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<p><t>My experience with Camp Duffield are limited.  I spent a day retreat there at the end of our Spiritual Formation Class.  I did enjoy camp and all of God's creation.
</t></p><p><t>I think the  biggest way I have had experience with Camp Duffield is through the children from our church.  We at Westminster Presbytery Church of Lakewood started sending kids to camp about six years ago.  We had one child go.  The following year it was two and has steadily grown.   Last year we had Ten children go to camp.  We had one child in particular Nigel who had a bad experience at another summer camp and did not want to go.  Finally we convinced him with pictures of camp, stories from other campers, and his dad asking him if he wanted to be the only kid at church not to go to camp.  Well Nigel gave in and decided to go.  As luck would have it all the children could go the same week.  We surprised the campers that Sunday at church with t-shirts we had made with their names on them to wear to camp.  I got the joy of riding out to camp with my good friend Edie to pick up her two boys and to see how the group made out at camp.  I ran into Nigel and asked how was camp.  His only comment,  "Camp Duffield Rocks."  All the campers came home with stories to tell and new songs to share at church.  I hope we can continue to send kids to camp to experience God's wonderful blessings in those surrounds for many years to come. 
</t></p></story><name>Julie Leming</name></full><next>s6</next></doc>