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2000-2001 2002-2004 2005

2000 Dedication of new gym and the 50th anniver- 2002 First Upward Basketball/Cheerleading pro- Trisha Price joined CBM.
sary of New Life Camp held on May 19th gram began with 130 participating Daily devotions, written by full-
2001 Mrs. Marge Johnson, a faithful servant, went 2003 Nathaniel Miller joined CBM time and summer staff, began on
to be with the Lord 2004 A necessary conference center and guest the camp website. Many people
from around the world have
2001 Aaron Miller joined CBM lodge were built checked out this site.
2004 BLAST (Becoming light and salt together), Camp attendance reached 1462.
Bible study for middle school age kids began

50th anniversary of New Life Aaron Miller with teens First Upward Basketball program BLAST Bible study Camp fire sight Campers having Bible study and chapel time

Time Changes Things —Programs and Staff

A bitter-sweet disappointment! New Life Camp
With our need for more workable space for soccer fields and other activities,
we became aware of land across the road that was for sale. We alerted our mail- in Kenya?
ing list of this opportunity and asked the Lord for His will. We set a figure of
contributions to be given by a certain date which would show us God‘s leading.
When that time came, we had not quite received the set amount. We knew that
God had shut the door. Later we found out that the land would not have been God has been leading towards a chil-
suitable for our use. God knows what is best for our needs even before we ask dren‘s camp on the Kenyan island of
Him. Mfangano. Bobby and Page Johnson
have been going on mission trips to this
area since 2001, preaching the Gospel
Salvation at Upward Basketball Bobby Johnson in Kenya 2005
and helping them start new churches. In
2008, they took their children, Caleb
st
nd
Recently during my 1 -2 grade Upward practice, I gave a devotion from and Tamara, who taught Bible stories to the students at five
God‘s Word. As soon as the devotion was finished, one of my players came up schools. Kenyan Pastor Joshua Nyicula said, ―I think I am seeing a
and said that he had never asked Jesus to come into his heart and wanted to do ―New Life Camp‖ in Kenya [for the future]. I see with Caleb and
it. He bowed his head and, in his own words, asked Jesus to save him from his
sins. I prayed for him as well. This was not a sudden thing that happened with Tamara how God can work in the life of young people‖. They have
him. He had attended a week of Day Camp this past summer and had heard the been prayerfully seeking God‘s guidance as well as the guidance of New
Word of God every week at Upward practice. He was soaking it all in to the Life Camp, Raleigh, as help is given to achieve that vision. It looks like
point that when he grasped it, it was clear that the Holy Spirit was drawing him it will start with a school chapel program. Please pray for guidance in
to salvation. It is amazing to see how God uses the programs at NLC to this great future opportunity.
ultimately reach lost children.
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