SNOWMAN WINNER!

We Braved the cold winter wind, played amazing games, and had a weekend PACKED full of fun and God!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PHOTOS OF THE WEEKEND :

Treat your sweetheart to a romantic banquet.

Space is limited.

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THIS WILL BE THE BEST WEEK OF YOUR SUMMER!

MOMENTUM

Summer camps provide a place kids can discover God’s creation in a natural setting. A dedicated and trained staff, Inspirational speakers, awesome Bible studies, varied games and activities offer opportunities for new life long friendships and genuine spiritual growth.

Overnight Camp Water Slide, Bible Study, Music, Fishing, Crafts, Climbing Tower, Obstacle Course, Swimming, Soccer, Skit Night, Volleyball, Fellowship, Boating, Basketball, Archery, Campfires! So much takes place in one week we can’t list it all! Come let summer camp change your life! Camp registration begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and Camp ends with our Friendship Circle on Friday at 7:30 p.m., (Parents are invited to join us). The outdoors combined with a Christian environment will give you experiences to remember for a lifetime. Come, enjoy the fun, and develop friendships. Don’t miss the best week of your summer!

Register by the grade entering in the fall.

Looking for an alternative?  DAY CAMP is a great way to get your kids’ feet wet.

Men-O-Lan’s  Mission is to “provide participants with a safe, quality experience which awakens new interests, promotes new skills, creates cultural awareness, and forges new freindships.”

Great effort goes into the hiring and training of camp counselors who are capable, attentive, fun, and creative.  ALL Camp staff is certified in First Aid and CPR, and all have completed extensive background checks and completed intense screening and interview process.

Summer Camp 2010

Grades:
Sr. High Week –  June 20-25, 2010

6th- 8th  -             July 4-9, 2010

2nd-5th –              July 11 – 16,2010

6th-8thII –           July 18 – 23,2010

7th-9th –              July 25 – 30,2010

Day Camp

We are gearing up for an AMAZING SUMMER!

June 21 – 25     Olympics

June 28-July 2   Heroes

July 5-9                Safari

July 12-15            K’Nex

July 19-23           Wet & Wild I

July 26-30           Lovin’ Nature

August 2-6          Movie Making

August 9-13        Art and Music

August 16-20      Discovery

August 23-27      Wet & Wild II

More info coming SOON

REGISTER ONLINE coming soon!

Here are a few-

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hike

climb

swim

canoe

water slippy slide

rock  hop

paddle boat

outdoor/indoor cooking

obstacle course

arts and crafts

rock wall

giant swing

volley ball

fishing

games

recreation  games

disk golf

low ropes

geo cacheing

bon fires

target sports

agricultural

outdoor camping

the amazing men-o-race ( all camp adventure race)

intramural sports

MORE   AND    MORE    AND    MORE

MEN-O-LAN offers so many activities, it is hard to know where to start.

You show up, we will supply the fun!

‘Its not that God speaks louder in the woods.  Its just that we can listen better.’

As a kid, it was two chairs and a blanket.  Now, my tent is much different and not as easy.  The desired effect is, however, the same. To step away from schedules, TV and a Blackberry, to name a few.  Simply put, it’s the desire to slow down.  To breathe.  To meet God in a brand new way.

Although I am new to Men-O-Lan in Spring of ‘08 the story here remains the same.

For nearly seventy years, Men-O-Lan has been the counter weight in the rush of our culture, to slow us down and see God.  Some for the first time, others for the first time in a long time.

With the changes and challenges of our world, Men-O-Lan remains committed to reaching our world for Christ by providing a retreat much different than the lifestyles we run around in. And we do so with purpose and mission.  Committed to laboring with the Church, Camp integrates with our local community to be an effective tool for evangelism and spiritual growth, initiates spiritual renewal for those who have never sought God and for those seeking to know Him more, and inspires young minds with purpose and tools to be leaders in our world.

Behind the new website & logo, buildings, programs and our beautiful property, lies our commitment to effectively reach our world for Christ.  We’ve watched God graciously work here at Camp for nearly seventy years, and we’re convinced that getting away to Men-O-Lan really does work!

Because of Him,

Our philosophy is to create an atmosphere that is fun, supportive, and challenging. We want to allow a person to experience perceived risks with group support and remain within a controlled, safe environment. Our highly trained staff will work with you to design a program that fits the needs of your group.

climbing tower

Challenge yourself. Climb to the top of a 30-foot tower.  Hand and foot holds are carefully placed on three different routes to provide varying levels of difficulty. You will be well secured by professional belay equipment. After reaching the top your group may choose to rappel down the other side of the 30-foot tower!

high elements

The high ropes focus more on personal growth. Secured in a professional harness, you will climb approximately 30 feet up into the trees and go through a serious of elements. Test your personal limits and achieve a new goal! Develop greater confidence in yourself and others.

zip line

Experience an exhilarating ride on our 200-ft Zip Line from 45-ft in the air. This event can stand alone or be incorporated with the High Elements

low elements

Your group may want to improve their communication and problem solving skills on the variety of activities available with our Adventure Course.  A progression of activities will be selected by an experienced leader to allow your group to examine their strengths and weaknesses and through this examination become stronger as a group.

customized programs

Just tell us a little about your group and we will create a custom Challenge Course program to suite your needs.

