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We are excited to welcome your group to Lutheridge and Lutherock for our Disaster Response Servant Camp this summer. This program is a partnership between NovusWay Ministries (the parent organization of Lutheridge and Lutherock) and Lutheran Disaster Response Carolinas in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s impact in Western North Carolina in September 2024. We’re looking forward to your trip here to support our long-term efforts in rebuilding and repairing our mountains following that storm.
This site has been built out to help you in your preparations, and all of the details you need are available here. Western North Carolina comprises 39 counties that were declared a federal disaster area, and recovery work is underway far beyond “Asheville,” despite how media coverage portrayed it. We anticipate at least a decade—or more—of rebuilding ahead, with needs evolving regularly. Currently, LDR Carolinas partners with local agencies to connect our volunteers with the most urgent work in the community.
We hope the following information is helpful as you plan your trip. Please read everything carefully and reach out if you have any questions.
Our desire is to give your group an experience of learning and service that allows all participants to grow in faith and to reflect God’s love for them and all of humanity. The summer camp setting adds special dimensions to a traditional servant trip. In addition to disaster response work, we want your group to feel fully immersed in the life of a thriving Lutheran summer camp.
The program itself is flexible. If any part of it isn’t meeting your group’s needs or expectations, please communicate directly with NovusWay staff so we can adjust accordingly.
The recovery process will be long, and we are still in the early stages. Thank you for accompanying us on this journey of healing in a special part of the country. We look forward to serving—and growing—together this summer.
Blessings,
The NovusWay & LDR Carolinas Team
You will notice that we are not using the language of participation in a “mission” trip. This is intentional because the terminology of “mission” is often associated with colonialism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Instead, we invite you to join us in using the terminology of being a part of a servant trip or a volunteer work trip. It is our hope that by changing some of our language, we can convey respect to the work that we are doing in this place with the people who live and work here.
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