I heard a heartwarming story yesterday. But before I tell it, let me first give you some background information...
For each of the past three years, Twin Rocks has called upon the services of people living in Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg, Oregon, to serve as "Prayer Partners" during our summer camps.
It's been wonderful. Each summer we've had about 75 retirees who've volunteered to pray name-by-name for kids in camp. Roger Minthorne (Friendsview resident and long-time Twin Rocks Board member) has coordinated the Prayer Partner program. Each Monday, Roger would divvy up the names of Twin Rocks campers, assigning a few to each Prayer Partner. Throughout each week, the Prayer Partners would pray!
So on to the story...
This past week some elementary-age girls visited Doris Morris, a wonderful woman who resides at Friendsview. The girls told Doris that they are planning to come to Twin Rocks this summer to attend Girls Camp. When she heard this, Doris told the girls about the Prayer Partner program - that each of the girls will be prayed for by someone at Friendsview while they are at Girls Camp this summer! The girls were delighted to hear this.
And then came the cool part... Doris went to the other side of the room and gathered her list. It turns out that she's been saving her lists of campers - week-by-week, summer-after-summer. And she shared with the girls that she STILL PRAYS EVERY DAY for EVERY camper she's been assigned in the Prayer Partner program over the last three years! I don't know exactly how many names that is - probably close to 50 names!
Thank you, Doris!! What an awesome gift for "your" campers!
It's a HUGE blessing that we have such a committed group of retirees who care so deeply for Twin Rocks, and its campers - that they pray daily for them while they are at camp. And I'm especially in awe of Doris, who keeps these young people in her prayers, even years later.
Twin Rocks is truly a blessed camp. Next week we'll be meeting again with the folks at Friendsview, seeking our group of Prayer Partners for 2007!
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Just read this, Ken. It is awesome for young people to have a connection like this with our seniors. I am a firm believer that our youth need to have positive connections with older generations and adult friends that are not necessarily family. Both my daughters had friendships with people at the Manor.
David Schlarbaum
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