One hundred and ten campers and 107 staff members returned to Michigan’s Camp Tannadoonah in June for a week of events reflecting the theme, “Love Conquers all.” Activities included dodgeball, inner tubing, rock-climbing, an obstacle course and a giant newspaper ball fight known as “the ball wars.”
Ten men and 16 boys pitched tents near the Laughing Waters River in Jamaica’s Cranbrook botanical gardens for a few days of camping and relaxing in early May. The group carved drinking cups from bamboo and made their own kites, though only Locksley Robinson’s managed to stay aloft.
This year’s Servant camp, held August 8-13, was the hottest and wettest ever, according to longtime camp director Carmen Lee. Campers endured four major rainstorms that dumped seven inches of rain on them, along with two days in the 90s and one where the thermometer hit triple digits.
The community’s presence in the Triangle is rapidly increasing. A seed planted there by three missionaries in the winter of 2007 is now a growing group of 18.
At the Trinity School at Greenlawn commencement in June, Kevin Ranaghan and Kerry Koller honored Paul DeCelles for his 30 years of service as chair of the board of trustees of Trinity Schools.
The People of Praise News web site now features a "Tributes" section, which will honor community members who have died.
