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PEERING
PEERING

THROUGH
THROUGH

TIME
TIME

See how God has worked and
provided through 86 years of ministry.
Each one of our areas has faced
difficulties but time and again God
has shown His faithfulness to this
ministry.

Camp Victory (CBM of S. AL) in the 1960s and today

A need to reach
children with
the gospel was
realized by Walter In 1952, Jonas
and Marie Jensen, It didn’t take long Miller moved from God started working
and Children’s for the ministry PA to AL and through CBM
Bible Mission to grow, and the In 1943, work began In 1937, CBM started working in North AL in
was born, holding need for permanent in E. Tennessee but started working with CBM. 1935, and for years
their first camp camping facilities it wasn’t until 1948 in Charlotte, NC. CBM had started missionaries rented a
close to Tampa, became a reality. that God provided In 1950, they working in AL in camp for children to
FL. The name was The first CBM the land for a camp. held camp at the 1942. Jonas bought attend. It wasn’t until
later changed to camp was founded On June 14, CBM site which would a farm and donated 1976 that CBM
CBM Ministries, in Florida, purchased land for eventually be land to CBM and purchased an 80-acre
and eventually to purchased for $1, $12,000 and Camp purchased in 1955 Camp Victory held parcel that became
Children’s Bible and named Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go was and named New its first summer Ponderosa Student
Ministries, Inc. Gilead. born. Life Camp. camp in 1961. Ministries.
1935 1938 1948 1955 1961 1976

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