Orphans and Widows

One of the regular camps that we host out here is for a group called Guide On. In the Bible in the book of James, it says, "Religion that God our father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress..." (1:27). And that's exactly the vision that James, the founder of Guide On, has for his ministry. A couple of years back, his best friend was killed in the war in Iraq leaving a wife and 2 kids without a husband and father. So he started Guide On to care for wives and children of the same circuumstance. Largely he tries to provide opportunities for the kids to do things that their dads would normally have done with them. So part of that is giving them the chance to come out here to Camp Bighorn once a year so they can try rock climbing, rafting, fishing, etc. It gives the moms a great break and the kids an amazing time as the staff here sieze the opportunity to love on the kids 24/7. It's been humbling to hear James' heart for the families that have lost their husands and dads, and to see how God is blessing that ministry to include many more families than were a part of it last year. You should check out there website too (http://www.guideon.org/). It's a pretty sweet ministry that seems to be at the heart of what God cares about. and it's always a privelege to have them out here in Montana.

Glacier National Park

My good friend Dave came out from Maryland earlier this summer to visit... my first official guest from home to come out to camp and see what life is like for me here. We got to travel up to Glacier National Park together. A lot of the roads were still buried in deep deep snow, and a lot of the water flows were super high as much of the snow was starting to melt and rush down the mountains as quickly as they could. It's tough to be in such a place and not wonder at God's excitement for such hidden corners of his creation to be found and enjoyed by his people. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.