Cascades Camp Blog

April 28th 2010: Dan “MacGyver” Clifford, and Rob “Trane” Mohrweis along with Josh “Miles” Rogers and Claudia “Dirt” Fisher are there to observe the very first test runs of the new “High-Adrenaline” Zip-lines.

vital stats:

• Two twin zip-lines
• Both measuring 575ft long
• The first line begins at Timber Rock by the Climbing Tower and takes you into the heart of Cascades’ 1,000 acre wilderness
• The second line begins right near where the first one ends and takes you back to the opposite side of the Timber Rock Amphitheater
• Design for the zip-lines began this fall and construction started a handful of weeks ago.

How would you like to be the first person to **officially** ride our brand-new zip-lines? We are auctioning off the ceremonial first-ride to the highest bidder! All proceeds go directly to our sponsorship fund. Be on the lookout for information NEXT MONTH.  The first ride “ceremony” will be taking place Thursday, July 1st at 10:45am, during Independence Day Family Camp.

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As of March 13th, 2010 at 2:23pm the Cascades family, and more specifically, the Rogers family has grown by one!  Jonas Edward was born to Josh and Lydia Rogers just under two weeks ago.  He is strong and healthy and quite beautiful.         

Please join us in praying for the Rogers family as they enjoy life together as a family!

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Recruiting is one of my favorite parts of my job!  The photograph above is from my visit to Whitworth University – after spending the day in the HUB, Kimono and I met up with camp staff and friends from Whitworth and Gonzaga for dinner.  We also celebrated Sammie “Mushu” Trestik’s 20th birthday – and made sure to embarrass her with loud singing in the restaurant!  It was a great trip – as always it is wonderful to touch base with summer staff and hear about how their year is going – and I think I may have made a few new friends at Whitworth too – bring on the summer staff applications!!!

-Dirt

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Mike Bothman, Food Service Extraordinaire, works wonders in the Cascades kitchen…but he couldn’t make things happen without the help of some very talented individuals.  Thanks Carolyn, Isabel, Allivia, and all our kitchen staff for your hard work!

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A little less than a month ago Cascades hosted the NPC annual High School M.U.D. Retreat.  Students had a great time:  worship was amazing, the messages were insightful, the activities were off-the-hook, and God worked in mighty ways!

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We had just over 50 S.A.L.T.s and staff out to Cascades for the 3rd Annual SALT Reunion Christmas Retreat last Monday and Tuesday.

We really had a great time together and enjoyed some fun activities including the Rubicon Northwest off-road challenge, sugar cookie decorating, hiking, ultimate frisbee, worship, and in general hanging out as we reconnected with one another and with God!

For more pictures taken at this retreat, click here.

We ended the retreat with an exciting announcement that we will be adding a Spring SALT Retreat – more details to come later!  Praise to God for blessing us with an amazing time spent together!

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	Merry Christmas from Cascades Camp As we bring our 20th year to a close, we do so with thankful hearts. Not only for the gift of a Savior, but also because of His faithfulness this past year, and for the pleasure of your participation. Over 15,000 people of all ages have found rest and renewal surrounded by God’s beauty and presence here. Hundreds of young people have made decisions for Christ. Families have been strengthened. Friendships forged. Summer staff have grown and learned new skills, and many were called to full time Christian service. What a thrill it is to consider all that God has done through Cascades this past year. Yea God! The year was a busy one and we remain financially sound; that is amazing in this economy. Thank you, and thank God. May your home be joyful and blessed this Christmas and New Year. Sincerely, Tom Moline Executive Director

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It has been mighty cold at Cascades for the past week or so…IN FACT, it is so cold the lake froze…

Don’t believe me?  See for yourself!

**Please don’t attempt this at home – these men are trained professionals.**

Rob “Trane” Mohrweis, Cean “Torque” Williard and Josh “Miles” Rogers were brave enough to walk out into the middle of the frozen Elbow Lake (that’s right – past the seal, dolphin, AND shark sections of the swim area)!  And although the frozen lake is fun, we wouldn’t mind the temperatures warming up a bit.  Feel free to join us as we pray for those who don’t have homes to keep them warm and for protection over our facilities in this winter weather!

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