Bible study is often a floating experience at NeSoDak, an outdoor ministry in Waubay, S.D., that focuses on its summer programming by closing for part of the year.
for NeSoDak, Waubay, S.D., a camp that closed down this school year so year-round staff could reallocate their time and energy to summer programming. During the summer, NeSoDak
campers can oſten be found enjoy- ing the camp’s lakeside location on paddleboards or having a floating Bible study on a pontoon. But dur- ing this “off season,” the focus is on three areas: strengthening com- munity, programming and facili- ties, which includes building two year-round cabins in each of the
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camp’s villages. Staff is spending time visiting
donors, going to colleges to recruit summer staff and working on curriculum. “It’s our hope that being strength-
ened in these areas we are able to offer a unique and powerful minis- try where guests of all ages, back- grounds and stories are renewed and empowered within a commu- nity built on love and grace to go out into the world to live a life of love and grace,” said Jake Hanson, executive director of NeSoDak.
Johnson said, “In whatever form
of programming it may be, our out- door ministries put their mission at the focus and make conscious deci- sions to be able to continue provid- ing lasting, formative experiences for everyone involved.”
Author bio: Brandsrud is an associate editor of The Lutheran.
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