Many people don’t realize it but the winter season is actually the busiest season of the year at Camp Forest Springs.  Depending on how turnout is at Community Days (Sunday Afternoons in January/February when camp is open to the public for recreational purposes), camp could see between 4,000 and 6,000 people.  Each weekend we will see between 250-300 youth at camp for a retreat.  Also there are winter outdoor education groups through the week and local schools will come in for the day to do a fun day.  Those fun day groups can range from 80 kids to 200 kids in camp for the day to ski or go tubing on the big hill. 

The winter season presents many difficulties and needs for prayer.  First, that staff stay healthy, both physically and spiritually.  It makes for very long days and nights with back to back groups being in camp.  Snow is also a challenge this year.  Camp had all the snow it needed made before Christmas and these last couple of days it has been unseasonably warm and we are losing snow.  Lord willing we will get some colder temperatures soons and maybe even some more snow to add to the hill.  Patience is another big prayer request.  The down hill ski and snowboard instructors will complete several hundred lessons this winter on the hill.  Each year camp offers free lessons to anyone who has either rented ski’s/snowboards or to ones who brought their own.  It is a great place to learn and the price is right.