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A Simple Request
How House of Faith built community by doing less.
November 2023 Beth Avila
Coming Home to the Canyon
Melissa Lemire thought her time as a camper had ended, but Laity Lodge Family Camp called her home to the Canyon 24 years later.
November 2023 Beth Avila
Cabin Time Is At The Heart of Camp
Campers and counselors describe how LLYC does Cabin Time, a small group discussion at the heart of camp's spiritual experience.
November 2023 Beth Avila
Celebrate Recovery’s Unity on the Frio
12-Step participants from San Angelo find rest and renewal through H. E. Butt Foundation Camp.
September 2023 Beth Avila
Lulu’s Last First Day
When an LLYC camper began her last session at Echo Valley, it was a time for reflection.
September 2023 Beth Avila
“I’m Not Going Through This For Me.”
Christina Gonzalez's story needs to be heard. And she's gotten really good at telling it.
September 2023 Bekah McNeel
A Garden in the City
Gardopia Gardens' model is to teach communities to be good, healthy stewards through garden-based learning. Starting with three-year-olds.
September 2023
Headwaters
Turns 10
Summer 2023 marks 10 years of hosting campers and families at the Foundation's youngest campsite.
June 2023 Staff Writer
Stepping Up
A Foundation Camp retreat for foster dads shines a light on the foster care crisis in Texas.
May 2023 Marcus Goodyear
Welcome to Laity Lodge Youth Camp
First impressions matter, and the staff of LLYC work hard on opening day to set the right tone for parents and especially campers.
May 2023 Steven Harrison
Wonders Underfoot
Artist and professor Dan McGregor has been drawing the flora and fauna of the Frio River Canyon for a few years. Here is his perspective on re-creating creation.
February 2023 Dan McGregor
Below the Frio
Hundreds of thousands of people have experienced the East Fork of the Frio River. But only a few experience it like Scott Bauer.
February 2023