December 2, 2021 STRAWBERRY POINT, IA — Ewalu Camp & Retreat Center has selected the Rev. Frank Johnson as the organization’s new executive director. Johnson will take over leadership on Dec. 20 of the Lutheran-affiliated ministry, which is transitioning from the retirement of the Rev. Clark Baldwin, who has led the camp and retreat center…
After nine years guiding Camp Ewalu through growth and into a strong financial position, Executive Director the Rev. Clark Baldwin has announced that he will retire in March 2022 to spend more time with family, including grandchildren in Minnesota and Oregon. “For quite a while, I have been looking forward to getting to spend…
We left for Camp Ewalu every year on a hot, humid, or even rainy Sunday. By the time we got halfway to camp we were nearly through the Ewalu songbook. As we neared the roundabout a few miles west of camp anticipating the exciting week to come, we became anxious in the back seat and…
It was just what I needed: that bounce, bounce, bounce as I crossed the bridge to the Trailblazer village. It had been a few years since I had last crossed that bridge. That bridge that has washed away in floods countless times, that bridge which runs along the tractor path. As a Trailblazer, it felt…
Did you know? …that Ewalu grows corn and beans to aid farmers in developing countries? …that Ewalu campers often sacrifice a candy bar to help a child to attend school? …that a contribution of 55 ($1.00) treats makes it possible for a hungry person to become food-secure for LIFE? The “Seeds of Hope” growing project…
My name is Sandy Hyman and I’ve been actively volunteering at Ewalu for more than 20 years at various activities including work weekends, being an active board member, camp grandma, etc. One of my longest volunteer opportunities is the quilt auction. Many things make a quilt auction successful and Ewalu has always had a great…
When I first arrived at Wartburg College to study religion, I was met by a number of people who kept telling me to work at camp. I grew up involved in Boy Scouts, so I knew outdoor living and loved it, but Christian outdoor camping? I never knew it was a thing! As spring approached,…
The Buzz Around Camp Spring is finally making itself known to us here at Ewalu. The warm sun has revealed that there is, after all, something underneath all that snow and ice. Now that warmer temperatures are livening up the greenery scenery, so too are the animals and insects of Ewalu. With that in mind,…
Ewalu: A Constant in My Ever-Changing Life The summer after second grade, I spent my first week at Camp Ewalu. I had never been to camp before, but I was so incredibly excited to have this new experience. I knew I loved the outdoors and I knew God was a huge part of my life…
“We Do” An Ewalu Love Story Caleb and Callie first met at camp in the summer of 2014, and though nothing immediately came of it, Caleb definitely thought Callie was pretty cute. Over the course of the next two years, their friendship grew, but during the summer of 2016 their relationship changed. That summer, both…