Camp is surrounded by thousands of acres of forest with numerous hikes to enjoy while at Quaker Meadow. Each hike leads to a different adventure. Sometimes just getting there is the adventure other times the destination is the adventure. Every hike at Quaker Meadow is filled with the beauty of God’s creation.
Some of my favorite hikes are the ones that I have been able to experience God while on the hike or at the destination.
In Exodus we read about Moses’ face to face encounter with God’s glory on a mountain. Like Moses, we have an opportunity to catch a vision of God's glory. Most likely God is not going to reveal himself to us in His brightness and splendor unless we are open to it.
If we have been with the Lord, and have caught a vision of His glory, it will be obvious to others. It will be obvious in our facial expression. It will be obvious in our attitudes. It will be obvious in our conversation. It will be obvious in our manner of living.
Many of the students come home with a radiance that can only be explained by being in personal contact with God. God gives them clear instructions on how to live their lives for Christ instead of for themselves. I have heard many stories from students that made changes in their lives and have charted the course for their entire live because of their encounter with God at Quaker Meadow Camp.
Please pray for the students coming to camp this summer and that they may sense God’s presence there on the mountain with them.
Rick Ellis
Director of Advancement
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I loved the late night flashlight hikes on the mountain. I remember one night in particular when two separate groups went to opposite sides of the mountain. We sang back and forth to each other and listened to the echos bounce of the valley. One song in particular was "Allelujah, allelu..." - Danielle Bee Strauss camper for the 1983 and 1984 year I think!
This is Waynel Rich Wing Anguiano Walker. I attended summer camps starting in 1954, when I was 12. I remember going up with my brother, who was 9. We didn't see each other all week, except for one afternoon about 1/2 way though. . .he came up to me and asked, "Waynel, where are the bathrooms?" (That was before the beautiful bathrooms were constructed between the cabins.
On the way to camp it seemed so far and as we passed La Canada I firmly believed we had gone clear into Canada. When we came over the ridge route, and passed Lebec, (oftentmes known to me as Quebec) it was confirmed - we were in Canada.
But, the lengthy journey turned into the best moments of my life, each summer as I grew into adulthood, always going to camp, sometimes as a camper, cometimes as a counsellor, always enjoying the chapel, the meadow beyond the chapel, hikes to wonderful places, the Garden of Prayer, speakers who inspired me to live godly, friends I made for a life time, even meeting my first husband, the awesome presence of the Lord. I always want to take my children and grand children to Quaker Meadow. We went up not long ago, and for a moment enjoyed the quiet and the scenery. His presence is still there!!
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