Ellie Reed

Washington Family Ranch has a long history.  When Young Life got their hands on the property, there was already infrastructure, irrigation and electrical systems. Many of the buildings we use for camp are original structures. There is one building in particular that we visit once a month. It is incredible. An old meat cooler is about a mile down the road from where we live and we go there to sit.  to sing. to speak.  to listen. There are white lights strung at the back of the cooler.  We pile in.  Sit criss cross apple sauce, shoulder to shoulder with the people we know and the people we love. we get together. staff. interns. summer staff. we sing songs about Jesus.  we read each other truth from the Word.   I get shivers every time. I spent my last night at camp in the coolers. Interns and staff gathered there and poured over Deuteronomy 8.   We talked about where the Lord is leading us.  How he has fed us.  How he h...

It’s been a while, but don't worry I am still alive and well down here. I planned to write a lot of updates while I was here.  The lack of posts have been due in part by my long work days, the poor internet connection and the fact that I don’t really know what to say. This summer has left me speechless. This place is incredible. I love my job. I love my crew. I love the God that I serve. But all of these things are really difficult to understand if you are not here living it alongside me. Even when talking to some of my best friends and my family, it’s hard to explain to them everything that has happened, because there is an element to this place that you really have to see in order to understand. Every morning, the light of the day pours over the hills in the Canyon right outside my bedroom window and wakes me up.  I stare outside every time, convinced it is a painting. Then I go to work and get paid to talk & laugh & clean with some of...