Category Archives: Follow the Interns

“Quiet” is not necessarily a word that I, or any of my close friends or family, would use to describe myself. I love nothing more than deep conversations or getting an intense debate or discussion started. I have learned over the years that I am definitely an extrovert, a sharer, and an external processor. Talking [...]

As an Oregonian at heart, there is truly nothing that can be mistaken  for that hot, salty humid air that only the Gulf of Mexico can can deliver.  Although it is only Wednesday here with my new friends from Alabama/Northwest Florida Disciples region, I feel safe in saying that I have made new friends here [...]

This year I had the amazing opportunity to return to my home camp, Loch Leven, as a peace intern. For as long as I can remember, Loch Leven has used the slogan, “A place to renew your spirit,” but I never expected how true it would be for me that week. One of the nights [...]

I felt like one of those men in ET cleaning out Elliot’s house as I peeled away the plastic body suit to reveal a sticky-with-sweat shirt and stench steaming out of my armpits. I slapped hands with a middle-aged Hawaiian on one side of me and then with the native Korean youth on the other. [...]

Matthew 20:1-16 1-2 “God’s kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. 3-5”Later, about nine o’clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed. He told [...]

“17 – 18 – 19 – you three need to go hide!!” Jacob continues counting, all the way to 50, then begins to make his way through the dark lodge looking for fellow campers. This week in Montana has been full of hide-and-go-seek games! One of the scriptures we read this week was the parable [...]

Dear DPF Supporters, My name is Mathew, I am an camper at Cane Ridge West in Montana. This year we had an amazing Peace Intern come to Cane Ridge to act as a counselor at MCYF camp and it was an amazing experience. She had a lot to share with us and had some challenging [...]

I got to lead an activity on Wednesday to illustrate the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. I presented each small group with the challenge of getting from one side of the front yard to the other by only stepping on the small paper plates they were given. They had to work together as [...]

One of our campers was unable to go on the hike this week because of physical limitations. I offered to stay back with her, eager to spend a little one-on-one time together and turn what could have easily been an embarrassing and discouraging afternoon into something special and memorable. We took our fanny pack dinners [...]