by Winston | Mar 13, 2019 | Alumni, March 2019, Stories by Winston
Two charter busses miss the turn off Four Mile Rd to Sonlight Placecirca early 1990’sIt was Christmas break and Brian Land brought his youth group from Katy, TX with two busses full of high school kids to Sonlight for a ski trip. After a good day of skiing, the...
by Winston | Mar 1, 2019 | Alumni, February 2019, March 2019, Stories by Winston
There is nothing like a good hayride and cookout. Sonlight had a GMC pickup and a flatbed trailer. Throw in a few bales of hay and you have a fun event in the making. Yes, hayrides at Sonlight Camp. We would spread out a few bales of hay, get some hot dogs, chips and...
by Winston | Feb 20, 2019 | Alumni, January 2019, Stories by Winston
The Bus almost made itIt was late on a Friday night in February. Actually, it was early (2AM) on Saturday morning. A youth group from Phoenix was headed our way. Southern Colorado was having an old fashion snow blizzard and the roads were a mess. I had plowed Sonlight...
by Winston | Feb 6, 2019 | Alumni, January 2019, Stories by Winston
Cat in the cargo trailerA Fall women’s retreat from the United Methodist Church in Farmington was departing on Sunday afternoon. Cars in the parking lot were being loaded as was a cargo trailer being pulled behind the church van. Vehicle doors were open and people...
by Winston | Feb 2, 2019 | January 2019, Stories by Winston
Front flips off the Staff room roof into the deep snow.Yes, Sonlight used to have very deep snows in the winter months. Four feet was not uncommon. One New Year’s a high school youth group from First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo, with youth leader Jake ., came to...
by Winston | Jan 23, 2019 | Alumni, Stories by Winston
It’s 4 AM and the lights are on and the music is blaringA Lutheran youth group, with Pastor Joel and Pastor Tom, was returning to Sonlight for their annual ski retreat to Wolf Creek ski area. They would depart Phoenix after school and arrive at Sonlight Camp about 2...
