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It only took 3 and a half years, but we finally have the video from our 2005 workcamp trip to Marshfield, MA in a digital format suitable for this site. Watchin...

Today was a very productive day for almost every work crew. This morning I was concerned that the day was not going to be very productive but as the day unfolded ...

Faith Workcampers love Wednesdays! Today was absolutely perfect! By this time in the week we are normally exhausted and that was certainly no exception this year....

As Big Jim has stated, “The theme for today is hot, hot, and hotter.” The temperatures soared and the vans said it was over 100 degrees. I think we all tried to d...

It is hard to believe that today I met my 12th resident. Each and every one have been unique in what they have needed us to provide so it is always something to l...

What a great trip this morning! This is the 2nd closest workcamp in our church’s 14 year workcamp history and it was a welcomed relief. We were able to get a full...

We’re in the car on the ride back to PA from our hard week of service. Van #1 just finished six energy drinks and we’re partying harder, longer, and faster. OH YE...

It’s Wednesday afternoon and we’re writing to from the road on our way back to the school. We spent the afternoon in Memphis, TN were we visited Graceland and din...

Today we finally made it to our work sites and introduced ourselves to our residents. Interaction with residents is always varied and this year is no exception. G...

Connecting to the internet has proved to be incredibly difficult here in Somerville, TN. The absence of a wired or wireless connection and lack of cell phone serv...

As always, the the end of the workcamp week is accompanied by exhaustion… I’ve noticed a trend that the Thursday and Friday blogs just do not happen. Although a w...

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Today was a half day of work for all of the workcampers and Faith Pres. celebrated by having museum day! Our first stop was the Wright Brothers’ bicycle shop in d...

Today we continued working on our sites. Justin’s crew continued staining a pre-existing deck but is not sure they will finish by the end of the week. I’m sure Gr...

Today we began working on our sites. Most of us are painting while a few are building wheelchair ramps, decks, and repairing fascia boards. Kelly and Jayme are wo...

As we prepare for our first night’s sleep at the Butler/Vandalia High School, home of the Aviators, the guy’s room has a problem. One of the overhead flourescent ...

At today’s service, we celebrated this summer’s workcamp experience by tell our stories to the congregation. By clicking on the above image, you can watch a vid...

We’re back! A few weeks ago while at camp in St. Louis, MI, we discovered that the summer staffers would be at another Group workcamp in Darby, PA this week. We t...

Faith Workcamps is officially under two hours from home! We plan to be arriving home between 3:30 and 4:00 and can’t wait to see everyone. Yesterday was a good t...

Today was the last day on our worksites and it was a successful one for every FPC camper. Christy’s resident was certainly moved by their crews presence during th...

Greetings, fellow blog readers. Once again, there were numerous events that took place today at Workcamp. Today was the big day aka Thursday. Thursday’s theme was...

Today was a half day of work. We all joined together for the morning program. Doug Fields talked about Little Ralphie (The boy that supplied the bread and fish fo...

Another day down and I think we’re really looking forward to our half day of work tomorrow… The cafeteria solved their coffee problems and there was plenty availa...

We had a rough morning because the cafeteria ran out of coffee before all of our adult leaders had a chance to get some … The good news is that there were very fe...

This morning we packed up and left First Presbyterian Perrysburg, spend 2.5 hours in the car and eventually arrive in St. Louis, MI. Luckily, we were one of the f...

Friday, our last work day, was interrupted by lots of rain. However, many of us were still able to successfully complete our projects. We all revealed a special g...

Zzzzzzzzz…

We are frantically writing care cards. Therefore, no blog tonight. Keep the Faith!

Today we had a half day and we spent it at Greenbriar State Park. (aka Muscle Beach) We had some fun in the liquid sun as we held some relay races and other water...

Dear AM, Today was a day that reminded us of the past. Justin “J-Money” Yen called this afternoon and was able to speak to quite a few of us campers. We deeply m...

Today was our first day on the work sites and we had the opportunity to meet our residents and bond with our crews. As a whole, this camp is comprised of a wonder...

This morning started with a late wake-up call of 8:30. Don’t get used to it campers! We headed to a wonderful little diner, Betty’s, for breakfast, the hottest sp...

Today was the last day of Workcamp, on this day most crews have finished their jobs and were ready for some rest after a long week of work. It was also the day wh...

Today, many important things happened. Many of the crews were able to finish at their work sites today enabling them to go to other sites and help even more peopl...

Jeannie Mayo has been leading us each morning in our daily send off services. This morning, we started focusing on how our friends play an important role in our s...

For a few years Lynn and Papa H have been trying to remember a “penguin dance” they learned at a previous Workcamp. Thanks to Jack and Meghan, we all now know the...

Not even the rain could stop a tremendous amout of supporters from showing up at this morning’s ridiculously early send off service. We thank all of you for your ...

The video recap of this summer’s trip to Middletown, OH.

Day 8 saw the first leg of our trip home and we are spending the night in Pitsburgh, PA! Watch as Mark and Lynn walk us through the day!

We finished up at our sites today and said goodbye to our residents and work crews. A Bittersweet day for sure. Tomorrow we head to Pittsburgh for the day befor...

Today, we were back to the sites for a full day of work. A few crews are finishing up at their sites and we all hope to have a productive day tomorrow. Tonight,...

Day 5 – What a great day in Middletown! The weather has finally cooled off to the mid 80’s and we had a half day of work. This afternoon we toured the BeauVerre...

Day 4 – Today saw a very productive day on the work sites, scorching heat, an emotional evening program, and much, much more… Check out tonight’s video which op...

Day 3 – First day on the work sites so we met our residents and saw the job descriptions in person. This camp seems to have a really great group of hard-working...

Day 2 and we’ve arrived at our home for the week, Vail Middle School.

Day 1 – 545 miles from Emmaus to Middletown, OH. A huge thanks to our hosts, First Presbyterian Middletown!

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Please pray for the family and friends of the victims of the devastating shooting in Colorado.

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Today the campers had a productive half day on their worksites and spent the afternoon at Sandbridge Beach. They’re resting now… Vlogging will resume tomorrow!

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A slideshow recapping the 2019 workcamp trip to Rushville, Indiana.

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