Summer Ideas for Kids-Why not Summer Camp?

  Summer time is a- comin'. Pretty soon the kids will be out of school and looking forward to a great summer of fun, sun and friends.   Have you thought about CBM summer camp?  There is still time. There is so much fun stuff to do. Your kids will make friends that could last a lifetime. They have the opportunity to make the greatest friend in the whole world, Jesus. In this series, we’ll show you that CBM camps are great way for your kids to personally grow and have fun at the same time.   Tip #1. Make New Friends Don't we ...

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CBM Camping- The Final C in Three C’s

To recap, CBM desires to reach elementary boys and girls and then minister to them through adulthood. We accomplish our goals by means of classes, correspondence lessons and camps. Our camps are the next opportunity that we have to minister to children. It’s a time for kids to have fun. Each camp has its own set of activities such as, horseback riding, archery, water sports, zip lines, all the things that kids love to do. That is the secret; camp is the place that kids want to go. It’s a time when kids can just be kids and enjoy life. It is also a time when ...

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Children’s Ministry–A Craft Idea the Kids Will Love!

This past weekend was our CBM National Conference. It was a great time to get together with all our CBM areas from around the States. We all enjoyed hearing what each area was doing in their ministries. One of the break-out sessions was about themes. It was interesting to hear all the different ideas that the camps have used in the past. What a remarkable group of people, dedicated to helping children know the Lord.  Their ideas were to engage kids and reinforce the messages. One comment that was shared in the session was “what we may think is mickey mouse to us, ...

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Changing Lives Through Christian Camping

As I was reading the monthly newsletter from our Camp Victory in Samson, AL, This part stood out to me. It talks about our words and actions are as seeds that we plant in other lives. The other day the phone rang and I rushed to answer it. The voice identifies himself. Oh my, the memories that raced back! Approximately 30 years ago he was a camper that I took many times to camp, winter and summer. I had not seen nor heard from him since that time. He is part of a church plant in Georgia. He just wanted to call and say “Thank you” for helping him. I had led ...

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Jesus Loves the Little Children

CBM is all about getting the Word of God into the hearts of boys and girls. We do it through Bible stories, through camp games, memorization of scriptures and various songs. The following was sent to us from our CBM work in Virginia: While in the Bible trailer, the class sang “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red, brown, yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.” A second grade girl was as serious as could be when she asked, “What about tan? My dad is black and my mom ...

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