Besides offering quality summer camp and year-round retreats, Ingham Okoboji is committed to encouraging campers of all ages to continue growing in faith BEYOND their time at our youth and family programming. As a part of IOLBC Beyond Ministries, this site is designed to offer engaging content and ministry resources for all.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1 Several years ago I went in for my regular eye exam and was greeted with the news that something wasn’t quite right with my right eye. I got the lovely privilege of signing up for a visit with a cornea specialist. I was not excited. Partially because there is a history of some fairly serious eye issues in my family but more so because I hate even the thought of someone examinin

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Romans 5:1 We don’t like to have a lot of rules at camp. That being said, we do have to have a few to keep people safe so their time at camp is remembered for how much fun they had and not the trip to the emergency room they had to make. Perhaps the rule which is hardest for staff and campers both to follow, especially in the summer, is that shoes or sandals must be worn

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. – Proverbs 4:22 As is the tradition for many families with seniors in high school, my mom and I made a list of colleges to visit. I didn’t have a lot of schools on my list in large part because I had my heart set on one particular college. But my mom, who is a pretty smart lady, insisted I visit at least a couple of other colleges. So when I had a day off from school and she had a day off of work, we made

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.~ John 14:6 When my oldest niece was about 2 years old, her dad shared a video of her with the caption, “Really, it starts this early?!” His dear, sweet little girl was playing outside in her Little Tykes playhouse when her dad asked her if she was eating bugs. She responded with a look and then answering her dad with, “No bugs daddy.” Then, as she turned around, you can her

I have always loved castles. While I’m not a huge fan of fairy tales, something about castles has always caught my imagination. I’m fairly certain it had something to do with the fact that not too many castle like buildings are found in rural southwestern Minnesota where I grew up. But there was also something about all the different nooks and crannies such a building would inevitably hold. Secret passageways, servants quarters, grand fireplaces, barricaded entryways and so m