In the morning Joe woke up all the kids by banging on a metal pan with a big spoon! The kids came out of their tents grumbling and complaining, it was still dark! Joe pointed to the east where there was a gap in the trees. The sky was glowing orange, and he told the […]
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Medford Forest Nature Camp – Skunks
One cloudy, cool day Haley was leading the kids through the woods and her pet raccoon Daniel was riding on her shoulder. They came to a fork in the trail and had to decide which way to go. Haley had taken the kids down the trail to the right the last time they came on […]
Stories from Medford Forest – God will not leave us
Haley sat in a Church on Saturday evening. It was not the Church that she usually attended. A big Church in a city about an hour from the farm was having a dinner/theater, so she and Joe went to that. The food was very good, and Haley was very careful not to spill any of […]
Stories from Medford Forest – The Father’s Voice
One night just before dawn Daniel the raccoon climbed down out of his hollow tree and went across the field to Joe and Haley’s farmhouse. He knew how to open the door to the house, so he let himself into the house and went exploring. Daniel stopped first in Joe’s room, he was looking for […]
Stories from Medford Forest – Easter at the Tomb
It was evening on Easter Sunday. Joe and Haley were sitting at the kitchen table, and Joe was reading the Easter story from the Bible. He said, “Haley, pay attention to this next part of the story because one of the main characters is a young woman named Mary Magdalene! Why don’t you try to […]
Stories From Medford Forest – God’s Love Takes Away Our Fears
In the last story, the Black River that runs through the Medford Forest flooded, and Joe and Haley performed a daring rescue to save a baby raccoon that they named Daniel (after Joe’s brother). They adopted Daniel into their family and made a cozy room for him in their barn. One morning, a few days […]
God-Connections in National Parks – New River Gorge National Park
They thought that all the helpers had given their reports, but they had forgotten the youngest helper! He was just 18 years old, and he was the son of the teacher. The door to the room burst open and this young helper came running into the room. He apologized for being late, but he had […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Bryce Canyon National Park
The next helper who had a report was a young man who talked very fast and did not seem to make any sense at all! He said, “Hi youuu, doo you see any hoo-doo’s? Doo youuu have a cow that says Moo Doo? Sue doo moo hoo doo new doo hoo too quoo doo hoo […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Yellowstone National Park – Moose Encounters
The excited helper from Yellowstone National Park with the great tan was done talking about God-Connections in Yellowstone National Park. She was putting her papers in her backpack when she happened to drop a piece of paper. The teacher picked it up, looked briefly at it, and asked the helper to explain the piece of […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Fort Vancouver
Christmas is almost here and the teacher asked if any of the helpers had found any God-Connections that involved the Christmas holiday. Three of the helpers raised their hands, stepped forward and said that they had found a God-Connection that involved the Christmas holiday. The teacher pointed to one of the helpers and asked him […]