Tag: Jim Shields

December. Always a welcome time of year; a time to reflect, to remember and renew. The breeze blows a little brisker, the leaves have all turned and for the most part fallen, the campfires begin to blaze a little brighter and warmer. The Welcome Center is decked out with Christmas decorations and the fireplace is […]

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The beauty of fall is upon us and your camp and conference center, Highland Lakes, is into it in full swing! So, what’s going on? Since the end of camp season, we have not seen any downtime (we never do aside from 2020)! Each week and weekend this fall is teeming with activity and productivity! […]

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As I write this article, we are halfway through our camp season. What a complete joy it is to be back, even though it is at a more limited capacity than in past years. Being back at the business of being a resource to others to Discover, Develop, and Deploy a Transformed Life in Christ […]

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2021—The Difference! The difference between open and closed; between guests and no guests; between camps and no camps; between light and dark. This year, the summer of 2021, is the summer of Difference at Highland Lakes. We are excited to welcome back our campers, our staff, our Summer Missionaries (SuMos) and the Campers on Mission! […]

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It’s SPRINGTIME! Time to start making your plans, filling out registration forms for camp, volunteering as a Summer Missionary (Sumo), stepping out as a leader for your group and working with the SCBI team to make this camp season the best ever! This summer season promises to be an exciting, fulfilling season. We are excited […]

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Greetings, one and all, from Highland Lakes—Your Camp and Conference Center! Last summer at Highland Lakes was…lonely. We missed all the excitement of students, counselors and pastors from across the state coming and experiencing ways to Discover, Develop and Deploy a Transformed Life in Christ; but…last year is BEHIND US, and we LOOK FORWARD to […]

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In my humble opinion, Disaster Relief for the year of 2020 will come as….2021! The whole year has seen numerous disasters….from wildfires and hurricanes and tornadoes; to Covid and canceled church services, camps, conferences; closed businesses, restaurants; zoom meeting after zoom meeting after zoom meeting…… But we do what Southern Baptist do and have done […]

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2020 has been Crazy (or cray-cray as my daughters hate to hear me say). Chaotic. Confusing. Complex. Convoluting. Contemptuous. Confining. Conflicted. Contorted. Costly. Circumspect. In a word: COVID. So here is my question, men: what have you learned? Have you learned anything about control, or lack thereof? What about commitment? Did you get a chance […]

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Don’t worry, no strained attempts at poetry this time… So, here it is August, and the camp season that never began is officially over. Now we begin Retreat and Conference season! As of this writing (July 24), COVID is still very much a factor. The CDC and ISDH and the governor have continually readjusted and […]

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That is our unofficial mantra for the summer. Summer at Highland Lakes is quite different when you have no camps or guests around! However, be assured that Director of Operations Rick Porter, Office Manager Sarah Wickersham and myself are quite busy.

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