children kicked off 2018 by making a first time decision to follow Jesus during Winter Camp! Moms and sons spent quality time together at this year’s Mother/Son retreat. 5 campers surrendered their lives to Jesus for the first time. Ojai Valley Outdoor Adventure Camp: 60 students engaged the Creator and His creation. […]
Dreaming Big: Why Vision Matters
In the Old Testament, we are reminded of God’s promise to Joshua and the Israelites as they prepared to enter the land of Canaan in Joshua 1:9 — that before we even began our Dream Big initiative, just as the Lord went before Israel, the Lord went before Forest Home. At Forest Home, partnering with the local […]
Summer 2018 At Forest Home: A Season of Expectation
Summer 2018 is here at Forest Home and we could not be more excited. This summer, we’re expecting over 20,000 campers and guests. We are also celebrating 80 Years of Wonder at Forest Home. We have seen God work in immeasurable ways in the lives of our campers and guests. We are so privileged to be part of His […]
We’re Ready For Summer 2018!
We’re not trying to brag, but it’s going to be an amazing summer at Forest Home. Why? In 2017 … we welcomed over 19,000 guests and campers to our campus. That means, over 19,000 individuals encountered Jesus – some for the first time – experienced the life-giving transformation of the Gospel, and left the mountain […]
When Billy Graham Overcame Doubt At Forest Home
“I sensed the presence and power of God as I had not sensed it in months. Not all my questions were answered, but … I knew a spiritual battle in my soul had been fought and won.” – Billy Graham, Forest Home. The week of Billy Graham’s passing, we shared a version of the […]
