Walk-in Cooler
The Walk-in Cooler is the large refrigerator located in the SL Kitchen of Spruce Lodge. Components Vendors Related Threads Related threads use the Walk-in Cooler tag.
Read MoreWe Came Through Mennonite Voluntary Service
When Ken and Jan Kurtz came to Camp Deerpark, camp had only been running for two summers. They came through the Mennonite Voluntary Service unit, a program that emphasized service ministry in communities and was located in New York City. “We were there from April of 1971 to April of 1973, and we had just…
Read MoreWe Go Up That Mountain Expecting Miracles to Happen
Her name was Valerie. She was fighting two major life battles and was really close to losing them both. One was against cancer; she had lost all her hair and a lot of her weight. Her strength had gone and her body was plenty evidence of that. The other battle was against Santeria, an Afro-Latin…
Read MoreWe Had a Special Program
The first year that I was on staff at camp was 1990. I had been coming to camp on retreats and for summer camp since I was a young child, but I didn’t work on staff until I was 19. Camp didn’t have the counselor-in-training program yet when I was in my late teens. I…
Read MoreWe Loved it Since Day One
Ray and Annie sit at picnic tables beside the main house. It is an overcast day. As we talk, passersby casually interrupt to greet them. They are all members of the Torres family, who host yearly family reunions at Camp Deerpark. Ray and Annie live in Puerto Rico now, but in the late ’60s, as…
Read MoreWhat Can I Say About Camp Deerpark
What can I say about Camp Deerpark? Camp Deerpark is the place where I got to meet the Savior, in a place that is so peaceful and wholesome. The many people I met there have become a part of who I am today. I have so much love for former campers and staff. Campers like…
Read MoreWhose Side Are You On?
Ken Bontrager with Kevin SmithJune 26, 2020First of Four / 2020 Essays on Race and Diversity With the fire blazing and counselors organizing their campers, Talibah calls out in a loud clear voice, “What time is it?” The reply is even louder but less committed, “Worship time.” “What time is it?” Now in full unison,…
Read MoreWoodcutting
Woodcutting refers to a traditional Program where youth and adult Volunteer Groups cut, haul, split, and stack Firewood for heating purposes in the Fall and Winter. The target amount of wood is 40+ cords. Mercersburg Mennonite, Bowmansville Mennonite, and Conestoga Mennonite typically participate. Related Threads Related Threads use with Woodcutting tag.
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