It Exceeded My Expectations
“This retreat exceeded all my expectations.” Chapel had just ended and a group leader was walking my way. She spoke these words with great energy and enthusiasm after the final…
The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director We live in a world that deals with natural disasters, terrorism, political upheaval, division on social media and more. I recently came across a…
A Risky Step of Faith leads to Answered Prayer
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Recently I was meeting with some of the regional leaders for Released Time. Mim Hake, Joy El’s Equipping Coordinator in York County shared how…
Would you be able to call me really quickly?
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Would you be able to call me really quickly? Just last week, I received those words in a text from one of our collegiate…
Miss Patti’s Legacy
By Stephanie Ziebarth, Barnabas Mentor Coordinator On Sunday morning there was a knock on my Disciples Lodge room door. I opened the door to find Nate Marshall, director of Joy…
Prepared for College?
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Recently my wife Stephanie and I took our 18-year-old daughter to college. We left our quaint Pennsylvania community for a 3,000-student campus in a…
You Are Being Sent Home
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Joy El Camps and Retreats Devon* was a middle school camper. It was obvious that he was troubled. He wasn’t fitting in with the…
Camp Gave and Camp Received
Camp Gave and Camp Received: A Powerful Legacy of Patti Cannon By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Five weeks before Patti Cannon was to speak for Energizer 3, her doctors found fluid…
Campers had a great time and parents want to tell us! – Part 3
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Every week I ask for feedback from parents. Why? Because I want to make sure we are offering the best Christian camps and retreats…
Walking By Faith in God’s Promises
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Joy El Camps and Retreat – Joy El Generation We just concluded one of the most Inspirational weeks in Joy El’s Released Time History.…