Summer Staff Members

Max Ware

CounselorReturners

Max was a former camper, a SALT in 2022, and a Turtleback junior counselor in 2023. He's excited to return to Ridgecrest as a counselor!

What's something you've always wanted to try but haven't had the chance to yet?

Jousting, but specifically on a walruses, with a real lightsabers, in the lake

With 4 years to train, what Olympic sport could you most likely medal in?

Man, with 4 years of training, Olympic handball is definitely in reach

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you eat?

Chicken Fried Rice; but if that's not "one" food, Peanut butter takes the cake

What are you most looking forward to this summer?

Morning Assembly when it's foggy, four-square in the pouring rain, and watching the sunset over Ridgecrest, all summer long.

What is your prayer for the summer?

That the restless would find peace, that the mourning would find comfort, and that God would continue to connect campers, staff, and visitors to help each other in ways clear and ways unexpected, all for his glory.