Just two weeks from today,

...all of our munchkins, 32 this year, will be arriving at camp.  To get to this point we’ve done lots to prepare. 

We had a “Down-to-Business” training meeting in March to allow all volunteers, both old and new, to gain insight into how best to serve and love the population of the children at our camp. We were very excited about the structure of our training this year! Throughout the course of this day volunteers had a chance to be introduced to the new additions to our family, connect with returning volunteers, hear from our leadership team and board of directors, as well as a priceless visit from Franklin Smith, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Mental Health training and consulting.

Then in April we gathered again to allow all volunteers, both old and new, to continue to establish and build the relationships amongst ourselves, which is what truly propels us to be able to serve. What better way to have done this but spending a Saturday afternoon picnicking in the park with friends? That is exactly what we did. Throughout the course of this day we also continued to build on our training with some games and role-playing.

Last, but not least, we gathered up at our campsite in May for a weekend of team building, training, and campsite preparation.  This was an especially wet year up in Big Bear so much of the trailblazing that is our “norm” for this weekend was deferred to cleaning, replacing dirt for steps, and clearing some large fallen brush from the trails. We even got to wake up Sunday morning to an unusually late in the year snowstorm!

         Now that we are all trained, bonded, and ready to go we will wait on the kiddies.  These final weeks, as the boxes on our “to-do” lists get checked, we will continue to pray for camp and all that it entails, especially for the hearts of our little ones. We are also trying to push on to reach our monetary needs before camp, that the burden could be lifted.  If you could help us by donating using the button on the right that would be of great and crucial help. Thanks so much for your prayers, donations, & support during these final weeks…for the children!