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Ted the puppet.

willsfolks — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:12:14 MDT

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Steve introduces Ted to the students.

More bunks.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:30:06 MDT

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More bunks again.

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Depot dining area.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:28:59 MDT

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Depot and old caboose.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:28:25 MDT

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The caboose has been used for lodging, but is currently being used for storage.

Payette River

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:27:51 MDT

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View of the river from Hwy 55, between Cascade and Boise.

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Rapids

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:26:19 MDT

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Best rapids on the whitewater trip. A photographer camps out here for great photos of raft groups.

Harkless' new home in Emmett, ID

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:25:45 MDT

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Steve was their first visitor from WCUMC. They plan to live in the motor home while they add on.

Payette River

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:19 MDT

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The Depot sits on a bluff overlooking the river.

Payette River and West Mountain

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:15:45 MDT

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View from the deck of the Depot.

Depot living area

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Depot library

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:36 MDT

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Included here are some resource books for the School of Biblical Studies. My collection of books will double what they have.

Depot kitchen

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:04 MDT

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Depot sleeping quarters

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:13:32 MDT

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Pulling out.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:06:30 MDT

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The second group leaves early morning for outreach to Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

Student commitments

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:05:56 MDT

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Students wrote on the poster wall at the front.

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The Depot

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:03:47 MDT

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Old train depot turned into a retreat center which YWAM uses for training schools in the winter.

Passing time.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:05:28 MDT

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Playing cards to pass the time until departure at 2:30 am for outreach in Alaska.

Packing lunches.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:04:52 MDT

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Packing the vans

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Got everything?

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Checking the fluids.

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The Cross

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Commitment service

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:27 MDT

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Dave, MA leader, sharing.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:55:52 MDT

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Dave encourages students to share how they were impacted by the four training days.

Last night bonding campfire.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:55:17 MDT

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New water heaters.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:35:10 MDT

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Steve installed these two water heaters in a shower house on the work weekend.

Woodstove

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:34:36 MDT

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Rebecca keeps warm by the stove in the dining hall.

Mealtime

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:34:01 MDT

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Getting acquainted game.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:33:29 MDT

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Testimony time

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:32:57 MDT

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Late night lesson.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:32:23 MDT

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Students were roused out of bed in their PJ's one night for an object lesson.

Volcano

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:17:12 MDT

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The theme was RE:ACT. Steve produced a reaction.

One green tree.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:16:39 MDT

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A view from the border of the camp.

Forest fire

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:16:05 MDT

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Fire came right to the borders of the camp.

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willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:15:34 MDT

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Skyward view.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:15:04 MDT

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Burnt trees still stand tall.

Remodeled cabin

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:14:32 MDT

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This cabin is almost ready to double as a classroom venue. Notice the white bunk bed frames Lesley helped paint.

Next door neighbor.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:11:17 MDT

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The YWAM office sits right next door to the liquor store. Providential?

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willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:10:41 MDT

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Isaiah 61:1-3 was the theme Scripture.

Mission Adventures students.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:10:08 MDT

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Gathering in the chapel for Steve's teaching session.

Dawn

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:09:35 MDT

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Warm Lake Camp at dawn.

Sunlight

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:09:02 MDT

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Early morning sunlight streams through the trees.

The River House.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:04:37 MDT

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YWAM single women staff live in this modular home.

The River House.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:04:03 MDT

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This property is currently for sale, but owners let YWAM use it in the mean time.

YWAM office

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:03:30 MDT

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YWAM office building in downtown Cascade.

Sign on front door.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:02:56 MDT

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The sky is reflected in the glass.

Inside office.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:02:25 MDT

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Staffers man the computers and phones.

Morning devotions.

willsfolks — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:01:51 MDT

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A YWAM staffer reads in the living room area of the office/house. Monthly prayer mtgs. to pray for the nations are held here.

Bluegrass

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:29:00 MDT

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Katie (in the middle) was a very talented fiddle player. She has played since she was 3.

Almost done

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:22:16 MDT

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Warm Lake boat launch

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:21:42 MDT

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Marty, his 9 yr. old son Isaac, and Lesley. The lake is 2 miles from the campground.

Public beach

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:21:09 MDT

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Steve, Isaac and other visitors to the beach.

Great fishing

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:20:35 MDT

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A boy had caught a 12 inch brown trout. Supposed to be a great lake for fishing.

Fire damage

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:17:07 MDT

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This cabin sits in the very back of the camp near the boundary line. Notice the back corner of the roof which was slightly damaged in the forest fire.

Melted paint

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:16:33 MDT

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Peeling paint from the heat of the fire. This slight damage to one cabin enabled YWAM ID to claim a loss of income settlement from their insurance co. Just evacuation for 2 months would not have qualified them for a settlement. It was the Lord's provision.

Up to boundary

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:16:00 MDT

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The view behind cabin #7. The Forest Service personnel were amazed that the fire came right to the borders of the camp, but the camp itself was saved...a direct answer to prayer and quite a testimony!

The creek running by the camp.

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:15:28 MDT

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Marty said they have a running battle with beavers to keep the creek flowing and not flooding across their entrance road.

Cabin grouping

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:14:56 MDT

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8 cabins are situated in two groups of four so separate groups can use the camp together and have their own space. Each sleeps 12 people in bunkbeds.

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I was being massively assaulted by mosquitoes as I took this picture. They were much worse back in the woods and by the creek than in the main part of the camp.

Roof project

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:11:27 MDT

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The roof project on the dining hall/kitchen building.

Cabin remodel

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:10:52 MDT

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This cabin was being remodeled to be a second classroom venue. They will be holding two simultaneous training schools this fall, so need two venues. The new covered porch was one weekend project.

Drywalling

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:10:18 MDT

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Steve, Troy and Tommy installing drywall. Others were installing the pine wainscoting, recessed ceiling lighting, new windows.

Campground

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:09:44 MDT

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The lawn and volleyball court. Notice the burnt hillside. There was a serious forest fire in the summer of 2007.

Kitchen/Dining hall.

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:09:09 MDT

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One of the weekend projects was a new roof for this building.

Chapel

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:08:35 MDT

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This is the main classroom/meeting building. It is set up for a week of Firefighters training (they rent out the camp when it's not being used for YWAM activities).

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Katie's mom also played some great guitar.

Breakfast

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:06:27 MDT

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Steve and Marty, the YWAM ID director at the right table. Part of the church group from Weiser, ID, on the left. 4 couples and 10 children came up for the work weekend.

Church group

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More Weiser folks. Weiser is about 3 hours away (and home of the annual Fiddling Festival, we learned.)

Kitchen area

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Breakfast is served.

Inside

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:04:45 MDT

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Eating area inside the dining hall. Notice the "internet cafe" in the foreground. They have satellite wireless internet at the campground but no cell phone service.

Cabin #1

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:04:11 MDT

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This is the cabin set aside for visiting speakers. We were privileged to stay in it. It has a double bed, small couch, small frig.

Palouse Falls, WA

willsfolks — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:49:11 MDT

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We stopped here for lunch on our way to ID.

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Palouse Falls is a few miles southeast of Washtucna, off Hwy 26 between Vantage and Pullman.

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Notice Castle Rock formation to upper left of the falls.

Campfire

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Steve brought out his percussion toys for all the kids to enjoy.

Percussion jam

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