People & Leadership

Anyone who gives their time to leadership is God’s servant to do good.

And what does the LORD require of leaders?.

Leaders of people must act justly, love mercy and walk humbly.

Micah 6:8

Adventure Family Camping Photos & Stories

Africa,  Central AmericaEuropeNew Mexico Youth Groups and Families  

 


Zip Line across, or drop into the pond near camp sites and bus-motor-home.


 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field; when a man found it, he hid it, and joyfully he sold all that he had, and bought that field.
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Blickley Farm view from an airplane.
Grandson Isaac piloting with Bill & LaVerne

 

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"The 1934 Barmen Confession of Faith, written by theologian Karl Barth, refuted ideological distortions of Christian teachings, such as the replacement of Christian obedience to God with obedience to the Führer, by invoking the core Christian teachings."

" Dietrich Bonhoeffer is the model for the resistance. . . . In the face of fascism, [Bonhoeffer] wrote, it was not enough to simply ‘bandage the victims under the wheels of injustice, but jam a spoke into the wheel itself.’"[


There is a successful DIY SOLAR ELECTRIC generating system in the garden, on the Blickley farm.

The "retired" Youth Group Motor Home (converted army/school type bus) is located, on the family farm.
 

If you are mentoring a young person or leading a youth group, and want to enjoy one of the nearby attractions.
 you're welcome to stop and camp here free.
Our phone number is: 1 616 536 1455.  Call us for directions and a reservation.

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Native American History

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 
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 African American History

It was on August 25, 1619 that a ship landed at Point Comfort, present day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, with the first enslaved Africans brought to English North America.
 

A Dec. 27, 2021 Banner magazine articleDoes the Bible Support Slavery?
A Dec. 27, 2021 Banner magazine article

Listen to short talk that explains an origin of the system that institutionalized the Western system of Slavery and Racism
 


European immigrants successful life story and photos in beautiful upper Michigan.

 

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Directed by Dante James, an Independent multi-Emmy award-winning filmmaker and native Grand Rapidian The story of the  African struggle as slaves in North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tubing for 1&1/2 hour trip down the white river

 

Diamond Lake Public swimming 3 miles away

1 1/2 hour White River tubing 3 miles away.

National forest hiking 1/4 mile away.

Wild Flower Preserve Loda Lake 3 miles away.
 

Minnie Pond Water Fowl Refuge
waterfall and swimming 3 miles away

 

Swimming at Minnie Pond

This camping area has seldom been very busy.  Groups can usually reserve the entire area ahead of time.


This grass area has eight camping sites with electrical outlets and plenty of shade. Men and women's basic toilet "log cabin".

Can you see the (working) water pumping, hand pump, windmill next to the pine trees ?

 

Our farm-woods campground has chickens and an African bird (the size of a chicken) called Guinea Fowl.

Both the chickens and Guinea Fowl wander throughout our farm fields and camping area of the farm "free range".

These interesting African birds run away from people but eat many types of bugs that campers try to avoid elsewhere, especially ticks, grasshoppers,  fleas, ants, crickets, and stink bugs.

This beautiful, shaded, green FREE camping area is available for organized youth groups, and Families.
   Call us for directions and a reservation.


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  This converted military bus was used for youth groups from 1992 - 2014, but now is retired.
 

The camping area has hand pump drinking water,
 primitive restrooms, and electrical outlets.

Safety info. for outdoor enthusiasts


The pond is clean enough to swim in.
 It has small fish and lots of frogs.
 



Trail  hiking in the Manistee National Forest


Swimming in Diamond Lake

 

Tubing on the White River

Swimming at  White Cloud Lake Park


If you visit and camp here at the right time, you can see real Blickley farming activity and pick a share from our large garden.

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