by Amber.Hausman | Mar 26, 2015 | Staff Stories
By Nathan Landis (Photos too!) “You know we’re really getting close when you see the first sign!” Alex exclaimed as the green highway sign, reading “Oklahoma City–300 miles,” flew past. It was the second full day of our twelve day, seven thousand mile, twenty-six...
by Amber.Hausman | Feb 24, 2015 | Staff Stories
By Rich Obenschain Jim Kielsmeier stopped by the office the other day and I had a chance to ask him about his involvement with the beginnings of La Vida and what he is up to in “so-called retirement.” Jim was the instructor on the Outward Bound course in 1969 that...
by Amber.Hausman | Feb 19, 2015 | Staff Stories
By Skyler Seligman There is no better way to spend a Saturday then outside. The snowshoeing event hosted by La Vida provided a great way to meet new people and have some fun. I especially enjoyed being able to get away from the craziness of life and see the beautiful...
by Amber.Hausman | Feb 19, 2015 | Staff Stories
By Amber Dvornski It has become a yearly tradition for Nate and Rich to spend a week traveling to different churches to promote La Vida. This year I got to take part in this trip and traveled with Nate to CT, MD, VA, and PA to visit various churches and Christian...
by Amber.Hausman | Feb 12, 2015 | Staff Stories
By Nathan Landis Thanksgiving–for many of us that word immediately conjures up images of a laden table surrounded by family, laughing, talking and enjoying one another’s company. This past Thanksgiving however, Alex (ADK summer staff ’13-’14) and I (summer staff...
by Amber.Hausman | Jan 29, 2015 | Staff Stories
Sharing the Dream By Joel Cox Over break I had the opportunity to return back to my motherland of Romania. Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is where my parents serve as missionaries and where my sister is finishing up high school. Coming home after having been gone...
