New Life’s Eve: A Summer Camp Holiday
By Nathaniel Miller
At New Life Camp, we greatly desire for campers to make decisions to follow Jesus. For some, that means repenting of their sin and trusting the good news that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus can give them new hearts and lives. For others, it means responding to the teaching of the Bible and the Holy Spirit with a renewed commitment to their first love. Each week of summer camp is building toward Thursday, a day we call New Life’s Eve, a day where decisions like these can be made.
It begins with an explanation at ...
How to Get the Best Summer Camp Photos of Your Camper
By Tawny Austin
One of my biggest passions is photography. I love being able to capture moments that can be shared for years to come. The summer of 2018 was my first summer working as the summer camp media director and there were a lot of things I learned! I decided to put together a list of 5 things you as a parent can do to get the most out of your child’s summer camp photos and videos.
“... Encourage them to, if they’re having a good time, show it! Especially if they see a camera around.”
A huge benefit of sending your children to camp is it ...
Camp From Inside the Kitchen
By David Davison
Back a few years ago, some of the only interaction I had with campers consisted of asking them if they would like green beans with their lunch or dinner. And now it seems like I have less interaction with them than I did then, aside from the campers who have special dietary requirements. There are times when I am prepping for the next meal and I see a counselor and their camper come into the Dining Hall to rest or to have a moment of discipleship. At times the enemy can try to tell us that what we are doing doesn’t have any effect on the ...
Is Camping in the Bible?
By Bill Richoux
Camping is one of the many tools God uses in the lives of His people. He uses wilderness type experiences to mold us, to build character, and teach life lessons to those of us He has called to serve Him. There is just something about this setting that God has been pleased to use over and over again. He used it all throughout Biblical times and He continues to use it today. I know this because I have served in Christian Camping for over 40 years. During that time I have observed countless lives being transformed. Most importantly, I know this because ...
Lessons Learned as a Camp Counselor
Written by Nate Smith
I had no clue what I was getting myself into that first summer I served as a camp counselor. I grew up near Tampa, FL and had never been to a camp before. My best friend suggested I apply to the camp where he had been accepted to work, so I did…And a short time later, I received a call from the camp director informing me I had the job. I was excited to be working all summer with my best friend and traveling to a new place. Lesson Learned: Stepping into the unknown is simply that, the unknown, and you’ll never know what is there until you ...
