Skipping the Waves
Daycholah Center hosts a student leadership group from UW-Madison each year at the end of August. In addition to holding numerous work sessions, their leadership also carves some recreational time…
Balancing Act
This week I was able to spend some time with our campers exploring the concepts of balance. We started our time out on our challenge course working with an exercise…
One Ministry…THREE Sites!
United Church Camps, Inc. (UCCI) is very excited to announce Cedar Valley in West Bend as the third Outdoor Ministry Retreat Site in Wisconsin! Cedar Valley has operated as an…
Lingering
One of the scriptures in the Lectionary readings for this coming Easter Sunday is John 20:1-18. In this passage Mary Magdalene has returned to the tomb of the crucified Jesus…
A Force of Nature
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish,…
Changing Scenery
This week brought a significant change to Daycholah Center. After lengthy discussion, the cabins known as Sheboygan and Fond du Lac were removed along with a large tree that stood…
Sacred Stories
On Saturday, Daycholah Center had the privilege of hosting a Youth Summit on Gun Violence organized by the Wisconsin Council of Churches. This was a multi-denominational event in which middle…
Awakening
We have reached the final days of Advent once again and we are less than a week away from Christmas Day. At the beginning of Advent, I invited folks to…
Crawdad Fishing
UCCI held its annual Board of Director’s retreat at Moon Beach last weekend and some of the discussion focused on why we do what we do in our ministry. As…
Lost and Found
It seems inevitable that a place like Daycholah Center will end up with a lost and found. With the number of guests that we have passing through our rooms stuff…