Twin Rocks Friends Camp - Aug 2007

We were at Twin Rocks Friends Camp (TRFC) in Rockaway Beach, OR during the month of August. The weather was beautiful and we'd have to say that the working conditions were absolutely perfect. The soil was soft and free of rocks, ground water, and utilities (in general). Darren had consistent assistance through the entire project with the help of the camp's maintenance staff. The weather was PERFECTION for working outside. It was a little cold for swimming, but perfect for sweating in a trench!

We are impressed with how much the Lord allowed us to accomplish on this project. The perfect soil and working conditions were instrumental in the following tasks completed in FOUR WEEKS.

1. 275' Sewer line installed
2. 350' Rain drains installed
3. 1200' of 2" water line installed
4. 5 concrete underground utility vaults installed
5. Built a 50' turnaround roadway for vehicle access to cabins
6. Re-graded 100'x200' ball field
7. 1200' underground power conduit installed
8. 700' of 6" water line installed with a tap into water main
9. 200' underground boring for utilities (to avoid tearing out sidewalks and trees)
10. Crossed underground utilities 20 times
11. Repaired all the land after trenching & installing (ready for grass seed)
12. Graded roads

That's quite a list! Darren worked an average of 45 hours per week August 1 to Sep 6. He used all our own equipment plus the camp's dump truck and loader. No outside equipment was necessary for this work. The camp provided staff assistance whenever needed which helped to get the pipe laid and glued and the camp staff did all the materials runs.

Here are some pictures:

Underground utilities -- adding a fire hydrant

Water Line -- Tapping into the Main

Horizontal Boring



Underground Utility Vault


While we can't guarantee these results on every project, we thought it would be good to demonstrate the amount of work HighTouch Ministries can accomplish with good support from the ministry and with God's help. We praise God each day for job safety!

The TRFC Executive Director, Ken Beebe, said we saved their ministry $20,000 -- PTL!!