My first experience at Camp Hebron was as a "First-Timers", now known as "Pioneers", camper in the late 90's. I enjoyed the cabin camp experience so much that I attended them all up through Sojourners Camp for 10 consecutive years. In 2008, I joined summer staff as a Kitchen Assistant and continued to serve in this role, both on summer staff and year-round staff, until 2012. I believe my work in food ministry at Camp Hebron is what inspired me to commit my career to furthering God’s Kingdom through my current work with The Salvation Army.
Lauren Sheeler with husband, Ben Sheeler and their son.
In 2009, I began dating a fellow summer staff lifeguard who would later become my husband. His father has served as the full-time Director of Maintenance for Camp Hebron for over 32 years. I am in awe of the hard work and sacrifice my father-in-law has tirelessly poured into the ministry at Camp Hebron for over three decades.
Over this past summer, my 18-month old son got his first taste of Camp Hebron, enjoying the swimming pool, snack shack, and playgrounds. It is a surreal experience to spend time with my son enjoying the same activities I enjoyed as a child at Camp Hebron. Recently, we enjoyed Camp Hebron's Homecoming celebration, so appropriately named since Camp Hebron embodies the term "home" for me in so many ways. It is the place I dedicated my life to Christ as a camper, the place I met my husband, and now the place my son most enjoys traveling to visit his grandparents. I look forward to many more years enjoying Camp Hebron and hope my children will be able to take advantage of the life-changing experiences I have been so fortunate to have on the Camp Hebron grounds.
Lauren Sheeler
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