We moved to Lake Placid Camp & Conference Center (LPC3) with the help of Roy Tanner from Camp Horizon. It was about 3 hours south of Eustis, FL – we saw lots of orange groves along the way. Lake Placid was built by Mr Dewey (of the Dewy Decimal System) after the city in New York by the same name. They wanted a summer home so they purchased some land in Florida; built a city, his mansions to live in and entertain his guests. It is know for its many murals on the buildings through out town.
We camped alongside two ROAMER couples. ROAMERS are volunteer workers out of the Nazarene church. The other six SOWER couples were nearby, (Dave & Mollie Bontrager, Mike & Joan Busch, Jim & Pat Kloosterman, Duane & Nancy Motley, David & Susan Dodgson, Terry & Donna Mascho) Duane & Nancy were our GL’s (Group Leaders) – we loved making new friends with these wonderful people! It was very interesting to have so many volunteers in one place, there were 16 ROAMER couples along with us – 44 people all working together for the Lord! So much fun!
The beautiful campus was about 20 acres with lots of buildings and activity centers for the guests. They host approximately 30,000 people each year with a very strong Christian influence – the Gospel is shared unashamedly! Very impressive!
We enjoyed some very beautiful sunrises ans sunsets over Lake Placid while at the camp!
…OH, and did we work! There were multiple projects going on at the same time. We sometimes worked as a SOWER Team, and sometimes mixed it up with the ROAMERS.
Thie first project for Lorree was to put a gloss sealer down on this new floor. The camp had three days to get the finish construction done before the catering crew showed up to prepare for the banquet on the weekend.
It was a major fund raiser for The Jesus Film- it was a great success!
The guys got to work on the beach cabins. The exterior walls had a lot of termite damage and dry rot. We had to remove the exterior siding, make repairs and replace with cement hardboard. We worked on three cabins like this. Hard but fun work!
More work projects! We worked together with the ROAMERS on painting the Grace Place. This is a large building with dormitories and two large meeting rooms. This is where we met every morning for daily devotions.
So fun to work together – we were able to get a lots of projects checked off!
We also enjoyed some great times of fellowship with our team. This was our valentines dinner – celebrated at a the Jacaranda Hotel in Avon, FL. Built in the 1920s, this historic hotel is renowned for playing host to many Hollywood and sports stars in its heyday!
We even managed to rest! What a great experience working with this SOWER Group. Looking forward to our paths meeting again somewhere!
