Mission

Whetstone exists to glorify God in our calling to service.

We take opportunities to minister as they become available. Outdoor wilderness adventures are one of our core services. We also provide teaching, preaching, camps, fishing trips, family camps, construction skills camp, canoe paddle workshops are some of the ways we minister. We attempt to build men up in a world that tears men down and destroys families. The Bible is taught to encourage men in their calling as Christian fathers and husbands.

Whetstone uses the outdoors “classroom” to encourage men in their relationships with God and with their families.

Ron & Joyce Fuhrman

Who We Are

Ron is ordained and has been involved in Christian ministry for the last 40 years. He has been guiding high adventure trips in the Boundary Waters since 2003. His passion is to see men and families thriving in their relationships among each other and with the Lord. His ministry experience has been in pastoral work, program development, chaplain training and education. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute and has two earned Master’s degrees from Louisiana Baptist University. He is currently devoting his full-time efforts to the development of Whetstone Adventures.

Ron and Joyce put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus at an early age. They met in high school and have served together in ministry for 48 years. Together they have three married children and nineteen grandchildren.

Joyce fulfills the calling of help-meet. She is Ron’s best helper serving as counselor, friend, and marriage partner for 48 years. Her skills shine as hostess for groups, with an ability to make the Whetstone base a warm and inviting place to rest. Her passion is to help her husband succeed in his calling and to …”do all to the glory of God.”

What We Do

As Ron and Joyce have pursued ministry over the course of their married life, they have determined that retirement is not an option and will continue serving until the Lord calls them home. Ministry takes place as opportunities arise. "Every day is a new day" as we live as they move in a broken world. Our hope is that God will use us in whatever thing He assigns to us. Some days it is a phone call to a hurting friend, some days it is a matter of being a help. Ron has been asked to speak at various churches and events. Joyce speaks to women’s groups. Our present focus has been on the development of the Whetstone canoe base in northern Minnesota where we lead groups for week long trips into the Boundary Waters.

Future Plans

As the northern canoe base is developing, we foresee that we will be able to outfit and train church youth groups, conduct day trips for individuals that cannot endure the rigors of the longer trips, hold a variety of hunt camps and family camps. In addition, we hope to expand the canoe paddle workshops as a means to share about the BWCA opportunity.

Paddle Making

View our paddle making workshop