Mount Luther is gearing up for their alternative summer camping season for 2020.   While traditional residential and off-site camps were cancelled due to the pandemic, Mount Luther’s “Camp COVID-19 in ‘20” is in full swing with a number of activities.  On Wednesday, July 15, returning summer staff began three weeks of leadership training, service work, and the development and implementation of a virtual summer camp experience.

“Virtual CML” will begin on July 28 and run until August 4.  Online camp activities will be shared then, in a combination of pre-recorded and live videos as well as sharing of resources of things that can be done at home.  Updates on virtual camp will be provided on the camp’s website and social media.  In addition, camp staff prepared three worship services that are being posted on the camp’s social media prior to the virtual camp.  They feature the themes of “God’s Promises,” “Grieving What We Lost,” and “Hope for the Future.”  This year’s theme at Mount Luther is “From Generation to Generation.”  Campers will explore the stories of familiar Bible characters and their responses to God’s call and promised faithfulness in their lives.  They will see how the enduring love instilled in the promise to Abraham and Sarah continues through Old Testament characters, to Jesus, to the early church, and on to them!  Through the camp’s method of studying the Bible, called “GROW Time,” staff will help campers Gather and Reflect On the Word throughout their day, even in a virtual setting.