Do you crave God’s Word?
By Stephanie Ziebarth, Barnabas Mentor Coordinator My daughter Abigail and I witnessed a sacred moment the other day. May the beauty and power of it stay with us always. Abigail…
A Very Successful Program
“I’d say the program was a great success!” By Stephanie Ziebarth, Barnabas Mentor Coordinator Last week I dropped off a prescription at a local pharmacy and did some browsing while…
Helping Campers Grow
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Summer camp can be difficult for some children, being removed from ones comfort zone can cause a bit of disequilibrium. For that same reason,…
Serving in Released Time Is Wonderful
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director So much of what we do at Joy El is accomplished through the efforts of many faithful volunteers. This past year more than 1190,…
Camper Testimonies
By Aaron E. Ziebarth Executive Director At the end of every session of summer camp, parents, siblings and grandparents join us for the closing program. We sing songs, receive a…
How much is it worth?
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Every session of summer camp, we ask parents to give us feedback, so that we can improve the program and facility for future campers.…
When your efforts pay off years later
By Lois Ann Glessner, Released Time Training & Curriculum Coordinator Toward the end of summer camp last year, a girl from Leadership Experience came up to me at lunch for a…
My daughters’ lives would have been very different without the Lord
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director This morning I met Tim at 8:30. We met on the street in front of my house by the old Buick. You see, I…
Top 10 reasons to attend summer camp at Joy El.
# 1 Christ-Centered Community By Victor Holler Associate Director of Released Time Read Victor’s bio Click here. Act 2:44 NKJV – 44 Now all who believed were together, and…
Top 10 reasons to attend summer camp at Joy El.
# 2 Make New Friends By Jeanette Biesecker Director of Ministry Advancement Read Jeanette’s bio here. One of the coolest parts of summer camp for me as…