Emily Holverson
Junior Camp Director

I have a Bachelors of Arts in Religion and Philosophy, and graduated magna cum laude.
I have been a youth pastor at the St. Charles Free Methodist Church for 5 years.  There, I have organized weekly youth group meetings and a Sunday morning small group, led small groups for student leaders and girls, co-led our youth praise band, organized a mission trip to Calais, ME, and led several other events like lock-ins, canoe trips, fundraisers, service projects, and trips to IYC.  I have also done much of the church's administrative work including maintaining the website, editing, the newsletter, and coordinating the church calendar.  Prior to being hired on staff at the SCFMC, I worked with youth groups in Bunker Hill and Troy, IL.  I also spent a summer working as a Senior Leader with a Salvation Army summer camp program in Aurora, IL for low-income kids.  Prior to taking over the director positions for Junior Camp and Snowfest,  I had counseled for Sky Lodge's Young Teen Camp four times and Junior Camp three times.  

I chose to invest my life in camping because I know what a difference it has made in my life and have watched it impact the lives of so many others.  Camp is a place to get away, to rest, have fun and to experience the wonder of God's creation.  It's a place where everyday worries and problems take a break.  It's in that environment that often we hear God speak.  Helping provide a place for kids and students and adults to come get away from everything and be with God is a privilege and something I am grateful to be a part of at Sky Lodge.

I attended Junior Camp when I was in 6th grade.  I loved it!  I made new friends, got to ride horses, and do all sorts of fun things as well as re-committed my life to God.  The next year, I went to Young Teen Camp.  For a variety of reasons, I did not have a good experience, and actually didn't return to Sky Lodge until Snowfest when I was 16.  After that, I fell in love with Sky Lodge all over again and wound up spending 9 weeks when I was 17.  Through that time and later through counseling, I have come to recognize that it's a place where God always shows up, and I'm always in a better state to listen.  The beauty of His creation abounds there and nothing like sitting and resting in His presence.  Because of my one negative experience, I try hard to make sure our counselors understand their responsibility and potential impact and to help them encourage unified cabins.
 My husband Adam and I will have been married for 6 years in May and have a beautiful year-and-a-half old daughter who constantly reminds us of God's goodness and how much we need Him.  :)

I enjoy reading, playing the piano, hiking, camping, photography, sipping coffee, playing with my daughter, and rooting for the Packers (though, as I also root for the Bears; I refuse to be referred to as a "cheesehead")

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