We are proud to introduce the 2024 summer staff team! In total, 29 young adults have committed themselves to a summer of service in the peaceful woods. Thirteen staff are back for a second summer, while the rest are joining us for the first time. We have a mix of College and High School graduates, and those who are somewhere in between. Some of the staff chose to serve on staff to “give back” after having years of experiences at Camp Friedenswald as a camper, while others found their way here for the first time through a friend or their church. Together they are a group who are committed to caring, serving, and growing –as individuals and as a community. When they all bring their instruments to campfire, we have a full fledged band!

We give thanks for each of these individuals below and welcome your prayers for each of them as together we welcome campers into the peaceful woods this summer.

Anton Alstrom, Goshen, IN
Goshen High School (graduate)

Allyson Barkman, Goshen, IN
Bethany Christian Schools (graduate)

Haley Bishop, Long Valley, NJ
Elizbethtown College

Noah Boyer-Edwards, Columbia, IL
Columbia High School (graduate)

Lara Claassen, Elkhart, IN
University of Victoria

Simon Derstine, Bluffton, OH
University of Findlay

Amelia Eicher-Miller, West Lafayette, IN
Purdue University
Waterfront Director

Indigo Gott, Bluffton, OH
Eastern Mennonite University (graduate)

Emma Larimer, Ft Wayne, IN
Snider High School (graduate)

Hannah Lehman, Huntington, IN
Goshen College (graduate)
Summer Program Assistant

Lucas Lehman, Huntington, IN
Huntington North HS (graduate)

Saige Lind, Seattle, WA
Goshen College

Eli Martin, Goshen, IN
High School graduate (homeschool)

Alena Miller, Huntington, IN
Teacher, Goshen College graduate
Activities Coordinator

Gregory Miller, Huntington, IN
Purdue University

Liam Minielly, Kingston, Ontario, CA
Goshen College

Ana Neufeld Weaver, Bluffton, OH
Goshen College (graduate)
Worship Leader

Esther Nolt, Lancaster, PA
Elizabethtown College

Joyce Odhiambo, Elkhart, IN
Colby College

Ivonne Ortiz, Goshen, IN
Goshen College

Claire Reichenbach, Warsaw, IN
Warsaw Community High School (graduate)

Jonah Reichenbach, Warsaw, IN
DePauw University

Isaac Reichenbach, North Manchester, IN
Elizabethtown College

Andrew Rissler, Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech

Maddison Rittenhouse, Goshen, IN
Grace College

Adam Siemens-Rhodes, Goshen, IN
Bethany Christian Schools (graduate)

Matthew Snyder, Goshen, IN
University of Alabama

Claire Troyer, Huntington, IN
Goshen College

Joryn Yoder, Goshen, IN
Bethany Christian Schools (graduate)