The Forest Home Minute // Episode 1 //
Check out the latest at Forest Home in our brand new segment: The Forest Home Minute. In this episode, we learn about new Recreation options campers of all ages can enjoy.
Countdown to Wintercamp
Forty degree weather and frozen fingers only remind me of one thing… Winter Camp! Here at Forest Home the winter months are filled with students from all over the Southwest gathering to worship Jesus, make new friends, and enjoy the great outdoors. In 2017, we expect to host over 4,000 students and their leaders at […]
When Old Tradition is Made New
I have called multiple cities in Texas, Ecuador, and California “home” over the past seven years and as I settle into my first year as Program Director of Family and Adult Ministries at Forest Home, I am excited to have Home for the Holidays be a new tradition for me and my family. Forest Home […]
Prayer and Fasting
I am overwhelmed with the goodness of God as I reflect on the amazing work He did this summer. 26,500 guests came to Forest Home the past few months. We witnessed 1,037 children and youth place their faith in Jesus, 2,895 make decisions to return to Christ and be His ambassadors in this generation, and in […]
Stories of Spiritual Transformation
Autumn at Forest Home brings so many beautiful things we can only experience this time of year, like caramel colored leaves and still lake waters. But what I always look forward to most is something you can’t actually see. It can be found in the heart of all the staff, in the lives of the campers, […]
Planting the Seeds
As I sit at my computer sending some emails and reflecting on how great the first week of camp was, my wife quietly grabs my attention and points to her ear. We then sit in silence as we listen to our 6 year old daughter playing. She is reciting to herself Ephesians 2:8-9. Our daughter, […]
One Month Til Summer
As I sit at my desk today, I can see a large countdown clock of when summer is coming. Today marks exactly 1 month until our first summer staffers will arrive. This will be my fourth summer at Forest Home, and it is the one I am most excited for. We have a phenomenal program […]
Patiently Wait
Kaden couldn’t contain his excitement when I suggested we build his new Estes Crossfire ISX rocket he recently got. The packaging boasted it would soar 1,100 ft. Woohoo! We laid out the materials. The instructions called for plastic cement to secure the engine nozzle. Dad missed this detail and we were left without the right […]
Death was Arrested
Someone told me this week that sometimes I get fixated on things. That I get an idea in my head and I spend a lot of time just thinking about that concept over and over. Well that same day I became fixated on a song. I heard the song, and then proceeded to listen to […]
From The Desk of Gary Wingerd
My adrenaline kicked into overdrive as I watched the infamous Millennium Falcon enter light speed with the release of the new Star Wars Movie: The Force Awakens. With Kaden on my left and Nicole on my right, I was overwhelmed with emotion as I remembered watching the same ship race across the galaxy with my […]
