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Camp Life
Juliette LaMontagne is a middle schooler who has been coming to Horizons since she was in the 2nd grade. This year Juliette got to spend her first week in the new Horizons Camper Cabins. “I come here to have fun, meet new friends and have the camp experience,”...
Culture Shock
Alondra Quiñones recalls feeling “culture shock” when she first came to Horizons with her group from Puerto Rico at age 11. “Not culture shock in a bad way, but camp culture shock. We do a lot of things outdoors back home, but we had all of these new activities and...
Turning Point
Lincoln Scott is a very social kid who makes a lot of friends wherever he goes. That does not mean his mother was not apprehensive about sending him to his first week of overnight camp as a Horizons Explorer following his 2nd-grade year. “This was the first time he...
Being Open
Cate Cassata considers herself an outgoing person but did not have any camp experience prior to attending the first Mountain Bike Camp at Horizons in 2022. “My brother had been here before, but it was scary at first,” Cate said. “For me, it was a weird environment...
Role for Everyone
What started as a nice drive in the country to the congregational picnic turned into a lifelong love of service to Bethel Horizons for Mary Lou and Phil Dzick. “It was that first view that did it for me,” said Mary Lou, beaming. “After that, we volunteered for every...
Created in Love
Arlen Christenson was one of the first people to tour what is now the Bethel Horizons property. Along with his wife, Judy, they have been committed to the mission of Bethel Horizons from the beginning. Judy recalls some of those early days when there were questions...
Comfort Zone
The students of the Advanced Ropes Course class at Memorial High School have been coming to Horizons for an overnight adventure field trip for years. This year was almost canceled due to lack of funding. Their teacher encouraged them to advocate for themselves. With...
Horizons Hero
“I was never an outdoorsy person.” shared Kayla Schween. “My aunt had tried to get my sister and me to attend camp at Horizons when we were young, but we just weren’t interested.” After graduating seminary from Drake University, Kayla found herself in a transitional...
Touching Lives
Leotha Stanley is an artist in residence who has been teaching music in local schools, including one week of summer camp at Horizons, for over 20 years. He is extremely passionate about sharing his love of different types of music and the transformative power music...
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