• A Special Picture

    September 5, Jeremy Davis and I decided to take a boat ride around the lake.  As we departed we experienced some rain but decided we were going to make the best of the trip regardless.  A couple of hours later we put the boat away and while walking up the hill towards my truck, Jeremy told me to turn around and look up.  What I saw was a beautiful rainbow.  It was only fitting that the rainbow rest over the property at Camp Willow Springs.  This rainbow seemed to be full of color and meaning.  The rainbow cast its color in a semi-circle, starting at the trees and fading back…

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  • A Special Picture

    September 5, Jeremy Davis and I decided to take a boat ride around the lake.  As we departed we experienced some rain but decided we were going to make the best of the trip regardless.  A couple of hours later we put the boat away and while walking up the hill towards my truck, Jeremy told me to turn around and look up.  What I saw was a beautiful rainbow.  It was only fitting that the rainbow rest over the property at Camp Willow Springs.  This rainbow seemed to be full of color and meaning.  The rainbow cast its color in a semi-circle, starting at the trees and fading back…

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  • Storm Update

    On Tuesday, August 23, we felt the earthquake from the Louisa epicenter just north of Richmond, Virginia.  There was no damage at camp from the mild tremors felt here, but it was unsettling.  Then Hurricane Irene arrived on the North Carolina coast on Saturday, impacting all of the coastal and inland regions within four hours of the beaches in our State, as it moved up the eastern seaboard. Amazingly, Camp Willow Run sustained no damage to buildings, no flooding, and minimal challenges.  We had loss of power until Monday, but the emergency generator kept our dining hall equipment and water well operational.  To be expected, debris was everywhere and we…

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  • Storm Update

    On Tuesday, August 23, we felt the earthquake from the Louisa epicenter just north of Richmond, Virginia.  There was no damage at camp from the mild tremors felt here, but it was unsettling.  Then Hurricane Irene arrived on the North Carolina coast on Saturday, impacting all of the coastal and inland regions within four hours of the beaches in our State, as it moved up the eastern seaboard. Amazingly, Camp Willow Run sustained no damage to buildings, no flooding, and minimal challenges.  We had loss of power until Monday, but the emergency generator kept our dining hall equipment and water well operational.  To be expected, debris was everywhere and we…

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  • Office and Health Care Center Update

    The foundation block has been laid for both the camp office and health care center.  Both buildings are now ready for the plumbing rough-in and gravel backfill.  It is exciting to see these buildings begin to take shape!  

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