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Author: Sarah Blasing

HomePosted by Sarah Blasing
6 Aug
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk – Week 8

by Addy Ruth (pictured above, farthest on the right with other staff members) Hi, my name is Addy, and I am the camp nurse here. I was on program staff for two years before this, s

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6 Aug
A letter from the Director
by Sarah Blasing

High School Week!

Week 7 Blog – July 26-31, 2026by Ryan Holtz Week 7 was not as big as Week 6 (our record smasher!) but if you had walked around camp, you never would have guessed it. The energy w

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6 Aug
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Our Biggest Week Ever!

Week 6 Blog – July 19-26, 2026 by Ryan Holtz This week was easily our biggest week of the summer, and also in the history of camp! It definitely felt like it, too. Everywhere you

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30 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk – Week 7

by Nick Luna (pictured above) Hi everyone! I’m a 3rd year on life squad studying to be a teacher and in education at Iowa State. Today I will be talking to you about love. Here a

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29 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk – Week 6

by Sierra Kirtz (pictured above giving this talk) Hi guys, I’m Sierra and I’m a second year on fun squad. I go to Iowa State University in Ames Iowa and my favorite animal is a

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28 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

A Brand New Kind of Week!

Week 3 Blog – June 28 – July 1, 2026 by Ryan Holtz Week 3 may have been a shorter week at camp, but it was packed with so much fun that it felt like a whole week long! One

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28 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Lots of surprises!

Week 4 Blog – July 5-10, 2026 by Ryan Holtz Week 4 at camp was another special one, and it brought a lot of surprises our way! The biggest surprise of the week came one night whe

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28 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk – Week 5

by Dillon Kuhn (pictured above giving this talk) Hello everybody, my name is Dillon Kuhn, and I am a second year here on god squad. I am an incoming junior at Iowa State University

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10 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

A Brand New Kind of Week!

Week 2 Blog – June 21-26, 2026 by Ryan Holtz Our second week at camp this summer was extra special for a variety of reasons. The first being that it was our first-ever joint

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10 Jul
Camp Updates
by Sarah Blasing

Campfire Talk – Week 3

by Reese Fritz Hi guys! My name is Reese and I am a first year staff on life squad this summer and I go to Hope College in Holland, Michigan. If you told me I would be up here spea

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Sarah Blasing: Director of Youth Leadership & Outdoor Ministries
Email: sblasing@standrewlu.org
W: 952.697.7108 | C: 612.759.8493

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2973 Co. Rd. 45 NW
Hackensack, MN 56452

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Spirit in the Pines is owned and operated by St. Andrew. It is located about an hour north of Brainerd, Minnesota on beautiful Pleasant Lake. We host over 1000 people every summer, with about half being St. Andrew members and others from mostly the southwest metro. Summertime at Spirit in the Pines Camp is filled with age specific youth camp sessions during the week and family camp sessions on the weekends. Youth and adult retreats are held during the fall and winter months.

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