?????’s  Please call Aaron Freed our experienced Challenge Specialist for more information on scheduling your group for this team building adventure.

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‘have the time of your life.’

IN TWO WAYS FOR  MEN-O-LAN

YEAR ROUND OPPORTUNITIES

PODS

pod noun: a mini-version of Camp in your own home… Invite some kids to your house from your neighborhood. We’ll supply the fun & free pizza & give a summer camp ’09 promo.  You’ll impact your community for the sake of Christ. How easy is that?

BOOSTERS

booster noun: lift up the amazing work God is doing at Camp Men-O-Lan in your Church on Sundays. We’ll email or deliver the info. You post it in the bulletin, yell it from the rooftops, or stick it in the foyer.  Whatever you’re comfortable with.  Lets keep connected!

God is at work, and lives are changed for Him and forever transformed.

How has God used Men-O-Lan to transform your life?

As God continues to be the same mighty  God of the Bible, we are blessed to know how He is working, so others may be encouraged by how He has worked in the lives of His own.

Posted Feb. 4, 2009 

Whenever I feel “lost” in my walk with the Lord I try to take time to slow down and remember what I call “God things”. Those moments in life that you can look back on and say that it all happened because of God. It had His fingerprints all over it. I have had several “God things” in my life, starting at the moment of my birth. One significant “God thing” that ranks near the top of my list is Camp Men-O-Lan. Men-O-Lan as many like to call it became a “God thing” for me beginning in the Summer of 1998. 
It was a rainy April Saturday in ’98 when I found myself driving north from where I live to a place in Quakertown, Bucks County, to interview for a position to be on summer staff at Men-O-Lan. I had heard of Quakertown, Bucks County but I had never heard of Camp Men-O-Lan. I still don’t know even today how I got the phone number to camp but somehow I did. Just a week before my Saturday day trip I had called the camp to ask about a position, thinking that there probably weren’t any openings. To my surprise there were, and the director at the time invited me to come and interview. After the interview I remember thinking that I probably would not be hired, I had no real reason why, other than it was my frame of mind at that point in life to think the worse. To my surprise and according to God’s will I was hired!
To understand my reasons for not expecting anything I have to tell you my back-story. Before coming to Men-O-Lan I had spent a year and a half looking for a job with no success. I had graduated from college with a teaching degree and was not having any luck landing a job. I had also spent part of the summer before, working on the mission field in Mexico but did not feel that I was to go back. In addition there were several other disappointments in my life at the time. So I had come to the point in my walk where I believed in God but I questioned how much he cared about the details of my life.  My choice to work at a summer camp originally was out of pure selfish motives. I had grown up going to summer camp (not Men-O-Lan) and I had always known it to be a place for me where “things made sense”. So in the spring of ’98 I started looking for a summer camp to work in, thinking it would be a “safe” place to work and possibly, hopefully, figure some things out. 
Camp Men-O-Lan ended up not only becoming a “safe” place for me spiritually as I wrestled through many questions but it became my second home. After showing up late for the first day of staff orientation (a tornado struck the school that I was subbing in) and feeling so out of place because everyone seemed to know each other, God took hold of my hand and began the slow process to recapture my heart for His glory. The first summer I worked as Craft Director and when I wasn’t teaching a class or helping in some other way I spent my time just observing and listening and watching how real the Lord was in the lives of those I was working with. I wrestled with a lot of questions in regards to if what I was witnessing was real or not; genuine or fake. Like I said I had just spent several months slipping into a mindset of unbelievable doubt and mediocrity. So, during the days of my first summer at Men-O-Lan I became a background observer. I blended in, didn’t make much of anything, yet I took in everything. Every morning I would take walks through the woods or sit at the lake.  I would talk to the Lord (and many times cry) just trying to figure out how what I had come from fits into what I was experiencing. And every morning God faithfully met with me and gently showed me that I needed to let go of the past year and a half, allow his blood to wash it clean, and look ahead to what was real – HIM. It was like I was a child who was holding a broken toy, crying for God to fix it. Instead, the Lord came and unwrapped my hands, took the brokenness and he didn’t just fix it, he replaced it with life that was better than anything I had ever experienced! 
The summer of 1998 ended and so I thought my experience of camp was over too. However, in God’s sovereignty, it was just the beginning. He called me back to work at Men-O-Lan for another seven summers. Each summer built on the first. Each year I could see myself grow and gain understanding in ways that were/are amazing. Each summer I have grown to know the voice of the Lord so intimately and yet I still don’t know much of anything. There are many, many, times when I am working in my classroom (Yes, I eventually did get a teaching job) that I am instantly taken back to camp in my mind and reminded of a lesson learned, a truth gained, a longing fulfilled, and I simply thank my Father in Heaven. The ministry of Men-O-Lan is with me everyday!
 The summer of 2005 was my last summer to be on actual staff but as those who have been to camp know “its in the blood” and I can’t keep myself away completely.  You will still see me visiting or volunteering from time to time. And just about everyday you will see me walking the trails of camp if not physically, than in my mind’s eye, talking to the Lord having Him show me one more time how real He is in a world that many times does not make sense. This real walk I have with the Lord is all because of “A Place Where People Meet the Master” allowing me to declare “…That I may KNOW HIM” (Phil 3:10). Amen.

-Mary

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