Friday, May 8, 2009

Adventures At Youth Camp

Hope at Hope Mountain



Hi Everyone!

These have been amazing weeks. 
Global Impact has organized 3 weeks of youth camps at Hope Mountain. And three weeks of Youth Academy. (More about the Academy in the next post)

Nate has been serving as a leader at the camps and has had an incredible time being a part of these kids lives for the past couple weeks. Hope and I would go out to the camps during the days and the stories of what these kids have been experiencing is wonderful. Many of the kids have never eaten 3 meals a day or had their parents love and attention. Many come from heart breaking backgrounds. But for these weeks, they experience love and care, 3 meals a day and snacks. A safe place to sleep and hugs, laughter and adventure. They see the love of God displayed through the leaders. And they are taught about their worth and importance as individuals. That God loves them. That we love them.
 The impact of these camps for these kids is very real. And we pray..lasting. 

I hope you enjoy these photos.

Many Blessings!


The campers getting ready for the activities of the day.
Nate with his team. It has been a wonderful experience to be a part of these camps and the kids lives. 
Very cute and creative kids!
The river at Hope Mountain. The campers and staff have great adventures here!
One of the team building activities at the camp is to build a raft using rope and bamboo and ride it down the river.
Sucess! Down the river they go.