Josh and Rachel Snyder

Josh and Rachel Snyder grew up going to summer camp as well as serving as volunteers and on summer staff in many different positions. Rachel attended the School of Discipleship from 2019-2021. Upon graduating she joined us on staff in the Operations Department in the fall of 2021. She assists with daily water testing for the state, projects around the shop, and working alongside students. Josh returned to serve during the summers as a counselor in 2022 and as program staff in 2023. He is now serving in the Programming Department with various construction projects, housekeeping maintenance, retreats, and teaching welding to the shop students.

Josh and Rachel Snyder’s Newsletter

Spring 2026

Hello Friends,

We have been thankful for the work and projects we have had the opportunity to work on this winter season. Josh is assisting with daily morning maintenance chores. He is also teaching welding classes Wed-Sat. evenings. He has 6 welding students who have done classes on print reading, several different types of welding, grinding, and are currently working on fabrication and building projects. Josh really enjoys this time to build relationships with the guy students as well as share something he loves doing. He has been tasked with several other shop/welding projects as well. We both have assisted with staff house renovations due to several staff families shifting housing units. These projects included painting, installing carpet, cleaning, drywall repairs, and a variety of other house maintenance projects. We were thankful to be able to help. Josh also has been helping with dirt moving in preparation for the new playground. This will be a main focus project, specifically on the good weather days, for Josh, up until our summer camp events begin. Once summer camps begin, Josh will be assisting with Wilderness Camp. He is looking forward to the time outside in the woods, sharing the gospel with guys ages 11-17, as well as showing them many neat things about camping and survival! We both had the opportunity to go through lifeguard training again this spring to be able to serve as lifeguards this summer at the ranch’s pool as well as during canoe trips!

Rachel has stayed busy this winter/springtime with a variety of ranch projects and teaching a mini horse driving elective to the barn students. In the elective class the students learned about tack for driving, styles of driving, as well as actually hands on driving our minis. As the weather has begun to become more spring-like, she has been working on a few of the various rock beds around the ranch that have become overgrown over the years. All in preparation for the summer. Rachel will be serving in the vaulting department again this summer. She is excited to have 3 students in the department – Karen, Audrey, and Keturah. She is looking forward to building relationships with them as they work together with the common goal of teaching the children attending summer camp vaulting, as well as sharing God’s love and word with them. In addition to her ranch responsibilities, she continues to teach ballet to many of the girl staff kids and piano to a couple of the staff kids.

Together, in our off time, we have enjoyed working on some projects in the woodshop. We built a bookshelf, several gifts for family and friends, as well as some welding projects. While we were unable to go on the Mexico Mission Trip this spring, we were so thankful and rejoiced with the crew that was able to go as they had quite a successful trip sharing God’s love! Since we stayed state side, we were able to visit several supporters, family, and friends, of which we were so grateful! Our schedule from now until week 1 of summer camp is quite full! We are thankful for retreats nearly every weekend as well as other events, but they keep us busy!

The students are finishing up their last month of the class/academic portion of their year. Part way through May, they will transition into their summer positions and prepare from the summer, which is the practicum of their school year. They will graduate on August 15th. Bethany and Taten are both very excited for summer camp and the opportunities that it presents. Taten will be instructing in the barn. She will be teaching riding and ground lessons each day. Bethany will be a counselor, staying in the bunkhouse with the ranchers and help to facilitate their activities!

We are so thankful for the ability to serve for another summer here! Thank you to all who pray for us and our work as well as those who support us financially! We are so greatly blessed by you all. If you have questions or would like to know more about what we do or supporting us, please reach out!

Prayers/Praises:

• Preparations for summer camp: Not only are we working to accomplish projects that need to be completed before camp, we pray that our hearts may also be being prepared for the conversations, gospel opportunities, and that we may greatly love all those we have the opportunity to talk to.
• Continued wisdom in renting out our house in Indiana.
• Health and Safety for the summer camp season.

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