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Changing the World through Your Morning Coffee
Four and a half years, and 18 issues of Hume News ago, I joined the Hume team, leaving behind the job I loved in the coffee industry to come and work as an editor on Hume News (among other things). I love the ministry of Hume, and getting to work every day for things with [...]
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Taking Hume to Papua New Guinea
Missionary Kids Get the Hume Experience “Jesus, thank you so much for the Hume Lake team and their willingness to come serve all the way here in Papua New Guinea. They’ve truly given us the greatest gift one could give us by ministering and loving our kids and for that I am so grateful…Amen.” When [...]
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Meet the Program Team
Senior Director of Program – Lenny Harris Lenny has been the Senior Director of Program at Hume Lake since 2009. Prior to that, he worked as the Development Manager from 2002-2005 and the Guest Services Manager from 1996-1999. He loves to empower his staff to do what they do best and create opportunities for students [...]
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Come & Rest Awhile
Rest. Recoup. Regroup. Many of us struggle with lives overwhelmed by busyness. Sporting events for our children, meetings, work deadlines, or other demands push us to the tipping point as we madly press the gas pedal and screech to a halt at the next event. Have you ever wondered what Jesus would do if he [...]
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From the President’s Pen
The Legacy of a Life Well-Lived I recently sat down and enjoyed a meal with Dr. Walter Warkentin, one of the founders and the Director Emeritus of Hume Lake Christian Camps. We spent hours one afternoon touring Hume and discussing the various changes that had occurred since he was at the helm. As we drove [...]
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Summer 2012 Recap
Ponderosa By Rich Baker & Rachel Closs, Ponderosa Camp Directors This summer has been an amazing season of students learning that God is sufficient for them, that He is all they truly need. Every Friday night we go to Victory Circle, which is a big amphitheater, where students share the victories that God has [...]
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D.I.R.T.
IT’S TIME TO GET OUT OF TOWN Our newest event for men of all ages is called D.I.R.T. and the tag line is, “Because Every Man Needs a Desert Experience.” Depending on your background and upbringing, this phrase may mean different things. For many guys, this conjures up ideas of riding some form of motorized [...]
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Country Fair Recap
A GREAT DAY OF MINISTRY, FUN & FUNDRAISING Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Country Fair. It was a great day of ministry and a great day of fun. Good food, good company, good weather and good times abounded. All the traditional booths of books, used clothing, treasures, boutiques, auctions and [...]
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Leaving a Legacy
Introducing the Hume Legacy Society I recently spent time on the grass beside the lake with a young pastor named Matt, who told me the specific time and place at Hume where he re-dedicated his life to Christ when he was 16 years old. God, at Hume Lake, began a work in his life that [...]
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Preparing for the Future with Your Family
STEWARDSHIP SEMINARS AT HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS By David Harrison, Director of Planned Giving Recently Linda and her husband described their gratefulness for the time they spent with her mother a year before she went to be with the Lord. “I don’t know how we would have dealt with all the issues that came up, [...]