10 Reasons to Send Your Kids to Kid's Camp

Did you ever get to go to a camp when you were a child/teenager?  I did, and it's some of the best memories of my childhood.  God did some amazing things in my life through camp, and that's why I'm such a believer in it!  This year, as children's ministry staff, we are coordinating our very own Kid's Camp for our Albany First Kid's.  Here are 10 reasons why I think you need to send your kids to camp!

1.  It's a smaller camp (2 churches), so your kids will not get lost in the shuffle.

2.  Our camp will be packed full of actives that do not involve: television, video games, cell phones or computers.

3.  Our theme is "Going for the Gold" and will challenge your child's faith.

4.  The food will be awesome!

5.  We have great crafts & hands on activities planned.

6.  Your kids will make relationships with other kids that will last much longer than their week at camp.

7.  Our nightly chapel services will give your children the opportunity to respond to God in a way that just might change their lives forever.

8.  You can get more done in four days without your child(ren) at home. (You were thinking it, I was just the one to say it!)

9.  We will have a fun team competition that will motivate your kids to relate more, learn more, and give more.

10.  I WANT TO SPEND FOUR DAYS WITH YOUR KIDS!

I know that things are tough financially for a lot of people these days, so if finances are stopping you from registering your kids, please let me know so we can talk about it.  I don't want any of our kids to miss out on on this life changing week!

Summer Update

Wow, I can't believe it's already the second week of July!  As always, here in the world of Children's Ministry at AFA we are staying super busy.

Above you see a picture of me right after the girls made me into a Human Ice Cream Sundae following an intense offering contest during Mega Sports and Ministry Camp.  I am so proud of our kids - they gave a total of $823 to Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge during that week.  Way to go girls eking out a win over the boys!

In addition to our offering contest, tons of amazing ministry happened during the week.  Over 60 volunteers united to bring high quality sports and ministry instruction to our community.  At our camp we offered basketball, soccer, volleyball, football, cheerleading and ministry.

The most important part of the week was the spiritual growth!  Over 50 kids made the decision to trust Jesus with their whole hearts!  All of the kids walked away with the tools to go "Beyond the Gold" in sports and in life, and many learned a HUGE scripture that will stick with them for years to come.

In addition to Mega Sports Camp, we have already had a great time in Discovery Club building derby cars and rockets.  We all gathered on June 24th at our First Annual Family Grand Prix.  In a couple of weeks we'll send our rockets soaring! I've also been busy celebrating our 5th graders, then a few days ago, we several vans full of kids to the Oregon Zoo.  It's been a wild ride!

One thing I don't want anyone to miss out on is our Kid's Camp that is coming up August 1-4.  I don't want anyone to miss out because of funds, so please email, call or Facebook me if that is holding you back.  It's going to be an awesome week that your kiddo will not want to miss!

That about sums up our summer so far - I am so excited about what God is doing, and even more excited to experience the rest of the summer with your kids!