It has been absolutely life changing.īut one that has always stuck out is our very first summer working at family camp. We have just made some of the dearest friends and worked with the dearest people. What is one story from your time in Pine Cove’s ministry that vividly sticks out in your memory? We also have the special honor of being grandparents to four grandchildren and one of them works part-time in Pine Cove’s retail department. We have two children, Jack and Liz, and both of them have worked at Pine Cove in different capacities. Randy currently works as a part-time utilities technician at Pine Cove. Then we told our families we were getting married that following summer. “What do you think about getting married this summer?” He said, “Okay!” I heard what he said, but because I felt like he really loved me the way I loved him, I just didn’t accept that answer and moved on to the next question.

(Jan laughs) I knew how I felt about him and he wasn’t big on verbalizing things so I just said, “What do you think about marriage?” He said he wasn’t ready for that commitment. The short of it is that I am sweet and I “popped the question” to Randy. What is your camp name and how did you get it? And literally within a week or two, they approached me about this job and I immediately said, “Yes!”

As the years progressed, we saw our jobs become more and more focused.Ī few years ago when Pine Cove offered me this current position, they had no idea that I had begun to pray, “Lord, please give me a change at work.” I only shared that with Randy because I was just tired and ready for a change. Back then, I helped cook, clean cabins, put together the programming, and so many other things. But I have also worn a thousand hats because of being in a startup ministry. The camp we had been hired on at was actually Crier Creek and then when Pine Cove acquired it in 2001, Pine Cove kept all the original employees.Ĭurrently, I am the Retreats Business Manager in the Central Texas region. We moved to that camp and jumped right in. Then, in 1999, Mark and Kelly Elkins asked if we would help start a Christian camp.

Randy, my husband, and I had always hoped to work at a Christian camp one day.

How long have you been working at Pine Cove? How did you end up here? Oh, and she kept us laughing with the story of her engagement to her husband! Sit back and enjoy getting to know one of Pine Cove’s living legends. We got the chance to talk with Jan Robertson and hear what it’s been like to join Pine Cove later than most, how it has changed her life, and all the fun and challenges that come with pioneering a new camp.

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