River's Edge camp is located 45 minutes from Calgary near the town of Water Valley. We have operated at this site since 1998. However, the history of the property extends much further back. In the mid 1950s Roy and Jean Luyendyk purchased a half section of lands. They are an extraordinary couple that did amazing things through their life. Over the course of their lives they adopted 22 children, 14 of from overseas. This is in addition to their five biological children. Roy and Jean gained a reputation for helping at risk children and youth and eventually opened the Cremona Valley Children's Home. Over the years this site was home to over 500 children, some staying only a couple of months and others for many years. The home was later handed over to Kelly, Roy and Jean's son, and his wife Sein who continued the home until 1995. At that time, Kelly and Sein were called to move to Papua New Guinea as missionaries. The Luyendyk's were then looking for new occupants for the land.