This reflection by Sarah Werner first appeared on Anabaptist Disabilities Network’s (ADNet) blog, Opening Doors. In it, Sarah reflects on her experience of Camp Friedenswald through the lens of accessibility.
The week I was at Camp: Reflections straight from a camper
This reflection is written and submitted by a Friedenswald camper. As part of a 5th grade school assignment, the camper was instructed to write about an event in their life…
Volunteering Through the Years with Virgil Claassen
Now when I visit the camp and see those projects I had worked on, I am filled with gratitude that I was able to contribute in a small way to the mission of the camp.
Release Your Inhibitions: Sharing Tears in the Peaceful Woods
I was, for the first time in my life, not ashamed that I was crying, because I knew that everyone around me was also feeling big emotions and that we were in this together.