New Year greetings from the hills of West Virginia! We look forward to what God has in store for Wildwood in the year 2025. The Winter Retreat closed out our 2024 season December 26-28. Sometimes we second guess whether it is a crucial event being so close to Christmas and New Year’s Day. The responses… Read More »
October 2024
Dear Faithful Supporters, There have been many things that have happened at Wildwood since our March newsletter. We have recounted many of these in our Mailchimp newsletters that are a little more frequent. If you have not signed up for those updates, I would encourage you to do so here. We have had a great… Read More »
March 2024
Dear Faithful Supporters, It is hard to believe we are already three months into 2024! For those who do not receive our Mailchimp updates, we had a great Winter Retreat with Evangelist Dwight Smith. It is a time for the young people to be reinvigorated spiritually with strong preaching and good Christian fellowship. We even… Read More »
November 2023
Dear Faithful Supporters, Recently I read “They forgat God their savior, which had done great things in Egypt” Psalm 106:21. How true it is that just like Israel, we tend to forget all that God has done! May we not only remember Him, but also give thanks and praise to God during this season. We… Read More »
August 2023
Dear Faithful Supporters, “Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever” Psalm 106:1. I am thrilled to report God’s continued blessings at Wildwood! It has been a summer marked by God’s power, and we are so thankful for those who have partnered with… Read More »
June 2023
Dear Faithful Supporters, “O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom has thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.” Psalm 104:24 Since our last letter in February, God has continued to bless the camp in so many ways! April 13-15 we had many that came to the men’s workday and… Read More »
February 2023
Dear Faithful Supporters, Greetings from the hills of West Virginia! We closed out the end of 2022 with the Teen/College & Career Retreat. Unfortunately (at least to the young people) we did NOT have much snow this year but in spite of that we had a great retreat with 44 campers plus staff. Although hindered… Read More »
November 2022
Dear Faithful Supporters, We recently met for our annual board meeting and I shared with the board members my decision to continue serving as Wildwood’s director. Some of David’s last recorded words to his son Solomon are found in I Chronicles 28:20: “And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage,… Read More »
August 2022
Dear Faithful Supporters, “Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,…and he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD…” As I’ve been reading through II Chronicles, God reminds us over and over again the impact youth have had on nations. These young Jewish leaders led the nation of Israel… Read More »
June 2022
Dear Faithful Supporters, “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.” Recently reading Psalm 121, I was reminded of a rainstorm I watched pass through the hills forming the overlook at the camp this spring. God’s strength and power was on full display in these hills that night—just as… Read More »