During my middle school and early high school years, our youth group would make a summer trip to go out whitewater rafting on the American River. This was before I had even heard about Rock-N-Water and when my dad was the only one in our family who knew how to guide, compared to the four [...]
A burly, bearded mountain man in a plaid shirt and rolled up trousers is the picture that most people think the typical early Californian gold miner was like. However, historically speaking, the average age of a forty-niner was twenty-two. Many miners actually were minors! They came from the East with their older brothers, cousins, schoolmates, [...]
What’s Rock-N-Water?: About a year or two ago, I heard of Rock-N-Water. I had no idea what it was and what this place was all about. A few of my friends were already going to it and had been talking about Rock-N-Water for awhile. After hearing about it so much, I decided that I needed to [...]
Worship is something that virtually everyone has been a part of, or at the very least, knows of it. Everyone has a different experience and understanding of it, and I want to share my experience with you all. This one week at camp I had a camper in my boat that had been in prison [...]
I was recently asked the question, if I could be anybody who would I be and why. While there are so many wonderful people out there that I could chose from, I thought that if I could be anyone, I would want to be the sinless version of myself. Throughout out my last 21 years [...]
Jasmine’s Experience: When I first heard of Rock-N-Water, I was immediately intrigued with the idea of teaching young students the history of California’s gold rush. I was excited to work beside fellow Christians and build a strong fellowship with them. Over the course of 2 years, I found that teaching fourth graders and their parents [...]
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water that I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” John 4:13-14 Nothing brings to mind our bodies’ desperate need for water than a few [...]
10 percent Only 10 percent of kids nationwide are getting outside on a daily basis according to a recent nationwide poll taken by the Nature Conservancy (Update September 2018: The Nature Conservancy no longer has the “Kids In Nature” poll results available online). As this generation grows increasingly dependent on technology as a frequent past-time [...]
