Lake Union Herald

Charlie Thompson

Indiana Youth director

Articles by Charlie Thompson

  • Summer Camp 2025 | Timber Ridge Camp

    Summer Camp 2025 | Timber Ridge Camp

    Many years ago, when I was 18, I spent my first summer as a staff member at Broken Arrow Ranch in Kansas. I was a shy young man. When I was hired, the camp director recognized I might not be good counselor material. 

    Charlie Thompson
  • How a dog became staff at Timber Ridge Camp

    How a dog became staff at Timber Ridge Camp

    I remember very well the first day I saw Boo. My daughter Hannah and I were at the Humane Society for Hamilton County, near our home in Arcadia, Indiana. We were looking for a new pet.

    Charlie Thompson
  • Timber Ridge Camp 2023

    Timber Ridge Camp 2023

    Camp has always been a place where old friends meet, new friends are made, and memories that last a lifetime are built. Camp is also a place where our campers see Jesus in all that we do and say. Each summer, campers leave camp with a resolve to serve Jesus.

    Charlie Thompson
  • Indiana Summer Camp: Timber Ridge Camp

    Indiana Summer Camp: Timber Ridge Camp

    It was with great joy that our 2021 camp staff started our summer at Timber Ridge Camp in Southern Indiana. 2020 had been miserable in many ways and skipping a summer of camp ministry had been almost unbearable.

    Charlie Thompson
  • Summer Camp: Timber Ridge Camp

    Summer Camp: Timber Ridge Camp

    Katie (not her real name) was in trouble. It was Sunday night at Timber Ridge Camp, and already she was in enough trouble to possibly go home.

    Charlie Thompson
  • Timber Ridge Camp | Indiana

    Timber Ridge Camp | Indiana

    Zachery, his brother, Timothy, and his dad, Ethyn Vassar, have been regulars attending Timber Ridge Camp for many years. Zachery has been diagnosed with a developmental disability that makes it very difficult to interact with others around him. As a result, he is mostly nonverbal; when he does communicate, he is hard to understand. In frustration, he exhibits outbursts and moments of anger. 

    Charlie Thompson
  • Indiana Camp Timber Ridge

    Indiana Camp Timber Ridge

    As you read this article, the weather is warming, and we are a short time away from our summer season at Timber Ridge Camp!  Below is a list of reasons why a week at camp is a good choice for you this summer. (There are more . . ., but there are too many to list)

    Charlie Thompson