Who Is Serving Now Part 2

 Current Camp LoMia Missionaries



Melissa and Dale Smith started their “6-month” mission April 1, 2020. It was such a good fit for them they extended their mission another 9 months which will end when the Girls’ Camp season is over, July 31, 2020.

 

The Smiths have 7 Children and 19 grandchildren.  Their home is in Payette, Idaho.  They are members of Payette 2nd Ward, in the Weiser Idaho Stake. 

 

They learned about this camp mission through Gerti and Darwin Jenkins who served at Camp LoMia a few short months in the Spring of 2018 until Camp was canceled due to drought.

 

Melissa home-schooled their children and loves to sew.

 

Dale worked as an automation engineer for Ash Grove Cement.  

 

Melissa and Dale, along with their children, built their house in Payette.   They both love photography, hiking, camping and fishing.  They fondly call themselves “scavengers” by repurposing materials. (Some of the addies in Upper Main Camp have “new” flaps they made from torn awnings!)

 

The Smiths love it at Camp LoMia and are looking forward to helping the young women and their leaders have an awesome experience!



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